Ayurveda : The Days of the Week
As in Western traditional culture, which is based in astrology, each day (and even each hour) has a planetary ruler by which some activities are favoured and some are not. Read on now to gain a new perspective on the days of the week...
Since our childhood, most of us are perpetually being warned by our elders, especially our mothers and grandmothers, against undertaking any journey on a Thursday. Travelling on Thursdays, they say, will never yield the desired result for which the journey is undertaken. Similarly, many other human activities are also advised against on certain days of the week. Many amongst us often rubbish the traditional advice of our mothers and grandmothers as superstitions. This refusal to heed traditional advice often leads to great peril, failure and frustration.
Indians, since time immemorial, have for generations believed that each day of a week is ruled, controlled and governed by a particular planet or deity. The controlling deity or planet of that particular day lends a natural support or benevolent influence for activities of a particular nature. All activities of a relevant nature undertaken on the day on which the ruling deity or planet lends its natural support are likely to be successful. But activities for which the ruling deity or the planet of the day does not lend its support run a high risk of ending in fiasco.
Sunday
For example,
Sunday is the day of the Sun and is ruled by Surya the Sun God. The influence of the Sun on Sunday is naturally very high; the ruling star of the day, therefore, lends its benevolent support for all activities related to celebrations and community efforts. It is the day to offer prayers of gratitude to Mother Earth and a day for women to celebrate their womanhood. Indians have traditionally undertaken activities such as grinding grains and seeds on Sundays.
An excellent day to undertake journeys, Sunday is also an extremely conducive day on which to resolve old disputes. Sunday, being a day for celebration, is the most suitable day to feed and entertain friends and family.
Pink and maroon colours are best suited for this day. Keeping maroon and pink flowers at home on Sundays will yield good results. If one wears pink or maroon clothes on Sundays one can make friends easily and will enhance one's personality. It is the day which is most suitable to initiate discussions and negotiations about new projects with government officials. Consumption of mungdal and bel fruit on Sunday is strongly recommended.
Commercial activities, such as selling products, however, are strongly advised against on Sundays.
Sunday is also not considered a favourable day for entering a new house, undertaking any kind of heavy activities, or for quarrelling. All earning-related activities too should be eschewed on Sundays.
Monday
Lord Shiva rules on Mondays. The cosmic teacher of wisdom and destroyer of all evils in the universe showers his benign blessings on activities undertaken on Monday the day on which his influence is at its peak.
The day is favourable for beginning a new career, agricultural planting, gardening and for initiating any kind of finance-related activities.
Considered as the most invigorating of all the days in the week, negative possibilities and influences are easily thwarted.
Monday, therefore, is an ideal day to enter new houses, make marital arrangements, and for betting and sport-related activities. Monday is also a suitable day for seeking medical help and suggestions. In fact, there are barely any activities which are disallowed on Mondays.
White is the colour for Mondays and therefore wearing white dresses and keeping white flowers at home are recommended on Mondays. It is a good day for men seeking favours from women and for making new friends. Taking honey and cucumber on Mondays is likely to yield good results.
Tuesday
The planet Mars and Kartikeya, the warrior son of Goddess Durga, rule supreme on Tuesdays, showering Mangala, the universal divine blessing for success in any domain of human activity. Armed with divine blessings for success, human beings may fearlessly take steps to defeat enemies on Tuesdays.
Tuesday is an auspicious day to undertake animal husbandry related activities, especially cows and bulls, and to wage a crusade against evil. Activities involving the use of weapons and fire are, however, prohibited on Tuesdays.
Red being the most suitable colour for Tuesdays, wearing red clothes and keeping red flowers at home on the day may prove to be good. Men shall be courageous on the day and Tuesdays are the most
suitable days to settle long-standing issues with the police and army. Direct discussions and meetings with police and army personnel on Tuesdays can be fruitful. Administrative and hard laborious work should be undertaken on Tuesdays. All impediments will melt if grilled black bringals and potatoes are eaten on Tuesdays.
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