Top 5 Mudras

1- Vitarka Mudra

When the deity is seen in the Vitarka mudra means joining the tips of the thumb and the index finger together and rest three fingers straight. Sometimes the middle finger and thumb touch, which is a gesture of great compassion. If the thumb and ring finger touch, they express the mudra of good fortune. This mudra signifies the gesture of teaching and the discussion.

Vitarka Mudra is performed by the people to get the following benefits:

• Increase the ability to take the right decision. 
• Calm the mind
• Leading towards the situation of intellectual conversation in the mind and bring the mind into a state of silent wisdom.
• To overcome the obstacles and face them bravely
• Peace and forgiveness

2- Janana Mudra

Janana means intelligence or right judgment or the wisdom. When the deity is seen  when the tips of the thumb and the index finger  together, forming a circle, and the hand is held with the palm inward toward the heart. In another variant tip of the thumb and index finger forming the circle is kept on the lap. In yet another variant tip of thumb and index finger is touching together. There is one more variant where the thumb and the finger is joined and place the hands on the knees, with the palms downwards.

Here, the index finger is represented as the ego and thumb is associated with the fire God. When the thumb and index finger forms the circle means the ego can be burnt with the association with fire. Little finger, ring finger and biggest finger  represent the body, mind and soul respectively. It  implies that we should give least importance  to the body, more to the mind and the most to the Soul.

Jnana Mudra is performed by the people to get the following benefits:

• To realize the importance of body, mind and soul and their relativeness with each other.
• To ease down the nervous tension from the body
• To improve memory
• To cure Insomnia
• To develop creativity
• To attain mental peace
• To regulate the flow of air in the body

3- Vajra Mudra

When the deity is seen in Vajra Mudra means, fist is made by the right hand excluding the index finger.  The index finger extends in the upward direction. After that, the fist is made by the left hand enclosing the index finger of the right hand. The left-handed people perform this mudra with their left hand wrapped around the right index finger.

When the deity is seen in the gesture of the Vajra Mudra means a blazing lightning (fiery thunderbolt). It signifies the five elements: air, water, fire, earth, and metal. It also implies the  gesture of knowledge.

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