Mudras Used in Hindu Worship

Mudras used in Hindu worship The word Mudra is derived from the Sanskrit words Mud+Dhra, or bliss+dissolving – meaning that which dissolves duality and brings together the deity and the devotee Mudras are gestures performed with the hands and are used to convey various feelings, or e!pressions or meanings "#ecently the the famous $ustralian cricketer %reg &happell showed the notorious ' middle finger mudra( mudra ( to the %anguly fans at )olkata** The use of the Mudras is uite common in the Hindu -oo.as, Tantric worships, /oga and also in &lassical 0ndian dances 0n Hindu iconography, the deities are often depicted with their hands making various Mudras – like the twin gestures of dispelling fears and granting boons 1arious deities have several specific Mudras which are associated with them They are used by the practitioner for various purposes – like activating the various nerve centers, to convey a feeling or to appease a deity etc 2ach finger represents one of the five elements3the thumb is agni "fire, the forefinger is vayu "air, the middle finger is akash "ether, the ring finger is prithvi "earth and the little finger is .al "water -lease note that in 4atya Sastra "classical dance and in /oga also there are several similarly named Mudras which are at times uite different from the -oo.a Mudras 5or e!ample the /oni Mudra used in /oga is totally different from the /oni Mudra used in -oo.a $ lot of people want to know and use the Mudras during -oo.a and Tantrik worship but do not know the correct ones 6e are giving bellow 78 of the most commonly used Mudras in the various -oo.as and Tantric worships so that those interested can learn them an practice &lick on each name to see the picture of the Mudra in a new window These are the correct Mudras, but in some sects there are minor variations 9ther pages of interest : The Shodasa ";< =pacharas in -oo.a $nkushamudra

$panamudra

$vahanamudra

>andhananamudra

&haturashramudra

Dhenumudra

%yanamudra

)aulinimudra

?elihanamudra

Matsyamudra

Mrugimudra

Mudgaramudra

-ranamudra

#ipu.ivhamudra

Samanamudra

Sammukhimudra

Sankalpamudra

Sannirudhamudra

Sannitapamudra

Sansthapanamudra

Sarvabee.amudra

Sarvakarshinimudra

Sarvakhecharimudra

Sarvamahankushamudra

Sarvasankshobhinimudra

Sarvavashankarimudra

Sarvavidravinimudra

Sarvonmadinimudra

Soubhagyadandinimudra

Stapanimudra

Suvruttamudra

Tarpanamudra

Tatwamudra

Trikhandaamudra

=danamudra

=pasamharamudra

1yanamudra

/onimudra

?inga Mudra

Soorya Mudra