2.5. Various other Hand Ornaments

Khādihasta, Hiraṇyabāhu, Parihastam, Hasti, Bhujan, Pratisaram, Vala, Kaṅkaṇa, Biju, Hastali, Rucaka, Cūlikā, Ucchiṭika, Kharjuraka, Vajura, Cūḍaka Ardhacūḍaka, Bujabandha, Valayayī, Kalāpī and Hastapatrasapūraka are some other names for hand ornaments.

The first seven of the aforesaid are mentioned in Vedas, Brāhmaṇas and Saṃhitas^[1]. Hiraṇyabāhu is seen in the description of the male deities. Hasti, as the name indicates may perhaps have been made of ivory. From the literal meaning of the words Bhujan and Vala it can be inferred that they are ornaments for hand. Hastapatrasapūraka, as the word indicates is a huge ornament covering the entire palm. Perhaps it may be in the form having three parts -a bracelet, five finger rings and five chains connecting each ring with the bracelet.

In the case of deities, hand ornaments are not merely confined to the above mentioned type. But they include articles such as rosary, musical instruments, weapons etc.

Different manifestations of Śiva and other deities are described in Sakalādhikāra as carrying various things in their hands^[2].

They are as follows.

Deity	Hand Ornaments
	Back Left	Back Right	Front Hands
Paśupatimūrti	Akṣamālā
Dakṣiṇāmūrti	Agni or Yogadaṇḍa	Akṣamālā	Vīṇā
Somaskanda	Kṛṣṇahariṇī
Candraśekhar a	Kṛṣṇahariṇī
Vṛṣabhavāha na	Kṛṣṇahariṇī
Tripurāntaka	Kṛṣṇahariṇī
Kalyāṇasundara	Kṛṣṇahariṇī
Kaṅkālamūrti	Kaṅkāla (Bony skeleton)		Ḍakka
Bhikṣāṭanam ūrti	Kapāla (Skull), Śikhipiñca	Ḍamaruka (A small drum)
Naṭeśvara		Ḍamaruka
Nandikeśvara			Vādya
Skanda	Flowers

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

Atharvaveda, 4.40.2, 3, 3.22.3, 6.81.1.3; Ṛgveda, V.19.3, 8.97, 1, 82; Vājasaneya-saṃhitā, 16.17, 34.52; Aitareya-brāhmaṇa, 6.7

[2]:

Sakalādhikāra, pp.25,26