वर्तमान कलियुग का आरंभ

वर्तमान कलियुग का आरंभ भारतीय गणना से ईसा से 3102 वर्ष पूर्व 20 फरवरी को 2 बजकर 27 मिनट तथा 30 सेकेंड पर हुआ था। उस समय सभी ग्रह एक ही राशि में थे.

AIHOLE INSCRIPTION:-

All the scholars have relied on this inscription found in the Jain Temple at Aihole prepared by one Chalukya King Pulakeshi. It says, according to scholars, that the temple was constructed in 30 + 3000 + 700 + 5 = 3735 years, after the Bharat War and 50 + 6 + 500 = 556 years of Shaka era in Kali era. Today Shaka era is 1910. Hence 1910 – 556 = 1354 years ago the temple was constructed.Thus the year of inscribing this note is 634 AD. At this time 3735 years had passed from the Bharat War. So the date of the War comes to 3101 BC. This is also the date of Kali Yuga Commencement. Naturally, it is evident that relying on the beginning of Kaliyuga Era and holding that the War took place just before the commencement of Kaliyuga, this inscription is prepared.

 The verse inscribed is:
Trinshatsu Trisahasreshu Bhaaratdahavaditaha || Saptabda Shatayukteshu Gateshwabdeshu ||
Panchasu Panchashatasu Kalaukale Shatasu Panchashatsu cha || Samatsu Samatitasu Shakaanamapi Bhoobhujaam ||

Let us interpret the verse considering the clauses of the verse… It says;”3030 years from the Bharat War” in the first line, ( Trinshatsu Trisahasreshu Bhaaratdahavaaditaha).
In the second line, the second clause starts and runs up to the middle of the third line i.e. (Saptabda….. Kalaukale) means 700 + 5 + 50 = 755 years passed in the Kali Era.

The remaining third clause;
Here the verse does not specifically say the Shalivahan Shaka but Scholars have taken granted that it is Shalivahan Shaka without any base or reasoning. The verse may have mentioned some other Shaka kings from ancient era. So we neglect the doubtful part of the Shaka counting which is useless and adhere to the Kali era expressly mentioned.It is clear from the former portion of the verse that 3030 years passed from the Bharat War and755 years passed from Kali Era. Kali Era started from 3101 BC

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