Fwd: Matsya purana on Saka era

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hinducivilization , " kishore patnaik "

<kishorepatnaik09 wrote:

 

Dear all,

 

i have notified you earlier that my research reveals that the Eras such as

Samvata era and Saka era are repetitive. matsya purana suggests the same

 

A. 1st Saka era :

 

Puranas state that it is 1500 years between King Pariskit and the start of

rule of nandas, We know that pariskit started his rule in 3102 bce and

hence, the rule of Nandas is dated to 1602 bce. Nandas have ruled for 100

years i.e. till 1502 bce. After this, Nandas have ruled for 137 years, with

Brhdratha, the last king ruling for 7 years. ie till 1365 bce.Till here,

most of the Puranas agree. It is here that Matsya purana gives us extra

information.

 

While Brhdratha was killed by his Sunga commander, his descandents have

ruled for 63 years more (since the purana states that it is 70 years

inclusive of brhdratha, we have taken 63 years, after deducating 7 years of

his rule) this will land us in 1302 bce.

 

matsya purana declares that " after this, there is a king Saka who came by

and ruled for 26 years " Thus, we can take 1302 bce to be the first saka era.

 

 

B. 2nd Saka era:

 

it is stated by Varaha mihira , a famous astronomer, that Yudhistara

started ruling as king 2526 years before start of Saka . Varaha mihira was

quoting from Garga Samhita produced sometime in 2nd bce and hence, this

could not be the 78 CE saka era we know of.

 

The encyclopaedia of Jainism states that the saka era started sometime

towards the end of 7th C. (602 bce or so) during the reign of Vinayamitra

Dewal, king of Khotan, Central Asia.

 

Since Mbh war took place in 3138 bce and Yudhistir became king in the same

year, Saka era of 7th C can be accurately placed at 612 bce (3138 -2526 =

612 bce)

 

Now that we have calculated the two Saka eras, it may be note worthy to see

that they are set apart by exactly 690 years from one another

 

1302 bce+ 690 = - 1302 + 690= 612 bce + 690 =-612+690= 78 Ce

 

This is a new discovery in the Traditional chronology.

 

best regards,

 

Kishore patnaik

 

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Dear Sreenadhji,Thank you for forwarding the mail of Kishoreji. Unfortunately his history forum is dormant and I am out of the Hinducivilization group.By Saka king the Purana is referring to Kaniska and none else. Kaniska came 500 years after the demise of Lord Buddha, who passed away in 1807 BCE. The Saka era referred to by Varahamihira started 2526 years from the time of the departure of Yudhisthira and not from the time of the Mahabharata war. Varahamihira made that very clear. Hence the year 602 BCE cannot be correct. Regards,Sunil K. Bhattacharjya--- On Tue, 11/17/09, sreesog <sreesog wrote:sreesog <sreesog Fwd: Matsya

purana on Saka era Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 12:12 AM

 

 

hinducivilization, "kishore patnaik" <kishorepatnaik09@ ...> wrote:

 

Dear all,

 

i have notified you earlier that my research reveals that the Eras such as

Samvata era and Saka era are repetitive. matsya purana suggests the same

 

A. 1st Saka era :

 

Puranas state that it is 1500 years between King Pariskit and the start of

rule of nandas, We know that pariskit started his rule in 3102 bce and

hence, the rule of Nandas is dated to 1602 bce. Nandas have ruled for 100

years i.e. till 1502 bce. After this, Nandas have ruled for 137 years, with

Brhdratha, the last king ruling for 7 years. ie till 1365 bce.Till here,

most of the Puranas agree. It is here that Matsya purana gives us extra

information.

 

While Brhdratha was killed by his Sunga commander, his descandents have

ruled for 63 years more (since the purana states that it is 70 years

inclusive of brhdratha, we have taken 63 years, after deducating 7 years of

his rule) this will land us in 1302 bce.

 

matsya purana declares that " after this, there is a king Saka who came by

and ruled for 26 years" Thus, we can take 1302 bce to be the first saka era.

 

B. 2nd Saka era:

 

it is stated by Varaha mihira , a famous astronomer, that Yudhistara

started ruling as king 2526 years before start of Saka . Varaha mihira was

quoting from Garga Samhita produced sometime in 2nd bce and hence, this

could not be the 78 CE saka era we know of.

 

The encyclopaedia of Jainism states that the saka era started sometime

towards the end of 7th C. (602 bce or so) during the reign of Vinayamitra

Dewal, king of Khotan, Central Asia.

 

Since Mbh war took place in 3138 bce and Yudhistir became king in the same

year, Saka era of 7th C can be accurately placed at 612 bce (3138 -2526 =

612 bce)

 

Now that we have calculated the two Saka eras, it may be note worthy to see

that they are set apart by exactly 690 years from one another

 

1302 bce+ 690 = - 1302 + 690= 612 bce + 690 =-612+690= 78 Ce

 

This is a new discovery in the Traditional chronology.

 

best regards,

 

Kishore patnaik

 

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