Fingers designated for applying Tilak

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Fingers dsignated for applying tilak

 

Hindu scriptures have designated specific fingers for applying tilak for different occasions:

 

Anamika shanti dokta, madhyama ayush kari bhavet

Angushtha pushtivah prokta, tarjani moksha dayani

 

Applying tilak with anamika [ring fingure] gives peace.

Applying tilak with the middle finger provides long life.

Tilak applied with the thumb provides strength. That is why vijay tilak [tilak wishing victory] is applied with the thumb.

 

Tilak applied with the index finger gives moksha, that is why the tilak to a dead body is applied with the index finger and the index finger is also used for tilak during the pinda daan and the Shraddha karma.

 

Bhooshan Priya