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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Art. 54—55. Kshaya samvatsaras 33
Art. 56—57. Variations in expunction of samvatsaras 33
Jyotisha-tattva Rule 33
Art. 58. To find the current samvatsara 34
Art. 59. Rules for the same 34
(a) By the Sûrya Siddhânta 34
(b) By the Ârya Siddhânta 34
(c) By the Sûrya Siddhânta with the bîja 35
(d) Bṛihatsaṁhitâ and Jyotishatattva Rules 35
Art. 60. List of Expunged Samvatsaras by different authorities. Table 36
Art. 61. Earliest use of Jupiter's cycle 30
Art. 62. The southern (luni-solar) sixty-year cycle 36
Art. 63. The twelve-year cycle of Jupiter 37
Two kinds of Do. 37
Art. 64. The Graha-paravṛitti and Oṅko cycles 37
PART II.

The Various Eras.

Art. 65. General remarks 39
Art. 66. Importation of eras into different tracts 39
Art. 67. Examples of Do. 39
Art. 68. Eras differently treated by the same author 39
Art. 69. Only one safe deduction 40
Art. 70. Current and expired years. Explanation 40
Art. 71. Description of the several eras 40
The Kali-Yuga 40
The Saptarshi Kâla Era 41
The Vikrama Era 41
The Christian Era 42
The Śaka Era 42
The Chedi or Kalachuri Era 42
The Gupta Era 43
The Valabhi Era 43
The Bengali San 43
The Vilâyatî Year 43
The Amli Era of Orissa 43
The Fasali Year 44
The Luni-solar Fasali Year 44
The Mahratta Sûr San, or Shahûr San 45
The Harsha Kâla 45
The Mâgi San 45
The Kollam Era, or Era of Paraśurâma 45
The Nevâr Era 45
The Châlukya Era 46
The Siṁha Samvat 46