Tulsi Prajna 1993 02

SR No.: 524574
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 166
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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Mahāvīra Era.
Buddha) in particular:
(i) The traditional Indian chronology shows that the date of Mahabharata War is 3043 years before the advent of the Krit Vikrama Era (58 B.C.) and 3179 years before the advent of the Shālivāhan Shaka Era (78 A.D.) equivalent to 3101 B.C.
The astrologers25 have given this date in their ancient works.
(ii) The "astrological calculations" pertaining to the beginning of "Vasanta" (spring)26 in the time of Mahābhārata was done in Rohini Naksatra (the fourth lunar mansion). After that, the beginning of Vasanta (spring) took place respectively in Kritt kā (the 3rd lunar mansion), Bharani (the 2nd lunar mansion), Ashvini (the 1st lunar mansion) and Revati (the 27th or the last lunar mansion). Now, at present, the spring beginning is in Uttara Bhadrapada, the 26th lunar mansion. For every lunar mansion or constellation, it takes 1000 years to complete the spring-beginning. For 5 lunar mansions, the period comes out to be 5000 years.
(iii) The Usra Major (i.e. Seven star group-Saptarshi Mandal27 changes a constellation after every 100 years. The total no. of constillation is 27. At the time of Mahabharata, the Usra Major was in Magha Naksatra (10th lunar mansion). It means that the group has changed remaining 18 lunar mansions and a full cycle of 27 lunar mansions, and in the third round has changed 5 lunar mansions and entered in the second half of the 6th lunar mansion (viz. Ardrä). Thus 5050 years have elapsed since Mahabharata.
(iv) Hariswami (V.E. 696) says that he finished his Commentary on Satpatha 3740 years after the Mahābhārata or beginning of Kali age.28a Thus 3740-697-3043 years before Krit. vik, Era.
(v) Ravikīrti (v.e. 691), the poet and writer of the eulogy (prashasti) in the Jain Temple at Aihole at the time of king Pulakeshin II of Chaulukya Dynasty, says "when 556 years of the Shaka Era passed, 3735 years elapsed from Mahabharata.280
(vi) A copper plate (Tamrapatra) of V.E. 647 of king Bhaskarvarma of Pragjyotishapura who was in the 12th generation of Punyavarmā, refers to a period of 3000 years29 from king Bhagadatta (who fought in the Mahabharat war) upto king Devabhūpa or Punyavarmă. Thus it substantiates the date of Mahābhārata in 3043 B.V.E.
(vii) The calculation of 3043 years30 from Mahābhārata upto the beginning of the Krit Vikrama Samvatsara is given in Vayu Purāṇa, Matsya Purāṇa, Vishnu Purāṇa etc. which undoubtedly makes clear the whole chronology. According to this,