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पौराणिक कालगणनेवर पंडितांचे अभिप्राय. "As to the Grecian reference to 6451 years, I do not know what modern Western scholars have to say. As you say, it appears that the Aryans counted about 2000 years before they began their (Vedio Era) in 3102 B. C. Those 2000 years seem to be a blank pe- riod, now, since no historical facts worth-mentioning have been narrated for that period. Hence, I am for lea- ving it out as a pre-historic period, dark and void. There may be a few hymns of that period as you say; that is all that can be said of that period. "As to the historic period, beginning with 3102 B. C., we have plenty of materials in the Puranas, to construct a reliable history. Inspite of the doubts of Western scholars about the starting point, I take it to commence in 3102 B. C. and I hope to find out some corroborating evidence of the fact. If that is done, the history of India may be said to have taken its shape. "Unless Western scholars who have devoted so much time to the study of Indian History and the Vedas, accept our Chronology, we cannot proceed further; for among ourselves, scholars do not come forward with any reliable theory and adhere to it. Most of us are still plunged into superstitious and irrational chronolo- gical theories. "You are the only scholar that has taken the rational system of Chronology and are troubling yourself about developing it. Complete it and you will be rewarded with the thanks of the posterity. " १२