Hasta

Hasta, “the hand”

Hasta is a word used for more than one thing in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.

Things and ideas

• Hasta (Measure): the hand or cubit, the measure of length for temples, mūrtis, liṅgas, maṇḍapas and land. Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 40–42, 60, 64, 96, 105–106, 121, 126, 128, 130, 136, 154, 165, 195, 210–211, 282, 294
• Hastā (Nakshatra): Hastā, one of the twenty-seven nakshatras, in the rāśi Kanyā. Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 5, 14, 54; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 40–42, 60, 64, 96, 105–106, 121, 126, 128, 130, 136, 154, 162, 165, 195, 210–211, 282, 288, 294