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===Prakriti classification as per era=== | ===Prakriti classification as per era=== | ||
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Prakriti was categorized by Kashyapa based on time (kala). An individual's personality concerning his birth in a typical century or yuga. Kala is classified into two types: auspicious (shubha) and inauspicious(ashubha). | Prakriti was categorized by Kashyapa based on time (kala). An individual's personality concerning his birth in a typical century or yuga. Kala is classified into two types: auspicious (shubha) and inauspicious(ashubha). | ||
Prakriti is classified as follows: | Prakriti is classified as follows: | ||
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*A person born in the Kaliyuga has PradnaptiPishitaprakriti.[Ka.Sa.Sharirasthana 1/2]<ref name=Kashyapa> Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008.</ref> | *A person born in the Kaliyuga has PradnaptiPishitaprakriti.[Ka.Sa.Sharirasthana 1/2]<ref name=Kashyapa> Kashyapa. Kashyapa Samhita. Edited by P. V. Tewari. Reprint. Varanasi: Chaukhambha vishvabharati;2008.</ref> | ||
The description shows presence of physical and mental superpowers in initial yugas. These attributes declined in consecutive yugas. This led to an increase in disease incidence and a shorter life span. The person of kaliyuga is a human being today. Research in this aspect of prakriti is required to establish facts. | The description shows presence of physical and mental superpowers in initial yugas. These attributes declined in consecutive yugas. This led to an increase in disease incidence and a shorter life span. The person of kaliyuga is a human being today. Research in this aspect of prakriti is required to establish facts. | ||
==Formation of prakriti== | ==Formation of prakriti== | ||