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Samvatsara (year and its lord)

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Definition

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)

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  • 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