B: Planets & Vital Tissues (Dhatus)

There is reference available wit specific respect to the co- relation of planets and the Vital Body Tissues (Dhatus) of the Human Body, in other words, one can say there exist a reference of planets governing a specific type of dhatu (Vital Tissues). As per Ayurvedic text, these dhatus are considered to be an important component of forming of body (Sharira); as it is rightly said, defined as “Deha Dharanat Dhatavah”. They are seven in numbers and surprisingly each of them (except some of them) has been co-related withy the planet. There is a mention of three component which are not actually comes under the category of Dhatus but Updhatus as per Ayurvedic text. It will be quite interesting to go through this important linkage: