temporal-factorstubschool: jyotisha· Bṛhat Saṁhitā

Vara (weekday)

vāra

tmp-vara

Definition

The seven-day week, each day lorded by a graha: Sun-Sunday, Moon-Monday, Mars-Tuesday, Mercury-Wednesday, Jupiter-Thursday, Venus-Friday, Saturn-Saturday. The hora (planetary hour) lords cycle in the same order.

Classical

Prāṇa relevance

Prāṇa relation not yet traced — a complete, acceptable terminal state.

Sources

txt-brihat-samhitaI.6; IIClassical✓ verifiedMars→Tuesday explicitly; weekday-lords and the hora system

Other attributes

Cycle: the 7-day week; also the hora (hour) lordship
Auspicious Values: Mars's day (Tuesday) is treated as inauspicious [CLASSICAL — BS I.6, verified]; full vara-lordship is used throughout BS for muhurta

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