The Five-Year Yuga Cycle (Samvatsara)
Vedanga Jyotisha (Yajurveda recension) · 1 · Verse 1
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Sanskrit Original
पञ्चसंवत्सरमयं युगाध्यक्षं प्रजापतिम्। दिनर्क्षौ दिनचन्द्रं च प्रपद्ये जगतां पतिम्॥
pañcasaṃvatsaramayaṃ yugādhyakṣaṃ prajāpatim | dinarakṣau dinacandraṃ ca prapadye jagatāṃ patim ||
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I take refuge in Prajāpati (the Lord of Creatures), who presides over the five-year Yuga cycle — along with the daily nakṣatra (star), the daily sun, and the daily moon. The Vedic calendar runs on a 5-year Yuga cycle of 1,830 days.