Padmakosha Mudra (Hasta) (“lotus bud”)

Padmakosa (lotus bud) : the fingers separated and a little bent, the palm a little hollowed.

The hand is like a perfect white lotus. Narayana used this hand when he was worshipping Siva with lotus flowers to obtain the discus (“sudarshana-chakra”).

Its sage is Padmadhara,

its race is Yaksha-Kinnara,

its color is white,

its presiding deity is Bhargava

Technique:

Place your palm face up and slightly bend all five fingers as you draw them toward each other, keeping them separated and the palm hollow.

Viniyoga

1. Phale Bilwa-kapittha (“various fruit”);
   
2. Strinam-cha-kutcha-kumbhayoh (“round breast of a women”);
   
3. Avartake (“circular movement”);
   
4. Kanduke (“ball”); Sthalyam “bowl”);
   
5. Bhojane (“food”);
   
6. Pushpa-koraka (“flower garland”);
   
7. Shakaraphala (“mango”);
   
8. Pushpavarsha (“showering flowers”);
   
9. Manjarika-adishu (“cluster of flowers”);
   
10. Japakusuma (“Hibiscus flower”);
    
11. Gantarupa Vidhanaka (“bell shape” or “preparing big bowl of food for elephants”);
    
12. Valmika (“ant-hill”);
    
13. Kamala (“lotus”);
    
14. Anda (“egg”).
    

Additional usages denote:

1. elephant trunk,
   
2. brilliance,
   
3. vessel of gold or silver,
   
4. coil of hair,
   
5. moderation,
   
6. charm,
   
7. bending a bough,
   
8. coconut.
   

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