Samvatsaras: The Meaning & Its Importance in Vedic Astrology

The Hindu calendar and general characteristics of people born in particular year

Lord Prajapati or Brahma is known to be the embodiment of Samvatsara that is widely used to explore a different segment of time like day, ritus (seasons), Ayana, and Month masa.

The term “Samvatsara” is a Sanskrit word for ‘year’ in the Vedic literature. It roughly means a period of one full year sidereal when the Sun enters the sign of Aries. Some astrologers define it as the time in which Brihaspati (planet Jupiter) with its average speed crosses the journey of one zodiac sign and moves on to the next. According to this definition, when Jupiter completes the entire circle of traversing all 12 zodiac signs, it comprises 12 Samvatsaras. During the entire journey, Jupiter is either close by or far from planet Earth based on which it creates positive or negative influences for an individual.

The Hindu calendar has a cycle of 60 years long and is named from Prabhava to Kshaya. Every year, the new Hindu year begins at the end of April. Prabhava corresponds to the Christian year 1987 in the current cycle.

These 60 Samvatsaras manifest repeatedly in a 12-year cycle. Shani or Saturn, is the year’s significator, and it requires approximately 30 years to cover the entire twelve signs of the zodiac. The yugas of periods began when Jupiter and Saturn were both at the zero degree of Aries. So, if we take the lowest common multiple of Jupiter’s and Saturn’s motions (approximately 12 and 30 years), we get a count of 60.

As a result, every 60 years, both Jupiter and Saturn reach the 0-degree of Aries, and the interaction between the planets, the angles formed, and the influences that result from the combination have a significant impact on the Samvatsaras and individuals.

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The sixty Samvatsaras (Prabhava to Kshaya) are divided into three groups of 20 Samvatsaras each, with Lord Brahma assigned to the first group of 20 Samvatsaras (Prabhava to Vyaya), Lord Vishnu assigned to the next group of 20 (Sarvajit to Parabhava), and Lord Shiva assigned to the last 20 (Plavanga to Kshaya).

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Samvatsara from 1900 AD to 2020 AD

A chart showing the Hindu years (Samvatsara) from the Christian era 1900 to 2020 is given below:

1900	Sarvari	1960	Sarvari	2020	Sarvari
1901	Plava	1961	Plava	2021	Plava
1902	Subhakritu	1962	Subhakritu	2022	Subhakritu
1903	Sobhakritu	1963	Sobhakritu	2023	Sobhakritu
1904	Krodhi	1964	Krodhi	2024	Krodhi
1905	Viswavasu	1965	Viswavasu	2025	Viswavasu
1906	Parabhava	1966	Parabhava	2026	Parabhava
1907	Plavanga	1967	Plavanga	2027	Plavanga
1908	Keelaka	1968	Keelaka	2028	Keelaka
1909	Soumya	1969	Soumya	2029	Soumya
1910	Sadharana	1970	Sadharana	2030	Sadharana
1911	Virodhikritu	1971	Virodhikritu	2031	Virodhikritu
1912	Paridhavi	1972	Paridhavi	2032	Paridhavi
1913	Pramodisha	1973	Pramodisha	2033	Pramodisha
1914	Ananda	1974	Ananda	2034	Ananda
1915	Rakshasa	1975	Rakshasa	2035	Rakshasa
1916	Nala	1976	Nala	2036	Nala
1917	Pingala	1977	Pingala	2037	Pingala
1918	Kalyukti	1978	Kalyukti	2038	Kalyukti
1919	Saddhartha	1979	Saddhartha	2039	Saddhartha
1920	Roudri	1980	Roudri	2040	Roudri
1921	Durmathi	1981	Durmathi	2041	Durmathi
1922	Dundubhi	1982	Dundubhi	2042	Dundubhi
1923	Rudhirodgari	1983	Rudhirodgari	2043	Rudhirodgari
1924	Rakthkashi	1984	Rakthkashi	2044	Rakthkashi
1925	Krodhana	1985	Krodhana	2045	Krodhana
1926	Kshaya	1986	Kshaya	2046	Kshaya
1927	Prabhava	1987	Prabhava	2047	Prabhava
1928	Vibhava	1988	Vibhava	2048	Vibhava
1929	Sukla	1989	Sukla	2049	Sukla
1930	Pramodhati	1990	Pramodhati	2050	Pramodhati
1931	Prajothpati	1991	Prajothpati	2051	Prajothpati
1932	Angirasa	1992	Angirasa	2052	Angirasa
1933	Srimukha	1993	Srimukha	2053	Srimukha
1934	Bhava	1994	Bhava	2054	Bhava
1935	Yuva	1995	Yuva	2055	Yuva
1936	Dhatu	1996	Dhatu	2056	Dhatu
1937	Eswara	1997	Eswara	2057	Eswara
1938	Bahudanya	1998	Bahudanya	2058	Bahudanya
1939	Pramadi	1999	Pramadi	2059	Pramadi
1940	Vikrama	2000	Vikrama	2060	Vikrama
1941	Vriksha	2001	Vriksha	2061	Vriksha
1942	Chitrabhanu	2002	Chitrabhanu	2062	Chitrabhanu
1943	Swabhanu	2003	Swabhanu	2063	Swabhanu
1944	Tharana	2004	Tharana	2064	Tharana
1945	Parthiva	2005	Parthiva	2065	Parthiva
1946	Vyaya	2006	Vyaya	2066	Vyaya
1947	Sarvajitu	2007	Sarvajitu	2067	Sarvajitu
1948	Sarvadhari	2008	Sarvadhari	2068	Sarvadhari
1949	Virodhi	2009	Virodhi	2069	Virodhi
1950	Vikriti	2010	Vikriti	2070	Vikriti
1951	Khara	2011	Khara	2071	Khara
1952	Nandana	2012	Nandana	2072	Nandana
1953	Vijaya	2013	Vijaya	2073	Vijaya
1954	Jaya	2014	Jaya	2074	Jaya
1955	Manmatha	2015	Manmatha	2075	Manmatha
1956	Durmukhi	2016	Durmukhi	2076	Durmukhi
1957	Hevimbi	2017	Hevimbi	2077	Hevimbi
1958	Vilambi	2018	Vilambi	2078	Vilambi
1959	Vikari	2019	Vikari	2079	Vikari

 

The Samvatsara for this year is known as Subhakritu (also called Subhakrta). Each Samvatsara carries a particular essence that is correlated with its Sanskrit name along with its group ruler. The meaning of this year’s name, “Subhakritu Nama Samvatsara,” is that it will be filled with great deeds and good fortune.

‘Subhakrith’ can also be expressed as ‘Shubha.’ ‘Shubha’ implies auspicious or good, and ‘ Subhakrith ‘ implies performing auspicious or great deeds. A native born during this Samvatsara has religious beliefs and practices religious and pious deeds. Aside from that, they are adept or skilled in their work and profession.

The year 2022-2023 is marked by Subhakrith Nama Samvatsara. It is the 36th year of the 60-year cycle in the Hindu calendar known as Prabhavaadi.

The Subhakrith Nama Samvatsara commemorates the 1,95,58,85,123rd year of creation (Srushyadhi Gatha Saurabdha), the 5123rd year of the Kaliyuga Shatabdha, the 2079th year ofVikram Samvat Abdha, the 1944th year of Shalivahana Shaka Abdha, the 2093-2094 year of Sri Aadi Shankaracharya Abdha, the Th Subharkrith year is the Rakshasa Samvatsar in Vikram Samvat 2079, and corresponds to 1197-1198 Kolla Varsham in Malayalam Calendar, and 1428-1429 in Bengali Calendar.

As per astrology, during the Subhakrith Samvatsara Saturn controls the positions of the King (Raja), Sasyadhipati (Agriculture and crops), Neerasadhipati (Karmic compulsions). Jupiter rules the positions of Mantri (chief minister) and controls all things that matter to life and living in general. Mercury (Budha) is the Senadhipati and influences those in the domains of law and order and defence. Mercury also controls finance, wealth, and public health (Arghadhipati), and also controls the weather (Meghadhipati). Venus (Shukra) controls the crops (Dhanyadhipati) while Chandra (Moon) controls essence, change, sentiment, taste, how the thinking will function, what individuals will find pleasurable, combinations, and so on

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Influence of year of birth

No.	Names of Divisions	Explanation
1	Prabhava	A person born in this year will have a collection of precious things, have good children, and will live long and happy.
2	Vibhava	This person will be born rich and will be a person of artistic talents. They will become learned.
3	Shukla	The person born this year will be very handsome will enjoy good family life and will be of great character.
4	Pramodhati	Those born in this year will be helpful, famous, and well-honored in life.
5	Prajothpati	Those born in this year will be honest, will help society, and will be respected by others.
6	Angirasa	The person born this year will be proud, enjoy good luck, and will have male children.
7	Srimukha	The person of this year will be very intelligent. They will learn many sciences and will be very successful in life.
8	Bhava	People born this year will enjoy a good life, earn fame, and will help others generously.
9	Yuva	The person of this year will have a brilliant countenance and will be successful and enjoy a long life.
10	Dhathu	Those born in this year will be successful in business enterprises, will be proficient in winning over enemies, and will not be spendthrift.
11	Eswara	Those born in this year will be short-tempered, proficient in many vocations, and will have a good personality.
12	Bahudanya	Those born in this year will be successful in military science and will be associated with vehicles.
13	Pramadi	Those born in this year will be successful in business and agriculture.
14	Vikrama	Those born in this year will achieve great success in life and will be courageous.
15	Vriksha	People born in this year will be slow in doing things, maybe lazy and will mostly serve others as servants.
16	Chitrabhanu	People born in this year will have high principles, enjoy great intelligence, and will be learned.
17	Swabhanu	Those born in this year will be liked by those in power and will be powerful, fearless and at times may commit bad deeds.
18	Tharana	Those born in this year will have a fickle mind. Bad deeds done by them may bring a bad name.
19	Parthiva	Those who are born this year will be lucky, will enjoy a good position in life, and will have for company powerful and influential people.
20	Vyaya	Those born in this year will be poor and may migrate from their home country to settle abroad.
21	Sarvajitu	Those born in this year are hard workers with many interests and possible success in sciences.
22	Sarvadhari	Those born in this year will have many servants, lead a life of luxury, and will enjoy life to the full.
23	Virodhi	Those born in this year will travel much and will face great opposition in life.
24	Vikriti	The person born in this year may be lean and dark in complexion with a defective limb and a heartless attitude at times.
25	Khara	The person born in this year will have lung trouble and will be passionate.
26	Nandana	Those born in this year will be happy and content.
27	Vijaya	The person born in this year will be learned and will have a highly logical mind and will be respected by others.
28	Jaya	The person born in this year will enjoy success and will be of great valor.
29	Manmatha	Those born in this year will be rich, enjoy female company, and will acquire precious articles.
30	Durmukhi	Those born in this year will be harmful, will keep company with women in the lower rungs of the society and have vulgar speech.
31	Hevimbi	The person born in this year will be rich, enjoy possessions, lead a comfortable life, and will have good character.
32	Vilambi	Those born in this year may tend to be greedy, lazy, and stingy.
33	Vikari	The person born in this year will be fickle-minded, unwise, suffer from false pride, and may do anything for self-gratification.
34	Sarvari	Those born in this year are passionate, sexually active, and incapable of doing anything on their own.
35	Plava	Those born in this year will be indecisive in their day-to-day life and may keep wandering from place to place.
36	Subhakritu	The person of this year is always a principled one bent on doing good to others. He will also learn many sciences and live long.
37	Sobhakritu	A person of this year will have a good personality, success, and character.
38	Krodhi	A person of this year will always hurry about things and spoil his undertakings. He may also be of loose morals.
39	Viswavasu	Those born in this year will lead a life of luxury, choosing the best things in life. They are even-tempered and of good character.
40	Parabhava	A person of this year will have extra-marital affairs, may lose money and suffer poverty.
41	Plavanga	Those born in this year will be hard-working and helpful to others but may suffer from diseases.
42	Keelaka	Those born in this year will have a little luster to their personality but will talk well and maybe be bad-tempered.
43	Soumya	Those born in this year will be learned, rich, enjoy a good life, and will respect elders and gods.
44	Sadharana	People born in this year will commit bad deeds, may have to migrate, and suffer on account of women.
45	Virodhikritu	The person of this year will be against society, parents and may become an outcast.
46	Paridhavi	The person of this year will become a learned man. He will be of great intelligence and enjoy success in business.
47	Pramodisha	People born in this year will be against their relatives. His house may face disasters and he may be full of ill will.
48	Ananda	The person of this year will have a good family life. His children will be good.
49	Rakshasa	Those who are born this year will be happy but may hurt others.
50	Nala	The person of this year will be a good businessman and will become rich.
51	Pingala	Those who are born this year will suffer from ailments of his head.
52	Kalayukti	The person of this year will be artistically inclined, will be a great friend, earn a good name, enjoy a long life, and may become rich. He is likely to suffer from some diseases.
53	Saddhartha	Those who are born in this year will be great friends, earn a good name, and enjoy long life and riches.
54	Roudri	Those born in this year will have a short life, heavy physique, and may be inclined to do bad deeds. They may become a menace to others.
55	Durmathi	Those born in this year will be selfish, unhelpful, and may harm others.
56	Dundubhi	The person born in this year will be enthusiastic in his day-to-day affairs.
57	Rudhirodgari	The person born in this year will be inclined to do bad deeds, may suffer from one or more diseases, and may be operated upon.
58	Rakthakshi	The person born in this year will be even-tempered, kind, and helpful to others.
59	Krodhana	Those born in this year will tend to cheat others, will be lethargic and harmful to others.
60	Kshaya	Those who are born this year will lose their ancestral property and may do anything to gratify their needs.

 

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