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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Mudrānighaņķu
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Binding fists by both hands when both the thumbs are made to stand vertically it becomes Sannidhāpinī Mudrā.
Placing both the thumbs within both the fists and then turning the fists downwards makes the Sambodhinī Mudrā.
When the Sambodhinī Mudrā-fists are turned upwards it makes Sammukhīkarapa Mudrā.
27-28a In the process of the Nyāsa of six organs of the body for the Devatās, Saralīkarana Mudrā is formed.
28b Making a fist of the left hand the forefinger be pointed downwards; then moving the fore-finger forward and backwards in a controlled manner makes Avaguņchana Mudrā. 29
Place the fingers of right hand on the fingers of the left hand. The right fure finger should then be placed on the contral point of the middle finger. The left fore-finger should be placed on the right middle finger; the left ring-finger be united with the right little finger and the right ring-finger with the left little-finger. All the fingers 80 placed and fixed, be turned downwards. This is the Dhenu Mudrā. 30
Wise Sadhakas perform the Amộtīkarana rite in this manner ( i. c. pronouncing the Amsta Bīja Vañ and exhibiting the Dhenu Mudrā. )
3) a Uniting both the thumbs, fingers of both hands be extended. This has been called hy wise the Paramikaraņa Mudrā.
These Mudrās are used in rituals connected with the Invocation.
31-32 Now the Şadanga Mudrās of Anga-nyāsa and their characteristics are being described.
33 Leaving the ring-finger and the thumb, if the rest of the fingers remain straight it makes the Hğdaya Mudrā. Širo Mudrā is also made like this.
Making a fist and then pointing the thumb downwards is called Sikhā Mudrā; while extending the fingers of both the hands is called Varma or Kavaca Mudrā.
34b Making sound by rubbing the thumbs and fore-fingers of both hands extended like arrows, is called the Astra Mudrā.
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