Indian Epigraphy c15.t16.2

c15.t16.2

The reckoning is associated with Jupiter's movement. This planet sets when the sun comes near it and reappears between 25 and 31 days later. The year is named after the nakṣatra in which Jupiter reappears, the names being those of the lunar months such as Caitra, etc. Sometimes the word mahā is prefixed to the names of the month to indicate the years of the cycle, e.g., Mahā-Caitra, etc.