Samapāda (समपाद) or Samapādasthānaka refers to the ‘erect posture’; In samapada posture, the head and body are held erect with legs and arms close together. There is no flexion in the body. The gaze is direct. Samapada-sthanaka is of two… Continue Reading →
Samapādasthānaka (समपादस्थानक) or Samapada refers to the ‘erect posture’; In samapada posture, the head and body are held erect with legs and arms close together. There is no flexion in the body. The gaze is direct. Samapāda-sthānaka is of two… Continue Reading →
Sampāda (सम्पाद), straight pose with feet together; standing with the feet together or even
a pose like a hooded serpent
The Sauṣṭhava (सौष्ठव) of limbs is to be presented by being still, unbent, at ease, not very upright and not much bent. When the waist and the ears as well as the elbow, the shoulder and the head are in… Continue Reading →
Sthāna (स्थान) refers to ‘standing posture’ (cf. Sthanaka). The six different kinds of sthānas are as follows: Vaisnava, Sampada, Vaisakha, Mandala, Alidha, Pratyalidha.
Sthānaka (स्थानक) refers to ‘standing posture’ (cf. sthana). The sthānaka in iconography has two typs: samapada-sthanaka and kayotsarga-sthanaka.
Sthānāsana (स्थानासन) refers to the posture dependent on the sthana, and represents one of the five types of asana.
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