Pada rekha (signs on the soles)
The lotus, wheel, fish and conch on the soles, the same signs the texts look for on the palms, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: पाद रेखा
What is the rule behind Pada rekha?
Brihat Samhita begins with the feet and praises soft, warm, even soles with close toes; the soles carry the same signs as the palms, such as the lotus, wheel, fish and conch, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art.
Source: Brihat Samhita
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Related terms
- AjanubahuLong arms that reach the knees, the arms poets give Rama. A heroic ideal, never a measure of a person.
- Tila (mole)A mole. The texts give a result for a mole on each part of the body, learned as history. A mole that grows or changes is shown to a doctor, never read.
- Kambu-grivaA neck like a conch with three soft lines, as the texts and poets describe gods and heroes.
- Pitaka (eruption)An eruption on the skin. Brihat Samhita gives eruptions a chapter of their own, studied as history and never as a health sign.
- Gati (gait)The way a person walks. The texts praise a gait like an elephant's, a bull's, a lion's or a swan's. Gait changes with health, age and disability, so it is never used to judge anyone.
- Lanchhana (birthmark)A birthmark, read in old books in the same spirit as touch omens. Studied as history.
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What does Pada rekha mean in Samudrika Shastra?
The lotus, wheel, fish and conch on the soles, the same signs the texts look for on the palms, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art. Brihat Samhita begins with the feet and praises soft, warm, even soles with close toes; the soles carry the same signs as the palms, such as the lotus, wheel, fish and conch, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art.
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