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The left hand should be in Push-
paputa hasta, one foot should be in Agrat-
ala sanchara i.e., the heel should be raised
and the leg should rest on the first toe. One
side should be in
Sannata
i.e., bent to one
side.
Both hands should be held with the
palms outward in front of the thighs. The
hands are crossed at the wrist as in Svas-
thika over each other, then they are sepa-
rated over the chest, raised and placed on
the thighs.
3.
Valithorukam
The hands should be in
Sukathunda
hasta
and should be held in and out. The
thighs should be a little apart with the knees
bent.
4.
Apaviddha
The right hand in
Sukathunda
should be placed on the right thigh. The
left hand should be held near the left breast
in
Katakamukhahastha.
5.
Samanakha
Standing in
Samapada,
both the
hands should be let down on both sides.
Body should be in normal posture.
KARANAS
COSMIC SHIVA 108 BHARATHA POSES
The term “
Karana
” means act of doing or producing any action.
Classical dances of all types admit of many
Karanas. Karanas
are
co-ordination of movements of the hands and the feet. Bharata in
his
Natyasastra
defines
Karanas
as the combined movements of
the hands and the feet. According to
Natyasastra, karanas
are
108 in number.
8.
Nikuttaka
The dancer should touch the floor
with the heels and the hands must move
between the head and shoulders.
9.
Ardhanikuttaka
This is just the half of
Nikuttaka.
One hand touches the shoulder while
one heel stamps the ground. The hands
must face each other.
10.
Katicchinham
The hip should be moved grace-
fully to the left and right. The hands are in
Pallava mudra.
This should be repeated
two or three times.
11.
Ardharechitha
The hands are in
Suchimukha
mudra
with the feet stamping the floor.
One side reposes in Sannata (one side
bent.)
12.
Mandalaswasthika
Standing in the
Mandala
posture
the hands holding
Swasthika mudra
with
the palms turned up at the same time facing
front.
6.
Lina
Both hands in
Pathaka mudra
are
placed on the chest as in
anjali hasta.
Neck
is slightly bent forward with both shoul-
ders bent a little.
Both hands holding
Swastika
hasta
are crossed each other, rotated
upwards and over separated and placed
on the hips.
7. Swasthikarechitha
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