Prithvi Mudra

पृथ्वी मुद्रा

Therapeutic/AyurvedicEarthFire

Etymology

Prithvi (पृथ्वी) means 'Earth' - one of the Pancha Mahabhutas

Finger Position

Ring finger tip touches thumb tip

Duration

15-45 minutes daily

Difficulty

Beginner

Associated Chakras

Muladhara(Root)
Bija Mantra: LAM (traditional root area sound)
Tarjani(Air)Madhyama(Space)Anamika(Earth)Kanishthika(Water)Angutha(Fire)

Highlighted fingers indicate active contact points

MGN Notation

HAND(RIGHT)
  PALM(UP)
  WRIST(STRAIGHT)
  T: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(3.tip)
  1: STRAIGHT
  2: STRAIGHT
  3: STRAIGHT, TOUCH(T.tip)
  4: STRAIGHT
  FINGERS(TOGETHER)

Instructions

Traditional elemental mudra from Ayurvedic practice. Touch your ring finger tip to your thumb tip while keeping the other three fingers gently extended. Rest your hands palms up on your knees. This earth-fire element combination may support grounding and stability through proprioceptive feedback and focused attention. The ring finger traditionally represents earth element (stability) while the thumb represents fire element (activation)....

Quick Start Checklist

  • 1Sit comfortably; touch ring finger to thumb tip
  • 2Keep other fingers extended and relaxed
  • 3Breathe naturally; feel grounding through hips and feet
  • 4Set a soft timer for 5–10 minutes

Benefits

Physical

  • Strengthens body
  • reduces physical weakness
  • aids healing bones
  • hair
  • nails. Helps with chronic fatigue

Mental

  • Promotes inner stability and self-confidence
  • increases tolerance and patience

Spiritual

Traditional texts describe this as "enhancing grounding and stability through earth element connection" — their terms for how this ring finger-thumb contact activates the parasympathetic nervous system's calming functions. Practitioners often report that this earth-fire element combination helps develop what ancient sources called "stable vitality" — a grounded, centered state that can build physi

Clinical Applications

Chronic FatigueDepression & Mood SupportDigestive HealthImmune System Support

Guided Practice

Touch your ring finger tip to your thumb tip, creating a gentle connection. Keep your other three fingers naturally extended. Rest hands on your knees with palms up in a receptive position. This earth-fire element combination (ring finger for grounding, thumb for clarity) creates proprioceptive feedback that many find supportive for developing stability and focused attention. The contact point pr

Symbolism

Traditional Ayurvedic texts describe this as working with the earth element (Prithvi) within the body's five-element system. Ancient practitioners believed the ring finger-thumb contact represented earth element stability supported by fire element activation. Classical sources used this mudra to add

Traditional Uses

Ayurvedic healingelemental balancing
Source: Ayurvedic texts, elemental mudra system