Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c6.47

c6.47

So universal is the belief that the date of the Kâli-Yuga is the same as that of the Mahâbhârata, that the native almanacs state it as a positive fact. Thus Professor Bhândârkar quotes the following from an ordinary Hindu Panchânga of Bombay: “In the Kâli-age there are six founders of eras. First, there was Yudhishthira in Indraprastha, whose era lasted for 3044 years. The second was Vikrama at Ujayani, whose era had a run of 135 years. The third was Salivâhana at Pratisthâna.” Here the era of Yudhishthira is made the same as that of the Kâli-Yuga, which also dates from 3044 years before the era of Vikrama.