________________ 294 THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY. (NOVEMBER, 1896. No. 184 of the chronological list) on the given weekday, on which the tithi commenced; and twice (in the dates No. 101,66 Vol. XXIII. p. 130, and No. 143,67 Vol. XXIV. p. 5) from A to 6 hoars before sanrise of the given weekday, on which the tithi ended. Differently from what is the case in the preceding dates, the samkranti took place before the commencement of the tithi, and on the day preceding the given weekday on which the tithi ended, in the date No. 15, Vol. XXIII. p. 115; and the case may be said to be similar in the date No. 142, Vol. XXIV. p. 5, although no tithi is actually quoted in that date. As shewn by these dates, the rule for the Uttarayana-sankranti no doubt was, to quote that tithi during which the samkranti actually took place.68 The Dakshinayana-sankranti. - Of the five dates which mention the Dakshinayana- or Karkata-samkranti, not always in these terms, 69 only one, No. 16 of S. 999 expired (Vol. XXIII. p. 116), is regular;70 and in this case the samkranti took place 15 h. 2 m. after mean sunrise of the weekday of the date, after the given tithi which ended 3 h. 37 m. after sunrise of the same day. In the date No. 160 of S. 614 expired (Vol. XXIV. p. 9), which gives no tithi, the samkranti took place on the weekday of the date, but the nakshatra which is quoted by the date is apparently incorrect.71 In the date No. 175 of S. 919 expired (ibid. p. 12), which quotes no weekday, the given tithi is wrong. In the date No. 154 of S. 1080 expired (ibid. p. 8) where the sam kranti took place before the commencement of the given tithi, the given weekday is incorrect.72 And the date No. 174 of S. 896 (ibid. p. 12), which gives no tithi, is suspicious, both because the year of the date apparently is quoted as a corrent year and because the samkranti did not take place on the given weekday.73 Vishuva-samkrantis. - Vishuva-sankrantis are mentioned only in the two dates No. 2 of S. 679 expired (Vol. XXIII. p. 113), and No. 184 of S. 105674 (Vol. XXIV. p. 14). The samkranti of the first date, which gives no weekday, is the Tula-samkranti (or autumnal equinox), which took place 18 h. 53 m. after mean sunrise, before the commencement of the tithi of the date which ended on the following day. The samkranti of the second date, which gives neither a tithi nor & weekday, but only a nakshatra, may be the Mesha-samkranti (or vernal equinox), but the year of the date is wrong. Unspecified sankrantis. -- Samkrantis are also mentioned, apparently wrongly, in the date No. 187 of S. 1084 (for 1085, Vol. XXIV. p. 15) and in the date No. 198 of S. 1106 of the chronological list, both times together with eclipses. These dates contain the term vyatipata, and have been mentioned before. A sakramana in the bright balf of Magba is quoted in the date No. 162 of the chronological list which does not admit of verification. In concluding these remarks on sankrantis, I may state that, so far as I am aware, the dates collected furnish no instance of a tropical sankranti. (To be continued.) 66 This is the only correct date with the term vyattpata, 67 The original text of this date shows that the tithi of the date is the 11th, not the 12th 68 The same rule is furnished by the dates of the Vikrama era ; see ante, Vol. XX. p. 413, 69 The date No. 16 of $. 999 has sankranti-pavitrarohanad-ardu, but the sankranti must be the DakshiniyanaBarnkranti, because it fell in the bright half of AshAdha. So far as I can make out, the pavitrarohana (or investiture of the image of some god with the sacred thread) must take place on certain days of the months Asbadha or Bravan, but I am not aware that it is specially connected with the Dakshinyana sankranti, - The date No. 160 of 8.614 has dakshindyan-abhimukha bhagavati bhaskare. 70 The S&tara plates of the Bil Ahara Bhoja II. of 8. 1113 expired (Transactions, Lit. Soc. of Bombay, Vol. III. P. 393) quote & Dakshinayana-rankranti whieh took place on Thursday, the 27th June A.D. 1191, 1 h. 10 m. after mean junrise, during the tithi of the date, which ended 14 h. 24 m, after mean sunrise of the same day. 11 See above, note 45. 79 The given weekday, here again, is Monday; and this date also contains the term vyatipata." 11 Here the given weekday is Sunday. 14 The date has vishuvati sutitha(tau). - A Vishuva-sakr&nti may possibly be quoted in the date No. 209 of the. chronological list of which I do not possess the original text.
