temporal-factorstubschool: jyotisha· Bṛhat Saṁhitā
Samvatsara (year and its lord)
saṁvatsara
tmp-samvatsaraDefinition
The year, presided over by a lord (a graha), within the 5-year yuga and 60-year Jovian cycle (BS VIII.23–24, XIX). The year-lord's nature shapes the year's crops, rain, kings and diseases.
Classical
Prāṇa relevance
Year-lord effects include health/disease at the population scale (e.g. Mars-year → bilious/pitta ailments, XIX) — a faint time→dosha-effect thread; see rul-year-lord-effects.
Connections (1)
governs · 1
- BS VIII (Jovian cycle) + XIX: the samvatsara series and its lords are reckoned by Jupiter's motion.
Sources
- txt-brihat-samhitaXIX; VIII.23–24Classical✓ verifiedyear-lord concept and effects; 5-year/60-year cycles
Other attributes
- Cycle
- year within the 5-year yuga and 60-year cycle