Hastasañjīvanajñānagrantha - Gyan Bhandaar
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This page presents the title of a treatise on the Hastasamjivana doctrine, a Sanskrit text dealing with knowledge and principles related to hastasamjivana, which concerns reviving or restoring the hands. The work appears to be a siddhanta or established philosophical and practical teaching on this specialized subject, likely belonging to traditional Indian medical or yogic literature focused on hand-related conditions or techniques.
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Hastasañjīvanajñānagrantha

This Sanskrit manuscript, titled *Hastasaṃjīvanasiddhānta* (The Doctrine of the Reviving Hand), presents a comprehensive treatise on Indian palmistry (hasta-lakṣaṇa) and physiognomy, composed under the patronage of Rājā Mādhavarāo Vināyaka Peśve. The text uniquely integrates Jaina religious frameworks—invoking Tīrthaṅkaras such as Śrī Nābheya and Śrī Pārśva—with traditional Hindu cosmological elements, demonstrating the syncretic scholarly traditions of 18th-century Maharashtra. Its systematic exposition covers tripartite methods of hand knowledge (darśana, sparśana, rekhāvimarśana), the sacred topography of the palm as a microcosmic pilgrimage site (brahma-tīrtha, pitṛ-tīrtha, deva-tīrtha), and the esoteric deployment of mantric syllables (oṃ, hrīṃ, klīṃ) upon the five fingers, thereby positioning chiromancy within ritual praxis and soteriological aspiration.

Page of the Hastasaṃjīvana mapping planets to the fingers of the hand
JyotishaNovember 26, 2025

Reading the Hand: A Planet on Every Finger

Hastasaṃjīvana, an 18th-century palmistry treatise from Maharashtra, maps the planets, days, and even the five tastes onto the fingers of the hand — a complete divination system in the palm.

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