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The Swastika mudra

Samyukta Hasta

Beginner

Swastika

Crossed

Two Pataka hands crossed at the wrists.


how it is held

  1. 01

    Cross both hands at the wrists with palms facing sideways or towards each other.

where it goes wrong

Crossing at the forearms instead of the wrists.


viniyoga

What Swastika is used to depict.

The standard usages assigned to this hand in the Abhinaya Darpana. One gesture carries many meanings; context and the rest of the body decide which.

  • 01Represents a crocodile
  • 02an argument
  • 03or saying "No"