Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v1.c17.s4.155

v1.c17.s4.155

The shihaba,³ or wandering meteoric fires, on fields of battle and in the places of ‘great sacrifice,’ produce a pleasing yet melancholy effect; and are the source of superstitious dread and reverence to the Hindu, having their origin in the same natural cause as the ‘wandering fires of Odin’; the phosphorescent salts produced from animal decomposition.