Elements of Hindu Iconography v1.c6.2

v1.c6.2

*Karttari-hasta.* In the *Karttari-hasta* pose the arm is lifted so that the middle finger of the hand reaches to the height of the *hikkā-sūtra*: the ring-finger and the thumb are bent so as to meet near the middle of the palm of the hand; the last or the smallest finger is also slightly bent; the fore-finger and the middle finger are stretched out and kept like the legs of the letter V. The palm of the hand faces the outside. This pose of the hand is meant for holding the *śaṅkha*, *chakra* and other weapons.* (See Pls. XX and XXII).