Brahmāñjali
Brahmāñjali · brahma-añjali, “the folded hands of Veda study”
Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of brahma (the Veda) and añjali (the hollow of the joined hands).
Meaning: the keeping of both hands folded toward the guru during study.
In the scriptures: the Brahma Parva of the Bhavishya Purāṇa gives the rule of the śishya at study. He is to be jitendriya (master of the senses), single-minded, of clear mind, wearing light clothes and fixed on study, and during study he holds the brahmāñjali. The text defines it: brahmāñjali is keeping both hands folded toward the guru (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 4).
Related terms: Añjali · Guru · Śishya · Svādhyāya
Sources
- Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 4