Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c6.18

c6.18

By a similar process for Aryabhata, we get 662.4 years of Kâli-Yuga expired as the date of Yudhishthira; and by repeating the process for Varâha Mihira, we get 653 Kâli-Yuga as his date of the Mahâbhârata. The last is the date adopted by Kalhana Pandit, who says:† "When 653 years of the Kâli-Yuga had expired, the Kurus and Pândavas flourished."