Elements of Hindu Iconography v3.c21.70

v3.c21.70

According to the *Vaikhanasagama*, the line called the *ayurekha* (the line of life) should begin from near the root of the small finger and should reach the side of the root of the index finger : 6 *yavas* below this line should be the *vidyarekha* (the line of learning); from the middle of the bottom of the palm right up to the finger end of the palm should be the *brahma-rekha*. Besides, there should be other lines resembling in shape the outlines of the *sankha*, *chakra* &c.