Vyakhyana means "Teaching" or “to instruct” in Sanskrit.
A symbolic hand gesture
(mudra) in Indian dance, sculpture, and ritual in which the tips of the thumb
and index finger meet, with the rest of the fingers extended and the palm
facing the spectator.
The sandarshana ("expositing") mudra is the hand
motion used to indicate explanation or exposition.
The chin ("awareness") mudra is another name for
the teaching gesture, which signifies a person of greater spiritual
development.
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