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9.
Mushti ("Fist")
The four fingers
are bent into the palm, and the thumb set on
them
or the thumb is placed on the
middle finger.
It originates from Vishnu, who
used this hand when he fought
with Madhu.
Its sage is Indra,
its colour is indigo (blue),
its race is Shudra,
its patron deity is the Moon.
When
a dancer completes learning, he/she recites:
Mushti Hasta Ya Mishyate
Viniyogas
- Shtiram - Steadiness
- Kachagraha - Grasping ones' hair
- Daartya - Courage
- Vasthvadeenaamcha Dharana -
Holding things
- Maliaanam Yudhabava - Fighting
mood of
wrestlers
Some
more applications:
- grasping,
- waist,
- fruit,
- agreement,
- saying
"Very
well",
- sacrificial
offering,
- greeting
common people,
- carrying
away,
- string
hold,
- holding
a book,
- running,
- lightness,
- wrestling,
- holding
a
shield,
- holding
the hair,
- fisticuffs,
- grasping a spear.
ESPECTÁCULO DE
DANZA HINDU-FLAMENCO
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