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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[APRIL, 1893.
Sambata göraha sai ikatisú
Karaun katha Hari-pada dhari sísd 11 Naumi Bhauma-bára Madhn-núsá
Awadha-puria yaha charita prakásáll Jehi dina Ráma-janna öruti gdwahin
Tiratha sakala tahan chali awahin 11 "Laying my head at Hari's feet, I. tell my tale in Sambat 1631. On the ninth tithi, Tuesday, in the month of Chaitra, was this history made manifest in the city of Ayodhra. On the day which the scriptures sing of as that of Rama's birth, when the spirits of) all holy places there assemble."
Note. -Rama's birthday is on the 9th of the bright half of Chaitra.
2. The date in the poem is borne out by a passage in the Rám Rasikávali of Raghu Raj Singh (B. 1824).
Kachhu dina kuri Kásí mahan buisú
Gaye Awadha-pura Tulasi Dású il Tahan anéka kínhau sata-sangá
Nisi dina range Rama-rati-ranga !! Sukhada Ráma-naumi jaba dil
Chaita-mása ati ananda pái 11 Sambata sôraha sai eka-tisé
Súlara sumari Bhánu-kula-isá 11 Básara Bhauma suchita chita-chayana 1
Kiya arambha Tulasí-Rá máyana 11 “After dwelling for a space in Banaras, Tulsi DAs went to Ayodhya. There he associated with many holy men, and joying in the (pare) raptores of Rama pashed his nights and days in bliss. When the happy Rámu-navami came, and when he experienced the delights of the month of Chaitra, in Sambat 1631, reverently did he call to mind the Lord of the Solar Race, and, with caro, on Tuesday, he commenced the soul-fulfilling Tulasi-Ramayana."
The problem, therefore, is to test the date Sambat 1681, Chaitra sudi, e, Tuesday.
Prof. Jacobi's calculations give the following results :A.-Samhat 1631, expired.
(1) Chaitrili year. The date is equivalent to Wednesday, 31st March 1574 A. D.
(6) Kárttikadi year. The date is equivalent to Sunday, 20th March 1575 A. D. B.-Sambat 1631, current.
(a) Chaitrádi year.-The date is equivalent to Thursday, 26th March 1573 A. D.
(6) Kúritikáli year.-The date is equivalent to Wednesday, 31st March 1574 A. D.,the same as A (a).
It will be seen that none of these possible dates give the day of the week as Tuesday. Prof. H. Jacobi, therefore, calculated the date according to various Siddhantas. With his permission, I here give his calculations in full, in order to place the matter beyond doubt. Sam. 1631 expired = K.Y. 4675. (Special Tables I. note). KY. 4600 (0) 17. 60 15 [12] Ind. = 22.95 75 years (3) 19.45 173 [1] Ind. sudi 9 = 1.95 Ind. badi 9 = 16-95.
(3) 7.05 188 [13]
* The calculations given here, and also those subsequently given by me, are based on the tables in the Epigraphra Indica.
