हस्त रेखा ज्ञान — हथेली की रेखाएँ और पर्वत
हस्त रेखा शास्त्र में हथेली की रेखाएँ, पर्वत और आकार मिलकर व्यक्ति के स्वभाव, भाग्य और जीवन की दिशा के संकेत देते हैं। नीचे हर रेखा और पर्वत का अर्थ व शुभ-अशुभ संकेत जानें।
रेखाएँ और पर्वत
What palmistry reads
Hasta rekha — palmistry — reads the hand as a whole: the major lines (life, head, heart, fate), the mounts at the base of each finger, the shape of the hand and fingers, and the texture of the skin. Contrary to the popular version, no single line is read in isolation; the tradition treats the hand as a system where one feature qualifies another.
Where it meets astrology
Through the mounts. Each is named for a graha — the Mount of Jupiter below the index finger, Saturn below the middle, Sun below the ring, Mercury below the little finger, with Venus and Luna on the palm's edges. A prominent mount is read the way a strong planet is read in a chart. That shared vocabulary is why the two are often practised together, though palmistry is its own tradition and does not derive from jyotish.
The life line myth
Worth stating plainly, because it causes real anxiety: a short life line does not indicate a short life. Classical palmistry reads the life line for vitality and constitution, not duration, and serious practitioners have said so consistently. Palmistry is a traditional interpretive practice, not a demonstrated one, and no reading of a hand can tell you how long you will live.
Frequently asked questions
Which hand should be read?
Most traditions read the dominant hand as the active, developed life and the other as inherited potential. Both are examined; neither alone is the answer.
Does a short life line mean a short life?
No. The life line is read for vitality and constitution, not duration. This is the single most common misconception in popular palmistry and it causes unnecessary worry.
How is palmistry related to astrology?
Through the mounts, which are named for the grahas and read much as planets are read in a chart. The shared vocabulary is why they are often practised together, but palmistry is a separate tradition.
Do the lines on my hand change?
Minor lines do change over years. The major lines are largely stable. Traditions differ on how much interpretive weight to give the changes.
Astrological readings here describe what the tradition holds, not demonstrated fact. Nothing on this page is medical, financial or legal advice.