The posture
ปางนาคปรก · the Buddha sheltered by the naga
Seated in meditation on the coils of a seven-headed naga, whose hood spreads above him.
Born on Saturday: Buddha of the day, color and chant
In Thai tradition, people born on Saturday are placed under Phra Sao, Saturn, and their Buddha image is the Buddha sheltered by the naga. Here is what tradition links to this day, and the chant to recite.
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ปางนาคปรก · Sheltered by the naga
- Color of the day
- purple or black
- Color to avoid
- green
- The color of Wednesday (day), kalakini for you
- Day number
- 7
- Day strength
- 10
- How many times to recite the chant
- Deity of the day
- Phra Sao (พระเสาร์), Saturn
- Mount: a tiger (เสือ)
- Direction
- southwest
- Your planet's place on the wheel
The story
During a week of meditation after his awakening, a seven-day storm broke out. The naga king Mucalinda coiled beneath the Buddha and spread his heads above him to shield him from the rain and wind.
The chant of your day's Buddha
A traditional Pali text, recited 10 times, the number of the day's strength. It is given as chanted in Thailand, in Thai script, with a transcription in romanized Pali.
Thai script
ยะโตหัง ภะคินิ อะริยายะ ชาติยา ชาโต นาภิชานามิ สัญจิจจะ ปาณัง ชีวิตา โวโรเปตา เตนะ สัจเจนะ โสตถิ เต โหตุ โสตถิ คัพภัสสะ
Romanized Pali
Yatohaṃ bhagini ariyāya jātiyā jāto, nābhijānāmi sañcicca pāṇaṃ jīvitā voropetā, tena saccena sotthi te hotu, sotthi gabbhassa.
Origin: the Aṅgulimāla paritta (อังคุลิมาลปริตร), from the Majjhima Nikāya, traditionally recited for expectant mothers
Recitation counter
Customarily, you recite it sitting calmly, in front of your day's Buddha image or picturing it, after paying respect to the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha.
Your ทักษา wheel
Starting from your planet, the wheel gives the eight celestial bodies eight roles. By tradition, it is used to choose a name, a color or a direction.
Circleบริวาร
พระเสาร์ · 7 · You
family, children, close ones
Letters: ด ต ถ ท ธ น
Lifeอายุ
พระพฤหัสบดี · 5
health, longevity, steadiness
Letters: บ ป ผ ฝ พ ฟ ภ ม
Powerเดช
พระราหู · 8
authority, influence
Letters: ย ร ล ว
Prosperityศรี
พระศุกร์ · 6
charm, luck, possessions
Letters: ศ ษ ส ห ฬ ฮ
Rootsมูละ
พระอาทิตย์ · 1
home, inheritance, land
Letters: all vowels
Effortอุตสาหะ
พระจันทร์ · 2
work, effort
Letters: ก ข ค ฆ ง
Supportersมนตรี
พระอังคาร · 3
patrons, allies
Letters: จ ฉ ช ซ ฌ ญ
Obstacleกาลกิณี
พระพุธ · 4
what tradition advises avoiding
Letters: ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ
Your kalakini letters
In Thai naming tradition, the letters of พระพุธ are kalakini (กาลกิณี) for you: people avoid putting them in a first name, nickname or business name.
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The Buddha of Saturday
Seated in meditation on the coils of a seven-headed naga, whose hood spreads above him.
During a week of meditation after his awakening, a seven-day storm broke out. The naga king Mucalinda coiled beneath the Buddha and spread his heads above him to shield him from the rain and wind.
Deity and planet
The ruling body of Saturday is Phra Sao (พระเสาร์), Saturn, shown riding a tiger (เสือ). On the ทักษา wheel it sits in the southwest, with the number 7.
Lucky and unlucky colors
The color of Saturday is purple or black. The color tradition advises avoiding is green: it belongs to Wednesday (day), which holds the obstacle (kalakini) position on your ทักษา wheel. Many Thais only avoid it for important occasions.
Day number and strength
The number of Saturday is 7, its planet's rank in the ทักษา. Its strength (กำลังวัน) is 10: the number of times the chant of the day's Buddha is recited.
Kalakini letters
The kalakini letters for people born on Saturday are ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ. Thai naming tradition advises against using them in a first name, nickname or business name.
The chant to recite
ยะโตหัง ภะคินิ อะริยายะ ชาติยา ชาโต นาภิชานามิ สัญจิจจะ ปาณัง ชีวิตา โวโรเปตา เตนะ สัจเจนะ โสตถิ เต โหตุ โสตถิ คัพภัสสะ
Yatohaṃ bhagini ariyāya jātiyā jāto, nābhijānāmi sañcicca pāṇaṃ jīvitā voropetā, tena saccena sotthi te hotu, sotthi gabbhassa.
The chant for Saturday is the Aṅgulimāla paritta (อังคุลิมาลปริตร), from the Majjhima Nikāya, traditionally recited for expectant mothers. It is recited 10 times. Text in Thai script:
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Frequently asked questions
- Which Buddha image is for people born on Saturday?
- It is the Buddha sheltered by the naga (ปางนาคปรก). Seated in meditation on the coils of a seven-headed naga, whose hood spreads above him.
- What is the lucky color for Saturday?
- Purple or black. The color to avoid, according to the ทักษา wheel, is green.
- How many times should the Saturday chant be recited?
- 10 times, the number of the day's strength. The chant is the Aṅgulimāla paritta (อังคุลิมาลปริตร), from the Majjhima Nikāya, traditionally recited for expectant mothers.
- Which letters should people born on Saturday avoid in a name?
- The kalakini letters for Saturday are ฎ ฏ ฐ ฑ ฒ ณ.
- What is the number of Saturday?
- 7, the rank of Phra Sao, Saturn in the ทักษา.