Vishnudharmottara Purana (Art and Architecture)
by Bhagyashree Sarma | 2021 | 59,457 words
This page relates 鈥楬and Postures (c): Nritta-hasta鈥� of the study on the elements of Art and Architecture according to the Vishnudharmottara Purana: an ancient text whose third book deals with various artisan themes such as Architecture, Painting, Dance, Grammar, etc. Many chapters are devoted to Hindu Temple architecture and the iconography of Deities and their installation rites and ceremonies.
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2.2. Hand Postures (c): N峁泃ta-hasta
Again there are thirty kinds of 苍峁泃迟补丑补蝉迟补蝉 as mentioned in the 痴颈峁ａ箛耻诲丑补谤尘辞迟迟补谤补辫耻谤腻峁嘺. These are鈥�
- caturasra,
- 耻诲惫峁泃迟补,
- laghumukha,
- 补谤腻濒补办丑补峁璦办腻尘耻办丑补,
- 腻惫颈诲诲丑补,
- vakra,
- 蝉补峁僾测腻蝉惫补,
- recita,
- ardharecita,
- avahittha,
- pallavita,
- nitamba,
- 办别艣补惫补谤诲丑补,
- 濒补迟腻,
- karihasta,
- 辫补办峁诲测辞迟补,
- ancita,
- 驳补谤耻岣峚辫补办峁,
- 诲补峁囜笉补辫补办峁,
- 耻谤诲丑惫补尘补峁囜笉补濒补箩补,
- 腻谤艣惫补尘补峁囜笉补濒补箩补,
- 辫腻谤艣惫辞谤诲丑惫补尘补峁囜笉补濒补,
- 耻谤辞尘补峁囜笉补濒补办补,
- 颈峁ａ弓补,
- svastika,
- 辫补诲尘补办辞艣补,
- alapallava,
- 耻濒濒惫补峁嘺,
- lalita and
- valita.[1]
The practice of these 苍峁泃迟补丑补蝉迟补蝉 is strictly prohibited in sickness of body, in old age, in fear, drunk and anxiety.[2]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
[...] Ibid.,3.26.7-12
[2]:
Ibid.,3.26.93