<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">varada mudra</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>mudra</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>varada mudrā</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>varadamudrā</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A boon-giving hand-gesture, representing bestowing of gifts. The hand is extended downward with the palm outward, as if offering something to a devotee; an object of offering may be held in the hand.  ]]></note></mads>