![]() That he has a disc like the sun and moon and as that disc is black it is invisible when in the sky except on the occasion of eclipses in virtue of a boon from Brahmā. Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihiraġ) Vara (वर) refers to a “boon”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 5), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).-Accordingly, “Some say that Rāhu, the asura, though his head was cut, dies not but lives in the shape of a planet having tasted of ambrosia. śanivāra (saturday, corresponds with saturn).śukravāra (friday, corresponds with venus),.guruvāra (thursday, corresponds with jupiter),.budhavāra (wednesday, corresponds with mercury),.maṅgalavāra (tuesday, corresponds with mars),.somavāra (monday, corresponds with the moon),. ![]() bhānuvāra (sunday, corresponds with the sun),.There are seven days corresponding with the seven planets: The term is used throughout Jyotiṣa literature. Vāra (वार) refers to the “day of the week”. ![]() Vara in Jyotisha glossary Source: Wisdom Library: Jyotiṣa
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