days of the week

October 28, 2007

i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology appears to recognize

seven days of

the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have there are

always been

seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar? for eg.,

when a pandit

says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to " appease " a particular

planet, is the

indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the julian

calendar?

thanks... todd

October 28, 2007

Dear friends, Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun. Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora. All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I really do not know when and where the system of week days was introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India around 2000B.C. In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar Tithi, Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in transit. All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon. Regards, Todd Caldecott <todd wrote: i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology appears to recognize seven days of the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have there are always been seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar? for eg., when a pandit says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to "appease" a particular planet, is the indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the julian calendar?thanks... toddG.K.GOELPh: 09350311433Add: L-409, SARITA VIHARNEW DELHI-110 076INDIA

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October 29, 2007

dear friends

the shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration of

how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate succinctly

in english below:

the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and the

ruler of this day is sun who gives health.

the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler of

this day is moon who gives wealth.

the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler of

this day is mars who cures diseases.

the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler of

this day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.

the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of this

day is jupiter who gives longevity of life.

the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of this

day is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.

the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of this

day is saturn who removes fear of death.

worshipping the particular gods on these particular days is

recommended for a person who wish to get the results given by those

respective lords or planets.

shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of lord

shiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord

shiva.

as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang) is

only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days of

the week finding mention in the puranas.

other members can add more information on how week days system was

used in the vedic era.

with best wishes and blessings

pandit arjun

www.rudraksharemedy.com

, Gopal Goel

<gkgoel1937 wrote:

>

> Dear friends,

> Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.

> Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the

division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora.

> All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I

really do not know when and where the system of week days was

introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India

around 2000B.C.

> In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar

Tithi,

> Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in

transit.

> All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.

> Regards,

>

Caldecott <todd wrote:

> i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology

appears to recognize seven days of

> the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have

there are always been

> seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar?

for eg., when a pandit

> says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to " appease " a

particular planet, is the

> indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the

julian calendar?

>

> thanks... todd

G.K.GOEL

> Ph: 09350311433

> Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR

> NEW DELHI-110 076

> INDIA

>

> Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online.

>

October 29, 2007

thanks all to who respondedlet me expand on my earlier question to get at the heart of what i am trying to figure outit can be established that the notion of a seven day week is found in ancient indian culture - the antiquity of this notion however has not been addressed, but for now this doesn't concern me too muchwhat is of more interest to me however is in the determination of the days of the weekat some point, it seems likely that india adopted the julian/gregorian calendar and the pattern of days that the british and europe were usingmy question is, was this adoption congruous with the hindu convention of ascribing a particular day of the week to a particular day?in other words, is monday as per the julian/gregorian calendar in fact the same monday in the hindu calendar?planets are ascribed to each of these days, and so for remedial measures that involve chanting a particular mantra on a particular day, how can we determine that we are chanting the mantra on the correct day? isn't this an important consideration?if find it difficult to believe that we should just accept that the monday we call monday is dedicated to chandra, or thursday to guru, without looking at this question more closelyperhaps the monday that we call monday is actually a thursday, and vice versa - how is this determined as per indian astrology? here i am looking for an answer based on authentic rather than syncretic sourcesi have found some evidence that at one point the days of the week were tied to a lunar cycle, but with the adoption of the julian calendar this has long since been abandonedcertainly the moon passes through the zodiac in its normal cycle, and as per the zodiac, each sign is attributed to a particular planet, and so maybe this is the true source of the days of the week, although because i am not an astrologer i can only speculatei have been lurking for a couple weeks, and have been made aware of the views with regard to what is actually the authentic indian calendar, and as such this issue seems somewhat similareven those of you who don't believe in remedial measures but have something of value to contribute, i would be interested to hear itthanks! Todd Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG)Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist203 - 1750 East 10th AveVancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADAweb: http//:www.toddcaldecott.comemail: toddtel: (1)778.896.8894fax: (1)866.703.2792 On 29-Oct-07, at 10:02 AM, panditarjun2004 wrote:dear friendsthe shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration of how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate succinctly in english below:the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and theruler of this day is sun who gives health.the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler ofthis day is moon who gives wealth.the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler ofthis day is mars who cures diseases.the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler ofthis day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of thisday is jupiter who gives longevity of life.the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of thisday is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of thisday is saturn who removes fear of death.worshipping the particular gods on these particular days isrecommended for a person who wish to get the results given by thoserespective lords or planets.shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of lordshiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord shiva.as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang) is only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days of the week finding mention in the puranas.other members can add more information on how week days system was used in the vedic era.with best wishes and blessingspandit arjunwww.rudraksharemedy.com , Gopal Goel <gkgoel1937 wrote:>> Dear friends,> Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.> Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora.> All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I really do not know when and where the system of week days was introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India around 2000B.C.> In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar Tithi,> Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in transit.> All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.> Regards,> Caldecott <todd wrote:> i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology appears to recognize seven days of > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have there are always been > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar? for eg., when a pandit > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to "appease" a particular planet, is the > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the julian calendar?> > thanks... todd> > > > > > > G.K.GOEL> Ph: 09350311433> Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR> NEW DELHI-110 076> INDIA> > > Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. >

October 29, 2007

this site has some useful info:http://www.friesian.com/week.htmjust scroll down a bit and you will see mention of a two week cycle used in alchemy that accounted for the seven days - thus, two successive solar days were actually ascribed to one week dayits not hindu/jyotish, i know, but my general opinion is that much of this knowledge is in fact indian in origin anyway and so perhaps can be reconciled with itbest... Todd Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG)Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist203 - 1750 East 10th AveVancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADAweb: http//:www.toddcaldecott.comemail: toddtel: (1)778.896.8894fax: (1)866.703.2792 On 29-Oct-07, at 10:02 AM, panditarjun2004 wrote:dear friendsthe shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration of how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate succinctly in english below:the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and theruler of this day is sun who gives health.the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler ofthis day is moon who gives wealth.the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler ofthis day is mars who cures diseases.the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler ofthis day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of thisday is jupiter who gives longevity of life.the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of thisday is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of thisday is saturn who removes fear of death.worshipping the particular gods on these particular days isrecommended for a person who wish to get the results given by thoserespective lords or planets.shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of lordshiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord shiva.as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang) is only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days of the week finding mention in the puranas.other members can add more information on how week days system was used in the vedic era.with best wishes and blessingspandit arjunwww.rudraksharemedy.com , Gopal Goel <gkgoel1937 wrote:>> Dear friends,> Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.> Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora.> All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I really do not know when and where the system of week days was introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India around 2000B.C.> In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar Tithi,> Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in transit.> All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.> Regards,> Caldecott <todd wrote:> i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology appears to recognize seven days of > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have there are always been > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar? for eg., when a pandit > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to "appease" a particular planet, is the > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the julian calendar?> > thanks... todd> > > > > > > G.K.GOEL> Ph: 09350311433> Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR> NEW DELHI-110 076> INDIA> > > Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. >

October 30, 2007

Pundit ji ,

Good and informativ post .

thanks Vijaya raghavan guruvayur .

, "panditarjun2004" <panditarjun2004 wrote:>> dear friends> > the shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration of > how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate succinctly > in english below:> > the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and the> ruler of this day is sun who gives health.> > the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler of> this day is moon who gives wealth.> > the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler of> this day is mars who cures diseases.> > the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler of> this day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.> > the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of this> day is jupiter who gives longevity of life.> > the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of this> day is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.> > the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of this> day is saturn who removes fear of death.> > worshipping the particular gods on these particular days is> recommended for a person who wish to get the results given by those> respective lords or planets.> > shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of lord> shiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord > shiva.> > as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang) is > only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days of > the week finding mention in the puranas.> > other members can add more information on how week days system was > used in the vedic era.> > with best wishes and blessings> pandit arjun> www.rudraksharemedy.com> > , Gopal Goel > gkgoel1937@ wrote:> >> > Dear friends,> > Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.> > Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the > division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora.> > All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I > really do not know when and where the system of week days was > introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India > around 2000B.C.> > In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar > Tithi,> > Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in > transit.> > All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.> > Regards,> > > Caldecott todd@ wrote:> > i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology > appears to recognize seven days of > > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india - have > there are always been > > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar calendar? > for eg., when a pandit > > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to "appease" a > particular planet, is the > > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from the > julian calendar?> > > > thanks... todd> > > > > > > > > > > > > > G.K.GOEL> > Ph: 09350311433> > Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR> > NEW DELHI-110 076> > INDIA> > > > > > Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. > > >>

October 30, 2007

Dear Todd ji,

==>

> it can be established that the notion of a seven day week is found

> in ancient indian culture

<==

Yes, because there is none else at the receiving end, even if we

are trying to export it, and ascribe it to other cultures/countries.

Even " Yajnavalkya Smiriti " (A text of near vedic period) gives the

names of weekdays in order.

==>

> is monday as per the julian/gregorian calendar in

> fact the same monday in the hindu calendar?

<==

No, because Indian week days starts with Sunrise and ends with

sunrise; where are julian/gregorian weekdays starts at midnight, i

believe.

Note: Don't let the subject go, there is so much to learn and so

much to share.. Persistence will pay of for sure - especially in

this group - there are many knowledgeable people around..

Love,

Sreenadh

, Todd Caldecott

<todd wrote:

>

> thanks all to who responded

>

> let me expand on my earlier question to get at the heart of what i

am

> trying to figure out

>

> it can be established that the notion of a seven day week is found

in

> ancient indian culture - the antiquity of this notion however has

not

> been addressed, but for now this doesn't concern me too much

>

> what is of more interest to me however is in the determination of

the

> days of the week

>

> at some point, it seems likely that india adopted the julian/

> gregorian calendar and the pattern of days that the british and

> europe were using

>

> my question is, was this adoption congruous with the hindu

convention

> of ascribing a particular day of the week to a particular day?

>

> in other words, is monday as per the julian/gregorian calendar in

> fact the same monday in the hindu calendar?

>

> planets are ascribed to each of these days, and so for remedial

> measures that involve chanting a particular mantra on a particular

> day, how can we determine that we are chanting the mantra on the

> correct day? isn't this an important consideration?

>

> if find it difficult to believe that we should just accept that

the

> monday we call monday is dedicated to chandra, or thursday to

guru,

> without looking at this question more closely

>

> perhaps the monday that we call monday is actually a thursday, and

> vice versa - how is this determined as per indian astrology? here

i

> am looking for an answer based on authentic rather than syncretic

> sources

>

> i have found some evidence that at one point the days of the week

> were tied to a lunar cycle, but with the adoption of the julian

> calendar this has long since been abandoned

>

> certainly the moon passes through the zodiac in its normal cycle,

and

> as per the zodiac, each sign is attributed to a particular planet,

> and so maybe this is the true source of the days of the week,

> although because i am not an astrologer i can only speculate

>

> i have been lurking for a couple weeks, and have been made aware

of

> the views with regard to what is actually the authentic indian

> calendar, and as such this issue seems somewhat similar

>

> even those of you who don't believe in remedial measures but have

> something of value to contribute, i would be interested to hear it

>

> thanks!

>

Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG)

> Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist

> 203 - 1750 East 10th Ave

> Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADA

> web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com

> email: todd

> tel: (1)778.896.8894

> fax: (1)866.703.2792

>

> On 29-Oct-07, at 10:02 AM, panditarjun2004 wrote:

>

> > dear friends

> >

> > the shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration

of

> > how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate

succinctly

> > in english below:

> >

> > the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and the

> > ruler of this day is sun who gives health.

> >

> > the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler of

> > this day is moon who gives wealth.

> >

> > the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler

of

> > this day is mars who cures diseases.

> >

> > the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler of

> > this day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.

> >

> > the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of

this

> > day is jupiter who gives longevity of life.

> >

> > the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of

this

> > day is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.

> >

> > the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of

this

> > day is saturn who removes fear of death.

> >

> > worshipping the particular gods on these particular days is

> > recommended for a person who wish to get the results given by

those

> > respective lords or planets.

> >

> > shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of

lord

> > shiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord

> > shiva.

> >

> > as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang)

is

> > only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days

of

> > the week finding mention in the puranas.

> >

> > other members can add more information on how week days system was

> > used in the vedic era.

> >

> > with best wishes and blessings

> > pandit arjun

> > www.rudraksharemedy.com

> >

> > , Gopal Goel

> > <gkgoel1937@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear friends,

> > > Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.

> > > Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the

> > division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called

Hora.

> > > All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I

> > really do not know when and where the system of week days was

> > introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India

> > around 2000B.C.

> > > In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar

> > Tithi,

> > > Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in

> > transit.

> > > All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.

> > > Regards,

> > >

> > Caldecott <todd@> wrote:

> > > i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology

> > appears to recognize seven days of

> > > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india -

have

> > there are always been

> > > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar

calendar?

> > for eg., when a pandit

> > > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday

to " appease " a

> > particular planet, is the

> > > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from

the

> > julian calendar?

> > >

> > > thanks... todd

> > >

> > > G.K.GOEL

> > > Ph: 09350311433

> > > Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR

> > > NEW DELHI-110 076

> > > INDIA

> > >

> > > Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive

online.

> >

> > >

> >

>

October 30, 2007

Dear Todd ji,

Wait a minute - just know that you are speaking to people who know

the logic behind the week day naming clearly; and got a long

tradition supporting it.

Just collect that info from them - that is the first step.

Love,

Sreenadh

, Todd Caldecott

<todd wrote:

>

> this site has some useful info:

>

> http://www.friesian.com/week.htm

>

> just scroll down a bit and you will see mention of a two week

cycle

> used in alchemy that accounted for the seven days - thus, two

> successive solar days were actually ascribed to one week day

>

> its not hindu/jyotish, i know, but my general opinion is that much

of

> this knowledge is in fact indian in origin anyway and so perhaps

can

> be reconciled with it

>

> best...

>

Caldecott, Dip. Cl.H, RH(AHG)

> Ayurvedic practitioner, Medical Herbalist

> 203 - 1750 East 10th Ave

> Vancouver, BC V5N 5K4 CANADA

> web: http//:www.toddcaldecott.com

> email: todd

> tel: (1)778.896.8894

> fax: (1)866.703.2792

>

> On 29-Oct-07, at 10:02 AM, panditarjun2004 wrote:

>

> > dear friends

> >

> > the shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration

of

> > how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate

succinctly

> > in english below:

> >

> > the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and the

> > ruler of this day is sun who gives health.

> >

> > the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler of

> > this day is moon who gives wealth.

> >

> > the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler

of

> > this day is mars who cures diseases.

> >

> > the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler of

> > this day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.

> >

> > the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of

this

> > day is jupiter who gives longevity of life.

> >

> > the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of

this

> > day is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.

> >

> > the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of

this

> > day is saturn who removes fear of death.

> >

> > worshipping the particular gods on these particular days is

> > recommended for a person who wish to get the results given by

those

> > respective lords or planets.

> >

> > shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of

lord

> > shiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord

> > shiva.

> >

> > as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang)

is

> > only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days

of

> > the week finding mention in the puranas.

> >

> > other members can add more information on how week days system was

> > used in the vedic era.

> >

> > with best wishes and blessings

> > pandit arjun

> > www.rudraksharemedy.com

> >

> > , Gopal Goel

> > <gkgoel1937@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Dear friends,

> > > Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.

> > > Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the

> > division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called

Hora.

> > > All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I

> > really do not know when and where the system of week days was

> > introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India

> > around 2000B.C.

> > > In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar

> > Tithi,

> > > Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in

> > transit.

> > > All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.

> > > Regards,

> > >

> > Caldecott <todd@> wrote:

> > > i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology

> > appears to recognize seven days of

> > > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india -

have

> > there are always been

> > > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar

calendar?

> > for eg., when a pandit

> > > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday

to " appease " a

> > particular planet, is the

> > > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from

the

> > julian calendar?

> > >

> > > thanks... todd

> > >

> > > G.K.GOEL

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October 30, 2007

Dear Arjun ji,

Let us go a bit more deep into this subject. I know that you will

be clearly knowing the Kalahora based logic behind weekday names (The

name of the Kalahora lord is ascribed to the week day). If you can

elaborate bit on the same it would be useful to all.

As far as my knowledge goes, the week day names gets its first

mention in Yajnavalkya Smriti. The related sloka is already quoted

and discussed in message #1780.

Dear check message #1780,could be useful to you.

Love,

Sreenadh

, " panditarjun2004 "

<panditarjun2004 wrote:

>

> dear friends

>

> the shivapuran, vidveshwar samhita, chapter 14 gives a narration of

> how weekdays were given by lord shiva, which i translate succinctly

> in english below:

>

> the first day of the week was meant for lord shiva himself and the

> ruler of this day is sun who gives health.

>

> the second day of the week was meant for shakti and the ruler of

> this day is moon who gives wealth.

>

> the third day of the week was meant for kumaraswamy and the ruler of

> this day is mars who cures diseases.

>

> the fourth day of the week was meant for vishnu and the ruler of

> this day is mercury who gives nutrition or development.

>

> the fifth day of the week was meant for brahma and the ruler of this

> day is jupiter who gives longevity of life.

>

> the sixth day of the week was meant for indra and the ruler of this

> day is venus who gives enjoyment or pleasures.

>

> the seventh day of the week was meant for yama and the ruler of this

> day is saturn who removes fear of death.

>

> worshipping the particular gods on these particular days is

> recommended for a person who wish to get the results given by those

> respective lords or planets.

>

> shiv bhakts may wonder why sunday was attributed as the day of lord

> shiva when in present practice, most people follow monday for lord

> shiva.

>

> as goelji said, the practice of following pancha angas (panchang)

is

> only few centuries old and it is surprising to see the seven days

of

> the week finding mention in the puranas.

>

> other members can add more information on how week days system was

> used in the vedic era.

>

> with best wishes and blessings

> pandit arjun

> www.rudraksharemedy.com

>

> , Gopal Goel

> <gkgoel1937@> wrote:

> >

> > Dear friends,

> > Lunar calender depends on the motion of MOON w.r.t. Sun.

> > Week days depends on the mean motion of seven planets and the

> division of one day and -night in 24 hours.One hour is called Hora.

> > All over the World basis of counting of week days is same.I

> really do not know when and where the system of week days was

> introduced. It is my belief that week days were in use in India

> around 2000B.C.

> > In India , the MAHUTRAS ARE FIXED BASED ON FIVE LIMBS - Lunar

> Tithi,

> > Week days, Karan, YOGA AND Nakshatra in which Moon is placed in

> transit.

> > All the above five limbs depend on the position of Sun and moon.

> > Regards,

> >

> Caldecott <todd@> wrote:

> > i note that the indian/vedic/hindu system of astrology

> appears to recognize seven days of

> > the week - i am wondering about the origin of this in india -

have

> there are always been

> > seven days? if so, how are they organized? per the lunar

calendar?

> for eg., when a pandit

> > says chant a mantra on wednesday, friday or saturday to " appease "

a

> particular planet, is the

> > indian (hindu) reckoning of the day of the week different from

the

> julian calendar?

> >

> > thanks... todd

> >

> > G.K.GOEL

> > Ph: 09350311433

> > Add: L-409, SARITA VIHAR

> > NEW DELHI-110 076

> > INDIA

> >

> > Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive

online.

>

> >

>

October 31, 2007

dear sreenadhji,thanks for the encouragement - i hope to find an answer to this questionwhile the 7 day week system seems to have a wide acceptance, it seems unlikely to me that every culture would have these days synchronized exactlytwo possibilities exist, neither of which is exclusive:1. that everyone has reconciled their days of the week to the european standard2. that the origin for the days of the week is very ancient, and is tied to some universal, natural cyclethe first point seems very likely to me, but creates some problems with scholarship, esp if we considering what are meant to be the exacting and scientific standards of indian astrology; my comment is that despite all attempts to maintain the integrity of "traditional" knowledge, when one looks deeper in any system of belief there is often some degree of syncretism, which while being practical (afterall, who will get the people behind changing monday to thursday, and vice versa), cannot be said to represent authentic knowledgea more recent example of this is the chakra system, which was reworked by the theosophists so that each chakra corresponds to a particular colour of the rainbow (i.e. red, orange, yellow, green, etc), a perspective that isn't found in the "authentic" indian literature (for e.g. Shyam Sundar Goswami's text "Layayoga"), and has spawned an entire generation of new age "light workers" that use the chakras as their main modality, and say they "see" these rainbow coloursfor me, this is more evidence that reality is what you make of it, a thought that in part runs counter to the vedic thinking that there is a"proper" way to do things, and hence the reason why this issue is up for debate (although i do have sympathy with the former school)if the second point were true, it would lend credence to this idea of a global culture - certainly without imposing any personal beliefs, as an ayurvedic practitioner and also medical herbalist, i see many empirical similarities between indigenous indian (ayurvedic) medicine, traditional chinese medicine, western herbal medicine and first nations (american indian), among others - but my thinking around this isn't so much related to a system of belief (i.e. "vedic"), but that wherever people follow the natural law ("dharma") by listening to and living in harmony with their natural environment, you will find congruity and agreement between these systems, even though names, herbs, and treatments may be very differentanyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin and reckoning of the days of the week i would still be interestedthanks!Todd Caldecotttoddwww.toddcaldecott.comOn 29-Oct-07, at 11:03 PM, wrote:Re: days of the weekPosted by: "Sreenadh" sreesog sreesogMon Oct 29, 2007 11:03 pm (PST)Dear Todd ji,==>> it can be established that the notion of a seven day week is found > in ancient indian culture <==Yes, because there is none else at the receiving end, even if we are trying to export it, and ascribe it to other cultures/countries. Even "Yajnavalkya Smiriti" (A text of near vedic period) gives the names of weekdays in order. ==>> is monday as per the julian/gregorian calendar in > fact the same monday in the hindu calendar?<==No, because Indian week days starts with Sunrise and ends with sunrise; where are julian/gregorian weekdays starts at midnight, i believe.Note: Don't let the subject go, there is so much to learn and so much to share.. Persistence will pay of for sure - especially in this group - there are many knowledgeable people around..Love,Sreenadh

October 31, 2007

Dear Todd Caldecott,

>>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin and

reckoning of the days of the week i would still be interested<<

Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that they are

ruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why the week

has 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.

We may never know the truth about this, but we may still make our own

deductions. So who knows?

The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds of arch

per year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were believed

to be more correct.

The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If we divide 365.24 by 52 we get

7.02 which may perhaps explain why the week has 7 days.

Very friendly,

Finn Wandahl

November 1, 2007

Dear Finn,

Sorry to intrude !!!

The concept as I understand is:

There are 24 horas (hrs) in a day. The horas started from Sun as HE is the supreme energy giver and creator of universe, so to identify this day it has been named as Sun's day (Sunday). The 2nd hora on Sunday is of the 6th planet (i.e., from Sun the 6th planet in the order is Venus), and the next hora is again the 6th planet from it i.e., Mercury, the next 6th planet will be Moon etc. In this order the last 24th hora on Sunday will be of Mercury and the day is deemed to be completed as the earth completed one 360 deg turn and the starting point again appeared in front of Sun signifying start of another day. Automatically the first hora of the next day will be of the 6th planet from the last hora of Mercury i.e., Moon and it is Moon's day (Monday). The subsequent order of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday exactly clicks in this format.

In this order on Saturday the last hora will be of Tuesday and automatically the hora of the 6th planet from it will be of Sun, hence it is Sun's day (Sunday) and again the next week start from Sunday and in order to avoid identity duplication, the concept of WEEK came into existence to differenciate between different repetition days. So is the concept of Months, Year, yuga etc. So from the 7th day instead of jumping to the 8th day it repeated from 1 again from Sun and the subsequent cycle followed.

The names of the days earlier clearly represented the 7 planets different names in Sanskrit which got evolutionalised to todays modern names Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday etc. The names of months Medam, Edavam etc. earlier seems to be a clear representation of the climatic condition prevailing then throughout the year.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Ravi Nair

From: finn.wandahlDate: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:21:48 +0000 Re: days of the week

Dear Todd Caldecott,>>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin andreckoning of the days of the week i would still be interested<<Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that they areruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why the weekhas 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.We may never know the truth about this, but we may still make our owndeductions. So who knows? The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds of archper year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were believedto be more correct. The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If we divide 365.24 by 52 we get7.02 which may perhaps explain why the week has 7 days. Very friendly,Finn Wandahl Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check it out!

November 1, 2007

Dear Ravindran Nair,

You are right in your understanding of the concept of the 24 Horas and

their relation to the weekdays by counting the 6th planet etc.

Thank you for explaining it.

:-)

Finn

, " A. Ravindran Nair "

<rain13 wrote:

>

> Dear Finn,

>

> Sorry to intrude !!!

>

> The concept as I understand is:

>

> There are 24 horas (hrs) in a day. The horas started from Sun as HE

is the supreme energy giver and creator of universe, so to identify

this day it has been named as Sun's day (Sunday). The 2nd hora on

Sunday is of the 6th planet (i.e., from Sun the 6th planet in the

order is Venus), and the next hora is again the 6th planet from it

i.e., Mercury, the next 6th planet will be Moon etc. In this order

the last 24th hora on Sunday will be of Mercury and the day is deemed

to be completed as the earth completed one 360 deg turn and the

starting point again appeared in front of Sun signifying start of

another day. Automatically the first hora of the next day will be of

the 6th planet from the last hora of Mercury i.e., Moon and it is

Moon's day (Monday). The subsequent order of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday exactly clicks in this format.

>

> In this order on Saturday the last hora will be of Tuesday and

automatically the hora of the 6th planet from it will be of Sun, hence

it is Sun's day (Sunday) and again the next week start from Sunday and

in order to avoid identity duplication, the concept of WEEK came into

existence to differenciate between different repetition days. So is

the concept of Months, Year, yuga etc. So from the 7th day instead of

jumping to the 8th day it repeated from 1 again from Sun and the

subsequent cycle followed.

>

> The names of the days earlier clearly represented the 7 planets

different names in Sanskrit which got evolutionalised to todays modern

names Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday

etc. The names of months Medam, Edavam etc. earlier seems to be a

clear representation of the climatic condition prevailing then

throughout the year.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Regards

>

> Ravi Nair

>

: finn.wandahl: Wed, 31 Oct 2007

20:21:48 +0000 Re: days of the week

>

> Dear Todd Caldecott,>>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the

true origin andreckoning of the days of the week i would still be

interested<<Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that

they areruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why

the weekhas 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.We may never know the

truth about this, but we may still make our owndeductions. So who

knows? The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds

of archper year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were

believedto be more correct. The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If we

divide 365.24 by 52 we get7.02 which may perhaps explain why the week

has 7 days. Very friendly,Finn Wandahl

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November 1, 2007

Please I am sorry to intrude in a matter I know little. I have come across some idea about the days of the week not being in the correct ORDER; as used in present day. The originator of the idea said the correct ORDER OF THE DAYS OF WEEK is: PRESENT DAY SUNDAY = MONDAY( INFLUENCE OF THE MOON) PRESENT DAY MONDAY = WEDNESDAY( MERCURY) PRESENT DAY TUESDAY = FRIDAY ( VENUS ) PRESENT DAY WEDNESDAY = SUNDAY ( SUN ) PRESENT DAY THURSDAY = TUESDAY ( MARS ) PRESENT DAY FRIDAY = THURSDAY (JUPITER ) PRESENT DAY SATURDAY = SATURDAY ( SATURN ) I have been trying to observe this ideas personally to know the truth. I think it better to share this unknown thought. Thanks. I wish you

well. C.A.O. SAWYERR"A. Ravindran Nair" <rain13 wrote: Dear Finn, Sorry to intrude !!! The concept as I understand is: There are 24 horas (hrs) in a day. The horas started from Sun as HE is the supreme energy giver and creator of universe, so to identify this day it has been named as Sun's day (Sunday). The 2nd hora on Sunday is of the 6th planet (i.e., from Sun the 6th planet in the order is Venus), and the next hora is again the

6th planet from it i.e., Mercury, the next 6th planet will be Moon etc. In this order the last 24th hora on Sunday will be of Mercury and the day is deemed to be completed as the earth completed one 360 deg turn and the starting point again appeared in front of Sun signifying start of another day. Automatically the first hora of the next day will be of the 6th planet from the last hora of Mercury i.e., Moon and it is Moon's day (Monday). The subsequent order of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday exactly clicks in this format. In this order on Saturday the last hora will be of Tuesday and automatically the hora of the 6th planet from it will be of Sun, hence it is Sun's day (Sunday) and again the next week start from Sunday and in order to avoid identity duplication, the concept of WEEK came into existence to differenciate between different repetition days. So is the concept of Months, Year, yuga etc. So

from the 7th day instead of jumping to the 8th day it repeated from 1 again from Sun and the subsequent cycle followed. The names of the days earlier clearly represented the 7 planets different names in Sanskrit which got evolutionalised to todays modern names Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday etc. The names of months Medam, Edavam etc. earlier seems to be a clear representation of the climatic condition prevailing then throughout the year. Hope this helps. Regards Ravi Nair From: finn.wandahl (AT) mail (DOT) dkDate: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:21:48 +0000 Re: days of the week Dear Todd

Caldecott,>>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin andreckoning of the days of the week i would still be interested<<Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that they areruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why the weekhas 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.We may never know the truth about this, but we may still make our owndeductions. So who knows? The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds of archper year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were believedto be more correct. The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If we divide 365.24 by 52 we get7.02 which may perhaps explain why the week has 7 days. Very friendly,Finn Wandahl Get news, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Check it out!

November 1, 2007

Dear Todd ji,

==>

> 1. that everyone has reconciled their days of the week to the

> european standard

<==

The european standard came in 15th century AD and the weekdays was

there in india in wide use at least from BC 300 and possibly from

even earlier period. So the statement just generates a smile.

==>

> 2. that the origin for the days of the week is very ancient, and is

tied to some universal, natural cycle

<==

Yes, it is!

==>

> for me, this is more evidence that reality is what you make of it

<==

Firstly know that there are 2 thinking methods - analytical

(scientific) and holistic (integral); the first starts with facts and

the second with concepts. (The following document might give more

clarity about this:

Sreenadh/

Base_of_Astrology.doc). That is why the Ayurveda concepts of Vata,

Pitta and Kapha or the psychological concept of Mind, or the Tantric

concept of Kundalini or Chakras you cannot find by dissecting the

body. It is a fundamental approach difference - the difference in

possible thought methodologies - which you or me cannot resolve.

==>

> if anyone does know the true origin and reckoning

> of the days of the week i would still be interested

<==

I will try to share what I know about the same in my next mail -

but provide me a day or two to prepare a clean and detailed write-up

on the same. When info is shared it should be in a systematic way -

helping even for future reference - i believe.

Love,

Sreenadh

, Todd Caldecott

<todd wrote:

>

> dear sreenadhji,

>

> thanks for the encouragement - i hope to find an answer to this

question

>

> while the 7 day week system seems to have a wide acceptance, it

seems

> unlikely to me that every culture would have these days

synchronized

> exactly

>

> two possibilities exist, neither of which is exclusive:

>

> 1. that everyone has reconciled their days of the week to the

> european standard

> 2. that the origin for the days of the week is very ancient, and

is

> tied to some universal, natural cycle

>

> the first point seems very likely to me, but creates some problems

> with scholarship, esp if we considering what are meant to be the

> exacting and scientific standards of indian astrology; my comment

is

> that despite all attempts to maintain the integrity

of " traditional "

> knowledge, when one looks deeper in any system of belief there is

> often some degree of syncretism, which while being practical

> (afterall, who will get the people behind changing monday to

> thursday, and vice versa), cannot be said to represent authentic

> knowledge

>

> a more recent example of this is the chakra system, which was

> reworked by the theosophists so that each chakra corresponds to a

> particular colour of the rainbow (i.e. red, orange, yellow, green,

> etc), a perspective that isn't found in the " authentic " indian

> literature (for e.g. Shyam Sundar Goswami's text " Layayoga " ), and

has

> spawned an entire generation of new age " light workers " that use

the

> chakras as their main modality, and say they " see " these rainbow

colours

>

> for me, this is more evidence that reality is what you make of it,

a

> thought that in part runs counter to the vedic thinking that there

is

> a " proper " way to do things, and hence the reason why this issue is

up

> for debate (although i do have sympathy with the former school)

>

> if the second point were true, it would lend credence to this idea

of

> a global culture - certainly without imposing any personal

beliefs,

> as an ayurvedic practitioner and also medical herbalist, i see

many

> empirical similarities between indigenous indian (ayurvedic)

> medicine, traditional chinese medicine, western herbal medicine

and

> first nations (american indian), among others - but my thinking

> around this isn't so much related to a system of belief (i.e.

> " vedic " ), but that wherever people follow the natural law

( " dharma " )

> by listening to and living in harmony with their natural

environment,

> you will find congruity and agreement between these systems, even

> though names, herbs, and treatments may be very different

>

> anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin and

reckoning

> of the days of the week i would still be interested

>

> thanks!

>

Caldecott

> todd

> www.toddcaldecott.com

>

> On 29-Oct-07, at 11:03 PM,

> wrote:

> Re: days of the week

>

> Posted by: " Sreenadh " sreesog sreesog

>

> Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:03 pm (PST)

>

> Dear Todd ji,

> ==>

> > it can be established that the notion of a seven day week is

found

> > in ancient indian culture

> <==

> Yes, because there is none else at the receiving end, even if we

> are trying to export it, and ascribe it to other cultures/countries.

> Even " Yajnavalkya Smiriti " (A text of near vedic period) gives the

> names of weekdays in order.

> ==>

> > is monday as per the julian/gregorian calendar in

> > fact the same monday in the hindu calendar?

> <==

> No, because Indian week days starts with Sunrise and ends with

> sunrise; where are julian/gregorian weekdays starts at midnight, i

> believe.

> Note: Don't let the subject go, there is so much to learn and so

> much to share.. Persistence will pay of for sure - especially in

> this group - there are many knowledgeable people around..

> Love,

> Sreenadh

>

November 1, 2007

Dear Finn ji,

Thanks for the very valuable observation you presented -

==>

> Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that they are

> ruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why the

> week has 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.

> We may never know the truth about this, but we may still make our

> own deductions. So who knows?

<==

Yes, it is a major question - and any one who try to solve the

question of week days should address this question as well. Thanks

for the good thoughts shared..

Love,

Sreenadh

, " Finn Wandahl "

<finn.wandahl wrote:

>

> Dear Todd Caldecott,

>

> >>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know the true origin and

> reckoning of the days of the week i would still be interested<<

>

> Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that they are

> ruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why the

week

> has 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.

>

> We may never know the truth about this, but we may still make our

own

> deductions. So who knows?

>

> The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds of

arch

> per year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were

believed

> to be more correct.

>

> The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If we divide 365.24 by 52 we

get

> 7.02 which may perhaps explain why the week has 7 days.

>

> Very friendly,

> Finn Wandahl

>

November 1, 2007

Dear Ravi ji,

Correct and exact! But possibly the description given is not clear

enough for Todd ji to understand since he seems to be totally unaware

of this ancient understanding behind the names given to week days.

Even when I prepare ad present a document that discuss the origin of

weekday names - it would be just an expansion or elaboration of the

concepts presented in your mail - since it is the understanding

shared by crores of people in india.

Thanks for sharing this info, which I request Todd ji to refer and

look into in detail.

Love,

Sreenadh

, " A. Ravindran Nair "

<rain13 wrote:

>

> Dear Finn,

>

> Sorry to intrude !!!

>

> The concept as I understand is:

>

> There are 24 horas (hrs) in a day. The horas started from Sun as

HE is the supreme energy giver and creator of universe, so to

identify this day it has been named as Sun's day (Sunday). The 2nd

hora on Sunday is of the 6th planet (i.e., from Sun the 6th planet in

the order is Venus), and the next hora is again the 6th planet from

it i.e., Mercury, the next 6th planet will be Moon etc. In this

order the last 24th hora on Sunday will be of Mercury and the day is

deemed to be completed as the earth completed one 360 deg turn and

the starting point again appeared in front of Sun signifying start of

another day. Automatically the first hora of the next day will be of

the 6th planet from the last hora of Mercury i.e., Moon and it is

Moon's day (Monday). The subsequent order of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday,Thursday, Friday and Saturday exactly clicks in this format.

>

> In this order on Saturday the last hora will be of Tuesday and

automatically the hora of the 6th planet from it will be of Sun,

hence it is Sun's day (Sunday) and again the next week start from

Sunday and in order to avoid identity duplication, the concept of

WEEK came into existence to differenciate between different

repetition days. So is the concept of Months, Year, yuga etc. So

from the 7th day instead of jumping to the 8th day it repeated from 1

again from Sun and the subsequent cycle followed.

>

> The names of the days earlier clearly represented the 7 planets

different names in Sanskrit which got evolutionalised to todays

modern names Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,

Saturday etc. The names of months Medam, Edavam etc. earlier seems

to be a clear representation of the climatic condition prevailing

then throughout the year.

>

> Hope this helps.

>

> Regards

>

> Ravi Nair

>

: finn.wandahl: Wed, 31 Oct

2007 20:21:48 +0000 Re: days of

the week

>

> Dear Todd Caldecott,>>...anyway, i digress - if anyone does know

the true origin andreckoning of the days of the week i would still be

interested<<Well, we already know that there are 7 weekdays and that

they areruled by the 7 planets. What we still need to find out is why

the weekhas 7 days and not say 5, 6 or 9 days.We may never know the

truth about this, but we may still make our owndeductions. So who

knows? The Equinox/vernal-point moves at a mean rate of 50.25 seconds

of archper year. Earlier other values like 52 seconds per year were

believedto be more correct. The tropical year is of 365.24 days. If

we divide 365.24 by 52 we get7.02 which may perhaps explain why the

week has 7 days. Very friendly,Finn Wandahl

_______________

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>

November 1, 2007

Dear Todd ji,

Here comes some more clarification about the concept described by

Ravi ji. Catch it too! Goal ji thanks for sharing.

Love,

Sreenadh

, Gopal Goel

<gkgoel1937 wrote:

>

> Dear Friends,

> In ancient times the days were fixed after the names of the

seven planets.

> Arrange the planets according to their motion as apparent when

viewed

> from the Earth.

> Slowest Saturn,Jupiter, Mars, Sun , Venus, Mercury and fastest

Moon.

> The day and night is divided in 24 parts, and each part is

called " HORA "

> The name of the day is kept on the basis of the lord of the first

Hora of the day.

> The lord of the Horas according to the order of the planets

mentioned above.

> Let us start from Friday.The first Hora will be of

Venus ,followed by Mercury,NOON,Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, SUN and then

the order of the cycle will go on repeating on perpetual basis.

> In THIS Manner , 24 horas will repeat following this order.The

25th Hora will be

> of Saturn, thus the next day will be called Saturday,

> and so on.

> THIS IS A CLOSE CYCLE , WHICH GO ON REPEATING IN PERPETUAL MANNER.

> Varaha Mihira in Chapter 12 Sloka 31 of 'SURYA SIDDHANT' refers

to this order of planetary arrangement.

> Regards,

>

> " A. Ravindran Nair " <rain13 wrote: