The second element of the Hindu panchanga is the vara. In Sanskrit
the days of the week are clearly named after seven of the nine Planets. The Savana Vara starts from sunrise to the next is called Vara.
Astronomically, Vara refers to the lordship of the day as each
planet takes its turn ruling the day: the Sun ruling Sunday, the Moon
ruling Monday, Mars ruling Tuesday, Mercury ruling Wednesday, Jupiter ruling Thursday, Venus ruling Friday, and Saturn ruling Saturday.
Week Day
|
Hindi name
|
Sanskrit name
|
Lord
|
Sunday
|
रविवार
|
āditya-vāra
|
the Sun (Aditya, Ravi)
|
Monday
|
सोमवार
|
soma-vāra / Indu Vara
|
the Moon (Soma, Indu
|
Tuesday
|
मंगलवार
|
maṅgala-vāra / Bhaum-Vasre
|
Mars (Mangala)
|
Wednesday
|
बुधवार
|
budha-vāra
|
Mercury (Budha
|
Thursday
|
गुरूवार
|
guru-vāra / Brihaspati-Vasre
|
Jupiter (Guru)
|
Friday
|
शुक्रवार
|
śukra-vāra / Bhrigu-vasre
|
Venus (Shukra)
|
Saturday
|
शनिवार
|
śani-vāra
|
Saturn (Shani)
|
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