HASTHA SAMUDRIKA

(Two Papers of 3 hours duration for Praveena and Visharada each of six months duration)

Samudrik Praveena (Duration – 6 months, 2 papers of 50 marks each)

PAPER I (50 MARKS)
PART-I: General Palmistry 25 Marks
-Origin and History of Palmistry.
- Pioneers of Palmistry in India and the west,Important Books and Authors.
-Right time & right place for palm reading, Instruments for palm reading.
-Uses of Palmistry in General Prediction, Medical and Forensic sciences
-Advantages of Palmistry over other systems of prediction.
-Palmistry and Planets.
- Procedure for taking palm prints, different Methods of taking palm prints.
- Which hand is to be studied, the Left hand or the Right hand or both?
- Who can become a palmist; Code and conduct/responsibility of a palmist.
- The meaning of terms Cheirognomy, Cheirosophy, Cheirology, Cheiromancy
- The Horoscope and its components , Significations of Planets, Signs and Houses, distributions of 27
stars and its basic signification, Casting of Horoscope, Importance of Lagna.

PART-II: Fundamentals of Palmistry 25 Marks

-Introduction to the hand: various fingers and mounts, Classification of hands in to 7 types.
- The colour, texture and flexibility of the hand, Hair and spots on the hand
-Study of Fingers: Smooth and knotted fingers, Types of finger tips, High, Low and Medium Setting of
Fingers, Spacing between fingers, Comparative length of fingers and Palm, inclination of fingers,
Phalanges of fingers, etc
-Study of Major lines: Life Line, Heart Line, Head line, Fate line, Sun Line, Line of Love and Marriage,
Children lines, The Via Lasciva, etc
-Study of Travel lines, Lines of influence, simian line, girdle of Venus, ring of Solomon, the mystic cross,
medical stigmata, Rascettes , Line of intuition, etc
- Different types of loops in the lines such as island, square, Triangle, rectangle, etc, break in the lines,
supporting or guarding lines.
- Study of Mounts: Identification of the mounts of Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Lower
and upper Mars, pure mounts and their strength, effect of displaced mounts.
-Study of effects of various Signs, Symbols and marks in the hand such as star, cross, Temple,circle,
wheel, fish, conch, ship, flag, elephant, grille, island, dots, trident, lotus, etc.
-Study of thumb: Its phalanges, shape of the tip (supple, waisted, conic, square, etc), its flexibility and
stiffness and their effects.

PAPER II (50 MARKS)

PART-I: Prediction through Palmistry 25 Marks
- Predicting important events in life such as:
i) Love and Marriage ii)Family and Children iii)Education iv)Career and Profession
v) Success, Fame and Recognition vi)Wealth and Finance vii) Travel, Foreign journeys, etc
- Detecting the Misfortunes from the hand including death and suicidal tendencies
- Timing of the Events using Life line, Headline, Heart line and Fate Line.

PART-II: Yogas from the hand 25 Marks

- Identification of important yogas in the Hand : Gajalakshmi Yoga, Amala Yoga, Indra Yoga, Parvata yoga,
Bhaskara yoga, vasumathi yoga, Gandharva Yoga, Chatur sagara yoga, Akhanda Samrajyapathi yoga,
Brahmacharya Yoga, Pancha Mahapurusha Yogas, Moksha prapti yoga, Dur marana yoga, Mridanga Yoga,
Videsha Yatra yoga, Pushkala yoga, Chamara Yoga, Daridra Yoga, Mahalakshmi Yoga, Bharathi Yoga,
 Arvinda Yoga, Gowri yoga, Mahendra yoga, Gajapathi yoga, Devendra Yoga, Nava Lakshmi yoga, Unmada
yoga, Vimala Yoga, Kedara Yoga, Samudra Yoga, Padma Yoga, Chandra Yoga, etc

Samudrik Visharada
(Duration – 6 months, 2 papers of 50 marks each)

PAPER I (50 MARKS)

PART-I: Advanced Predictive Principles of Palmistry 25 Marks

- Study of Ridges, Chakras and Conches in finger tips, knuckles, shapes of nails
- Study of the Triangle and the quadrangle in the palm
-Division of Hand in to Physical, Mental and Spiritual planes
-Horizontal and vertical Divisions of Palm in to Practical & Material areas, Emotional, Mental and
Material areas, Conscious, Unconscious & Subconscious zones, etc
- Predictions through Bracelets /Rascettes.
- Case study of the Hands of 25 Famous personalities.

PART-II: Applied Palmistry 25 Marks

- Matching for Marriage through Palmistry

- Detection of criminal tendencies from Palmistry
- Indications in the Hands of certain typical professionals such as Shilpis, Artists, soldiers, Doctors,
Engineers, Saint or seer, Writers, actors, Murderers, Teachers, working hand, IAS and other high level
government officers, Agriculturist, Businessman, Judge, Lawyer, Musician, Nurse, Philosopher,
Politician, Scientist, Sportsman, etc,

PAPER II (50 MARKS)

PART-I : Basic Astrology for the Palmist 25 Marks

- Detection of Lagna from the hand.

PART-II: Principles of Medical Palmistry (Basic only) 25 Marks

- General Indications of diseases on nails , Line of Health

- General Indications of diseases on the Palm from the Colour, texture, Moles and marks on the Palm
- Indications for some common diseases like Lunacy, Heart problem, Liver trouble, Asthma, Apoplexy,
brain disorders, Anaemia, BP, Cancer, Diabetes, eye and ear troubles, Paralysis, TB, etc

Reference books

1. Brihat Parasara Hora Shashtra

2. Samudrik Shashtra

Other Reference Books

1. Palmistry by N P Thareja
2. Laws of scientific Hand Reading- by W G Benham
3. Palmistry for Professional Purposes – by St.Comte de German
4. Hast Samudrika shastra- by K C Sen
5. Encylcopaedia of Palm and Palm Reading – by M Katakkar
6. Palmistry for all & Language of the Hand- by Cheiro
7. Palmistry for Pleasure and Profit – by V A K Iyer
8. Disease imprints on the Palm- by O P Verma
9. Samudrika Sudha – by R.G.Rao
10. The art of Hand Analysis – by Mir Bhasheer
11. The Book of the Hand - by Katherine St. Hill
12. Everybody’s Guide to Palmistry – by S K Das
13. Palmistry, How to master it – by Prof. Dayanand
14. Brihat Hasta Rekha Shastra – by Dr. Narayan Dutt Shrimali
15. The new Palmistry- by Judith Hipskind
16. The Hand of Man – by Noel Jaquin