Natyashastra
चिन्तायां चावहित्थे च स्थानमेतत् प्रयोजयेत् । रङ्गावतरणारम्भः पुष्पाञ्जलिविसर्जनम् ॥ १६५॥
This posture should be used in reflection and in the Avahittha stance; in making an entrance on the stage, in scattering handfuls of flowers.
english translation
cintAyAM cAvahitthe ca sthAnametat prayojayet । raGgAvataraNArambhaH puSpAJjalivisarjanam ॥ 165॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript