Matsya (fish sign)
A mark shaped like a fish. Indian tradition prizes it with the padma (lotus), shankha (conch), chakra (wheel) and dhvaja (flag) as signs of good fortune and virtue. Like every sign, it is read with the line and mount it sits on, never alone.
- Palmistry
- हिंदी: मत्स्य
What is the rule behind Matsya?
Star: sudden event; cross: a turning point; island: strain; square: protection; triangle: talent; grille: scattered energy. Samudrika prizes the fish, lotus, conch, wheel and flag. Signs are read in context, never alone.
Source: Cheiro, Language of the Hand; Samudrika Shastra
Where can you learn about Matsya?
Matsya is taught in RishiSetu’s palmistry course, inside the app, one idea at a time with practice after each.
Related terms
- Fate lineThe line running up the middle of the palm towards Saturn's finger. It shows career and direction; many people have a faint one or none at all.
- Heart lineThe line across the top of the palm, under the fingers. It shows feelings and relationships.
- Head lineThe line across the middle of the palm. It shows thinking: a straight one is practical, a sloping one imaginative.
- Life lineThe line that curves round the mount of Venus. It shows vitality and the way life is lived, never how long: a short life line does not mean a short life.
- Plain of Mars and the quadrangleThe plain of Mars is the centre of the palm, between the two Mars mounts. The quadrangle is the space between the head and heart lines: wide shows a broad mind, narrow caution.
- Parvata (mount)A fleshy pad of the palm, named for a graha: Jupiter under the index finger, Saturn under the middle, the Sun under the ring, Mercury under the little finger, Venus at the base of the thumb, the Moon on the outer edge, and two of Mars. Full and firm gives the graha's qualities; flat shows them lacking, overdeveloped in excess.
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What does Matsya mean in palmistry?
A mark shaped like a fish. Indian tradition prizes it with the padma (lotus), shankha (conch), chakra (wheel) and dhvaja (flag) as signs of good fortune and virtue. Like every sign, it is read with the line and mount it sits on, never alone. Star: sudden event; cross: a turning point; island: strain; square: protection; triangle: talent; grille: scattered energy. Samudrika prizes the fish, lotus, conch, wheel and flag. Signs are read in context, never alone.
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