Dikpāla Hastaḥ
Slokam
Tripatākaḥ svastikaśca śakrahastaḥ prakīrtitaḥ ||
Meaning
Tripatākou, svastikou, cet = if two Tripatāka hastas are crossed
indra hastaḥ prakīrtitaḥ = it is considered as Indra hasta.
If two Tripatika hastas are crossed, it is considered as Indra hasta.
Slokam:
Tripatāko dakṣiṇe tu vāme kāṅgulahastakaḥ |
Agihastaḥ sa vijñeyo Nāṭyaśāstraviśāradaiḥ ||
Meaning
Tripatākaḥ dakṣiṇe kāṅgula hastakaḥ vāme = if Tripatāka hasta is held by right hand and Kāṅgula hasta by the left hand;
nātya śāstra viśāradaiḥ saḥ vijñeyaḥ agni hastaḥ = experts on Nāṭyaśāstra know it as Agni hasta
If Tripatāka hasta is held by right hand and Kāṅgula hasta by the left hand experts on Nāṭyaśāstra describe it as Agni hasta.
Slokam:
Vāme pāśaṃ dakṣiṇe tu sūcī yamakaraḥ smṛtaḥ |
Meaning
Vame pāśaṃ dakṣiṇe tu sūcī = when left hand assumes Pāśahasta and right hand assumes Sūci hasta
yama karaḥ smṛtaḥ = then it is considered as Yama hasta.
When left hand assumes Pāśahasta and right hand assumes Sūcī hasta then it is considered as Yama hasta.
Slokam:
Khaṭvā ca śakaṭaścaiva kīrtito niṛrrateḥ karaḥ ||
Meaning
Khaṭvā ca śakaṭa ca eva = when one hand holds Khaṭvā hasta and the other śakaṭa hasta
niṛrrateḥ karaḥ, kīrtitaḥ – then it is considered as Niṛrti hasta.
When one hand holds Khaṭvā hasta and the other śakaṭa hasta, then it is considered as Niṛrti hasta.
Slokam:
Patāko dakṣiṇe vāme śikharo varuṇaḥ karaḥ |
Meaning
Dakshine patākah, vāme śikharah = when right hand assumes patāka hasta and left hand śikhara hasta varuṇaḥ karaḥ = then it is Varuna hasta.
When right hand assumes patāka hasta and left hand śikhara hasta then it is Varuṇa hasta.
Slokam:
Arālo dakṣiṇe haste vāme cārdhapatākikā ||
Dhṛtā cedvāyudevasya kara ityabhidhīyate |
Meaning
Dakṣiṇe haste arālah, vāme ca – ardhapatākikā dhṛtā cet = when right hand holds Arāla hasta and left hand Ardhapatāka hasta, vayudevasya karah, iti-abhidhīyate then, it is said to be vāyu hasta (god of wind)
When right hand holds Arāla hasta and left hand Ardhapatāka hasta then, it is said to be vāyu hasta (god of wind)
Slokam:
Vāme padmaṃ dakṣiṇe tu gadā yakṣapateḥ karaḥ ||
Meaning
Vāme padmaṃ dakṣiṇe tu gadā =when left hand assumes alapadma hasta and right hand assumes gadā hasta
yakshapateh karaḥ = then, it is Kubera hasta
When left hand assumes alapadma hasta and right hand assumes gadā hasta then, it is Kubera hasta.
Slokam:
Śaive tu sthānake sthitvā dakṣiṇaṃ tripatākikaṃ |
Vāmaśca muṣṭistiryakasyādīśānasya pradarśinī ||
Meaning
Sthitvā śaive tu sthānake = standing on śaivasthānaka; dakṣiṇaṃ tripatākikaṃ vāma ca, muṣṭih- tiryak-when the right hand holds Tripataka hasta and the left hand holds Muṣṭi hasta obliquely, īśānasya pradarśinī syāt – then it denotes īśāna hasta.
Standing on śaivasthānaka when the right hand holds tripatāka hasta and the left hand holds muṣṭi hasta obliquely then it denotes īśāna hasta.