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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:
*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==