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| The following are the distinctive characteristic features of shadows pertaining to each of the five great elements. | | The following are the distinctive characteristic features of shadows pertaining to each of the five great elements. |
− | Table 1: Shadows of Pancha-Mahabhuta: | + | ====Table 1: Shadows of Pancha-Mahabhuta:==== |
− | S.No Mahabhuta Distinctive characteristic features of shadows | + | {| class="wikitable" |
− | | + | ! rowspan="1"| S.No |
− | 1 Akash Bhoota Clear , blue, unctuous and lustrous shadow | + | ! rowspan="1"| Mahabhuta |
− | 2. Vayu Bhoota Dry, brown, and reddish | + | ! rowspan="1"| Distinctive characteristic features of shadows |
− | 3. Agni Bhoota Bright red, brilliant and pleasing to the eyes | + | |- |
− | 4. Jala Bhoota Clear like cat’s eye, and excessive unctuous | + | | 1 || Akash Bhoota || Clear , blue, unctuous and lustrous shadow |
− | 5. Prithvi Bhoota Stable, unctuous, compact, smooth, black and white | + | |- |
| + | | 2.|| Vayu Bhoota || Dry, brown, and reddish |
| + | |- |
| + | | 3.|| Agni Bhoota || Bright red, brilliant and pleasing to the eyes |
| + | |- |
| + | | 4.|| Jala Bhoota || Clear like cat’s eye, and excessive unctuous |
| + | |- |
| + | | 5.|| Prithvi Bhoota || Stable, unctuous, compact, smooth, black and white |
| + | |- |
| + | |} |
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| The shadow pertaining to ''vayu bhuta'' is of inferior in nature whereas the remaining four are indicative of pleasure and happiness. ''Vayu bhuta'' shadows indicative of great calamities and miseries.[10-13] | | The shadow pertaining to ''vayu bhuta'' is of inferior in nature whereas the remaining four are indicative of pleasure and happiness. ''Vayu bhuta'' shadows indicative of great calamities and miseries.[10-13] |