Book of Indian Eras, with Tables for Calculating Indian Dates c6.63

c6.63

The following table will be of use in showing at a glance the initial year of each century, as well as its Nakshatra or Lunar asterism according to the different reckonings of Vriddha Garga and the Purânas on one hand, and of Varâha and the later astronomers on the other. The numbers placed against the names of the asterisms show the number of each century, while the beginning of the Chakra, or complete cycle of 2,700, is indicated by the No. 1 placed against Aswini. Thus, on the left hand, it will be seen that the cycle of the commonly received account began in the years 6777, 4077, and 1377 B.C., and in 1325 A.D., while those of Varâha Mihira's reckoning began in 3377 and 677 B.C. By the former it will be seen that the Seven Rishis were in Maghâ between 3177 and 3077 B.C., that is in B.C. 3101 at the beginning of the Kâli-Yuga; while by the latter, they are placed in Maghâ just 653 years later, between B.C. 2477 and 2377, that is, in B.C. 2448.