The Occult Origins of Mohiniyattam - 60

How to practise Dhaganam adavus with perfection?

In the last series, we discussed the first three adavus of Dhaganam category. Here we are exploring the next three adavus in Dhaganam.

Dhaganam Adavu 4

Commence the adavu by standing in aramandalam with arms bent in muzhuvrittam with hamsasya mudra held in front of the chest. For “Dha,” stamp the right foot. For “Nu,” stamp the right foot once again. For “Thanam”, bring the left foot behind the right foot. For “Thari”, jump slightly in the same place using your toes. For “Dhanu Thanam Thari”, circularly move both the arms, making a curve from bottom to top, finally bringing it above the head as given in the picture. During this movement, the eye must follow the left hand. For “Dhi Tha Dhanam Thari”, both the arms move back in the same path traversed earlier, from top to bottom. During this movement, the eye must follow the right hand. Repeat the same steps on the left side as well.

Dhaganam Adavu 5

Commence the adavu by standing in aramandalam with arms bent in muzhuvrittam with hamsasya mudra held in front of the chest. For “Dha”, stamp the right foot. For “Nu”, stamp the left foot. For ”Thanam”, bring the right foot behind the left, For “Thari”, jump slightly in the same place using your toes.

During “Dhanu Thanam Thari”, circularly move the right arm starting from the chest, moving it up and bringing it back in front of the chest as shown in the figure. For “Dhitha Dhanam Thari”, repeat the same steps on the left side as well.

Dhaganam Adavu 6

Commence the adavu by standing in aramandalam with the right arm bent in muzhuvrittam and the handheld in hamsasya mudra in front of the chest. The left hand should be held in dola hastha. For “Dha,” stamp the right foot, change the right-hand mudra to ardhachandran, and move the right arm to the right side through a curvature as shown in the figure. For “Nu,” stamp the left foot, and move the right arm back to the original position while traversing the same path.

For “Dhanam,” bring the right foot back to the left foot and bring the right arm to the top above the forehead, holding vardhamanaka mudra. For “Thari,” make a slight jump in the same position using your toes. Repeat the same steps on the left side as well.