Indian Epigraphy c15.t8.5

c15.t8.5

Varāhamihira applies the name Vijaya (No. 27) to the first year of the Kaliyuga era while later writers like the author of the Jyotiṣatattva gives it as Prabhava (No. 1). In North India, Jupiter’s year theoretically begins from the planet’s entry into a particular zodiacal sign, though in actual practice Caitra-sudi 1 is regarded as its first day.