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 ||
جس لمحے جس وار کا ظہور ہو، اسی دن کا حاکم اسی وار کا ربّ مانا جاتا ہے۔ اسی وارادھپ سے پہلے کو چھٹا شمار کیا جاتا ہے، دوسرا اس سے چھٹا، اور تیسرا بھی اس سے چھٹا گنا جاتا ہے۔
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.