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which make, at an average, twenty-four years to 

 a reign *. 



Towards the close of the fourth period, this sys- 

 tem appears to have been laid aside, as the re- 

 peating the same names over again, would, in 

 time, cause a confusion in history. 



The next system mentioned in the Graha Mu?i- 

 ja?i, consisted of 387600000 years, which was 

 called the term of Brahma"s life. This period is 

 divided and subdivided in the following manner: 



A Calpa is called a day of Brahma', which in this 

 system contains, 5000 years 



And his night is of the same length, . 5000 



A day and night therefore, . . = 10000 



30 of such days and nights make 



a month, = 300000 



And 1 2 such months a year, . = 3600000 



And 107 such years and eight 

 months make the full period 

 of Brahma's life, = 387600000 



The Calpa, or day of Brahma', is divided into 

 Mamvantaras and Yugs, in the following manner : 



* The Trita and Dwupar together make 1200 years, which, 

 divided by 50, give 24 years to a reign. It is somewhat remark- 

 able, that the principal Eastern nations date the commencement 

 of their empires from nearly the same time. Thus we find the 

 C/«*nf if empire began under the dynasty of HiA, according to 



Playfaik, B. C. 2207 



The kingdom of Egypt, 2207 



The kingdom of Assyria, • • • • 2221 



The empire of India under the solar and lunar lines, 2201 



