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the given dates. Among the different schools of chronology the following seem to be the principal schools that may have been prevalent in Western India during this period :
(1) The original Sürya Siddhānta, (ii) The first Ārya Siddhānta and (iii) The Brahma Siddhānta. In his Bịhatsamhitā Varāhamihira also deals with the Jovian years and explains how to arrive at the Jovian samvatsara in a Saka year and the commencement of the Samvatsara28
The Saka years in the given dates may have been either expired or current. First we may calculate the position of the Jovian samvatsaras on the given dates No. Given date Given
Samvatsara arrived at Samvat- Original The first The Brah-Br. Sam.
sara Sürya Si. Arya Si. ma Si. rule 1 S.E. 730* Vyaya Sarvajit Sarvajit Sarva jit Sarva
Vai. śu. 15 (20) (21) (21) (21) jit (21) 2 S.E. 730* Sarvajit Sarva- Sarva- Sarva- Sarva
Srā.ba.30 (21) dhārī(22) dhāri(22) dhāri(22) dhārī(22) 3 S.E. 735, Nandana Vijaya Vijaya Vijaya Vijaya
Pau. śu. 7 (26) (27) (27) (27) (27) 4 Ś.E. 793 Nandana Nanda- Nanda- Nanda- Nanda
Paușa (26) na (26) na (26) na (26) na (26) 5 ŚE 836 Yuva Yuva Dhātri Dhātri Yuva
Phā,śu. 7 (9) (9) (10) (10) (9) 6 S.E. 853 Khara Nanda- Nanda- Nanda- NandaJye,su. 10 (25) na (26) na (26) na (26) na (26)
Vijaya Vijaya Vijaya Vijaya (27) (27) (27) (27)
28. Varāhamihira, Brhatsamhita, VIII, 20-22 * The first two dates belong to the Deccan and may be left out
for consideration of the system in Gujarat.
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