one sixty-year cycle opens into
60 named years (Prabhavādi)
Parābhava
Samvatsara · 40 of 60 · now
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Samvatsara (Sixty-Year Cycle)
संवत्सरSaṃvatsara
60 years
composed of
60 named years (Prabhavādi)
The Prabhavadi cycle of sixty named years, reckoned by the motion of Brihaspati (Jupiter) — the human-scale wheel of time. Beginning with Prabhava and ending with Akshaya, the sixty years turn and repeat. We presently stand in Parabhava, the 40th.
The human-scale wheel — sixty years each with its own name and temper, from Prabhava to Akṣaya, repeating without end. We stand in Parābhava, the fortieth.
— Sūrya Siddhānta; traditional pañcāṅga