Story of Vikram Samvat: The month of Chaitra is going on. Hindu New Year begins in this month. According to Hindi calendar, it is currently 2082. In this month, the Hindu New Year will begin on Thursday, March 19, from the Pratipada date of Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month. This will be Vikram Samvat 2083. This will be Rudra Savantsar. The king of this Hindu New Year will be Jupiter, the guru of the gods and Mars, the commander of the ministerial planets.
Samvatsar means ‘whole year’ which is considered to be a special period of Dwadash Masaah Vastarah i.e. 12 months. It is a mythological belief that Lord Brahma started the creation of this universe on the day of Chaitra Shukla Pratipada. Before Vikram Samvat, Yudhishthir Samvat, Kaliyug Samvat, Saptarishi Samvat etc. were in vogue, but in Vikram Samvat, information about times, dates and constellations was clearly available. In such a situation, let us know when this era started?
Beginning of Vikram Samvat and Shaka rule
It is said that King Vikramaditya of Ujjain had started Vikram Samvat. This era is known by his name. In fact, during his rule, a large part of India was ruled by the Shakas. Shakas were foreign rulers. They used to do injustice to the people. There was fear among the people due to his cruel conduct. Then Vikramaditya defeated the Shakas and ended their rule.
King Vikramaditya started
Vikram Samvat was created to commemorate this victory. Vikramaditya had started this almanac. According to Jyotirvidabharan text, Vikramaditya ruled Vikram Samvat in 57 BC. Vikram Samvat is considered in India. It is on this basis that the festivals and dates of Hindu religion are determined. Vikram Samvat is 57 years ahead of the English calendar.
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