Hasta Sāmudrika Śāstra – An Introduction to Vedic Palmistry

Hasta Sāmudrika Śāstra, also known as ‘Hasta,’ is the ancient Vedic science of hand analysis, or palmistry. In Hasta, the structure of the hand along with its lines and markings are interpreted as symbols that indicate the likely trajectory of one’s path in this...

We begin our exploration of hand types with the hands that build our world and till our fields, the hands that are not afraid of hard work and that love the outdoors: the strong hands dominated by the earth element. Earth is cold, solid, heavy, hard, and rigid. These...

Spring arrives, melting the mountain snows and ice into water that flows deeply and nourishes the land. Just as water permeates and nourishes our world, those with water hands are magnanimous and thoughtful towards others. The water-hand type accommodates, adapts, and...

Summer brings warmth, activity, extroversion, and expansion. Just as the Sun burns, alive with energy, so the hands dominated by the fire element reflect a personality that is ardent, expressive, radiant, and brimming with enthusiasm. Fire-handed people are...

As the heat of summer subsides and turns into the coolness of fall, the nights become chill and the air brisk. This is the time when autumn winds scatter seeds widely across the earth. Just as a breeze makes tree leaves dance and carries the fragrance of flowers,...

The Life Line is the principle line on the hand. It is found on all hands without exceptions, although variations do occur and occasionally this line can be tricky to identify. Its origin is at the edge of the palm in the area between the thumb and the base of the...

The Head Line is one of the primary lines in the human hand, and is found on every hand with no exception. It is the second horizontal line at the top of the palm.  It begins on the thumb side of the hand and travels across the palm towards the little finger side....

The heart line is the third-most significant line on the hand, following the life and head lines. It is the uppermost horizontal line on the palm, starting below the little finger and running towards the index finger. It is rare for a palm not to have a heart line,...