Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 166
Graha–Ketu–Utpāta Lakṣaṇas: Solar/Lunar Omens, Comets, Eclipses, and Calendar Rules
यस्मिन्वारे क्षणो वारदृष्टस्तद्वासराधिपः । आद्यः षष्ठो द्वितीयोऽस्मात्तत्षष्ठस्तु तृतीयकः ॥ १६६ ॥
yasminvāre kṣaṇo vāradṛṣṭastadvāsarādhipaḥ | ādyaḥ ṣaṣṭho dvitīyo'smāttatṣaṣṭhastu tṛtīyakaḥ || 166 ||
ഏത് ക്ഷണത്തിൽ ഏത് വാരം ദൃശ്യമാകുന്നുവോ, ആ ദിവസത്തിന്റെ അധിപതി ആ വാരാധിപതിയത്രേ. ആ വാരാധിപനിൽ നിന്ന് ആദ്യനെ ‘ഷഷ്ഠൻ’ ആയി എണ്ണണം; രണ്ടാമൻ അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ഷഷ്ഠൻ, മൂന്നാമൻ അവനിൽ നിന്ന് ഷഷ്ഠൻ എന്നും പറയുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It links dharmic practice to right time (kāla): recognizing the weekday’s ruler and applying a counting rule helps align actions with cosmic order, supporting disciplined observance that aids mokṣa-oriented life.
While technical, it supports bhakti in practice: vows and worship are traditionally performed with attention to proper kāla; correct determination of the day-lord helps a devotee observe vratas and pūjā with steadiness and scriptural care.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: identifying the vāra (weekday) at a given moment, assigning its vāsarādhipa (planetary day-lord), and using a specific counting method involving the ‘sixth’ position for subsequent computations.