Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## Time-Decision
157
The statement that Vikram Raja was born 157 years after the *Veer Nirvan* is not accurate, or it must be said that the 135-year difference between the two eras is not correct. In this situation, if we consider the Vikram Samvat not as the death anniversary of Vikram but as the year of his coronation when he was 18 or 20 years old, then, subtracting Vikram's reign (66-62 years) from 470, we have to say that it started approximately 408 years after the *Veer Nirvan*, or according to Jarl Chattier, 410 years after. Simultaneously, we have to say that at this time, the *Veer Nirvan* Samvat was 2389 or 2391; and therefore, based on the aforementioned verse, the time of Umaswati should be Vikram Samvat 360 or 362, or one of these Samvats should be considered the final limit of their time, and accordingly, the time of Samantabhadra should also be indicated as close to Vikram Samvat 400 or 400.
From all this, the reader can understand for themselves how much confusion and uncertainty exists regarding the *Veer Nirvan* Samvat and its relationship with the Vikram and Saka Samvats, and therefore, based on it - without solving its mystery by taking one of its aspects - how reasonable and safe it can be to decide someone's time. There is no doubt that the uncertainty surrounding the *Veer Nirvan* era is a great shame and disgrace for the Jains, and therefore, scholars should resolve it completely as soon as possible. However, all this work, along with requiring more effort and time,