shareera-indriya-vishaya
Shareeram refers to the body.
Indriyam refers to the organ of perception.
Vishayam refers to the objects that are made of the dravya.
| Earth | |
| Body | Similar to that of humans |
| Organ | Nose (organ by which one perceives smell). |
| Object | Clay, stone, etc. |
| Water | |
| Body | varuna-lokam, the clouds (think of cloud-men !!) |
| Organ | Tongue(organ by which one perceives taste). |
| Object | Rivers, lakes, streams, etc. |
| Light | |
| Body | aaditya lokam, the sun |
| Organ | Retina of the eye (organ by which one perceives color) |
| Object | It is of 4 kinds: earthy, heavenly, gastric and mineral. Earthy variety is the common fire. Lightning can be classified as heavenly. The gastric variety is digestive acid. Gold, platinum are classified under the mineral category due to their lustre. |
| Air | |
| Body | vaayu lokam, the world of wind god |
| Organ | skin (organ by which one perceives touch) |
| Object | the cause of movement of trees |