Indian Antiquary Vol 19

Author(s): John Faithfull Fleet, Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 9

JANUARY, 1890.)
THE EPOCH OF THE LAKSHMANASENA ERA.
(c) for 74 + 1028=Saka 1102 expired, -
pûrņimânta : Monday, 24 March, A.D. 1180. amanta : Wednesday, 23 April, A.D. 1180; the 12th tithi of the dark half ended 9 h. 30 m.
after mean sunrise. (d) for 74 + 1029 = Saka 1103 expired, -
pûrņimânta : Sunday, 12 April, A.D. 1181.
amânta : Tuesday, 12 May, A.D. 1181. (e) for 74 + 1030 = Saka 1104 expired, -
půrnimânta : Friday, 2 April, A.D. 1182; the 12th tithi of the dark half ended 1 h. 59 m.
after mean sunrise. amânta: Saturday, 1 May, A.D. 1182.
2. According to Mr. Bendall in Jour. Roy. As. Soc., N.S., Vol. XX. p. 552, a British Museum MS. of 'Sridhara's Commentary on Bk. X. of the Bhagavata-Purána is dated -
“in the 317th year of Lakshmana era, Chaitra-sudi pratipad Gurau dine," i.e. on the first day of the bright half of Chaitra of the Lakshmanasena year 317, on a Thursday.'
The corresponding European dates would be: - (a) for 317 + 1026 = Saka 1343 expired, -
Tuesday, 4 March, A.D. 1421. (6) for 317 + 1027 = Saka 1344 expired, -
Monday, 23 March, A.D. 1422. © for 317 + 1028 = Saka 1345 expired, -
Saturday, 13 March, A.D. 1423. (d) for 317 + 1029 = Saka 1346 expired,
Thursday, 2 March, A.D. 1424; the first tithi of the bright half ended 4 b. 2 m. after
mean sunrise. (e) for 317 + 1030 = Saka 1347 expired, -
Wednesday, 21 March, A.D. 1425; the first tithi of the bright half ended 3 h. 37 m. after
mean sanrise.
3.- According to Mr. Bendall, ib. p. 554, a British Museum MS. of the Ganga-krityaviveka is dated -
La-sam 376 Pausha-badi 13 Budhe, i.e. 'on the 13th of the dark half of Pausha of the Lakshmaņasona year 376, on a Wednesday.'
The corresponding European dates would be: - (a) for 376 + 1026 = 'Saka 1402 expired, -
purnimanta: the 13th tithi of the dark half commenced 1 h. 38 m. and ended 23 h. 9 m.
after mean sunrise of Wednesday, 29 November, A.D. 1480. amânta: Friday, 29 December, A.D. 1480. (b) for 376 + 1027 = Saka 1408 expired, -
parņimanta : Wednesday, 19 December, A.D. 1481 ; the 13th tithi of the dark half
ended 1 h. 55 m, after mean sunrise. amânta: Tharsday, 17 January, A.D. 1482; the 13th tiths of the dark half ended 13 h.
23 m. after mean sunrise. c) for 376 + 1628 = Saka 1404 expired,
pârşimânta : Sanday, 8 December, A.D. 1482. amanta : Tuesday, 7 January, A.D. 1483; the 13th tithi of the dark half ended 4 h. 41 m.
after mean sunrise.
4. The initial day for the luni-solar year, given in the Book of Indian Eras, is wrong.