Natyashastra
उत्तामानां कराः कार्या ललाटक्षेत्रचारिणः । वक्षःस्थाश्चैव मध्यानामधमामधोगता ॥ १७३॥
The hand gestures of superior persons should be performed near the forehead and the head region, those of the middling persons near the chest, and those of the inferior persons lower down.
english translation
uttAmAnAM karAH kAryA lalATakSetracAriNaH । vakSaHsthAzcaiva madhyAnAmadhamAmadhogatA ॥ 173॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript