The Wish-Fulfilling Tree of Auspicious Times

original: "Muhurtakalpadruma"

Having installed Ganesha—the friend of the helpless and the destroyer of obstacles—within my heart, and having thoroughly reflected upon the sayings of the ancient sages, I begin this "Wish-Fulfilling Tree of Auspicious Times." (1)

O Goddess of Speech Saraswati! Fill this composition of mine with a succession of blessings. This is my humble petition at your lotus feet regarding this work titled the "Wish-Fulfilling Tree of Auspicious Times." (2)

Now, the calculation of the Year:
Take the Shaka era year The traditional Indian calendar system starting in 78 CE, add twelve (12), and divide by sixty (60). The remainder is the year known in the regions south of the Narmada River. If one adds nine (9) to that same remainder, it is declared as the year according to the Jupiterian cycle term: Brihaspati Chakra (the 60-year cycle of Jupiter) in other regions. (3)

Now, the sixty years are described according to the six verses spoken by the sage Narada:
Prabhava, Vibhava, Shukla, Pramoda, Prajapati, Angira, Shrimukha, Bhava, Yuva, and Dhata. (4)
Ishvara, Bahudhanya, Pramathi, Vikrama, Vrisha, Chitrabhanu, Subhanu, Tarana, Parthiva, and Vyaya. (5)