Samvatsara is a Sanskrit

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 term for "year". In Hindu

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 tradition, there are 60 Samvatsaras, each of which has a name. Once all 60 samvatsaras are over, the cycle starts over again. On occasion, one will be skipped, as the count is based on the zodiac position of Jupiter

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, whose period around the Sun is slightly less than 12 years (the full cycle of 60 covers five Jovian years).

The sixty Samvatsaras are divided into 3 groups of 20 Samvatsaras each. The first 20 from Prabhava to Vyaya are assigned to Brahma

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. The next 20 from Sarvajit to Parabhava to Vishnu

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 and the last 20 to Shiva

Shiva

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.

The 60 Samvatsaras are:

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|+Samvatsaras
!Number
!Name
!Current cycle
!Prior cycle 1
!Prior cycle 2
|-
|align=right|  1.
|Prabhava
|1987-1988 AD
|1927-1928 AD
|1867-1868 AD
|-
|align=right|  2.
|Vibhava
|1988-1989 AD
|1928-1929 AD
|1868-1869 AD
|-
|align=right|  3.
|Shukla
|1989-1990 AD
|1929-1930 AD
|1869-1870 AD
|-
|align=right|  4.
|Pramodoota
|1990-1991 AD
|1930-1931 AD
|1870-1871 AD
|-
|align=right|  5.
|Prajothpatti
|1991-1992 AD
|1931-1932 AD
|1871-1872 AD
|-
|align=right|  6.
|Āngirasa
|1992-1993 AD
|1932-1933 AD
|1872-1873 AD
|-
|align=right|  7.
|Shrīmukha
|1993-1994 AD
|1933-1934 AD
|1873-1874 AD
|-
|align=right|  8.
|Bhāva
|1994-1995 AD
|1934-1935 AD
|1874-1875 AD
|-
|align=right|  9.
|Yuva
|1995-1996 AD
|1935-1936 AD
|1875-1876 AD
|-
|align=right|10.
|Dhāta
|1996-1997 AD
|1936-1937 AD
|1876-1877 AD
|-
|align=right|11.
|Īshvara
|1997-1998 AD
|1937-1938 AD
|1877-1878 AD
|-
|align=right|12.
|Bahudhānya
|1998-1999 AD
|1938-1939 AD
|1878-1879 AD
|-
|align=right|13.
|Pramāthi
|1999-2000 AD
|1939-1940 AD
|1879-1880 AD
|-
|align=right|14.
|Vikrama
|2000-2001 AD
|1940-1941 AD
|1880-1881 AD
|-
|align=right|15.
|Vrusha
|2001-2002 AD
|1941-1942 AD
|1881-1882 AD
|-
|align=right|16.
|Chitrabhānu
|2002-2003 AD
|1942-1943 AD
|1882-1883 AD
|-
|align=right|17.
|Svabhānu
|2003-2004 AD
|1943-1944 AD
|1883-1884 AD
|-
|align=right|18.
|Tārana
|2004-2005 AD
|1944-1945 AD
|1884-1885 AD
|-
|align=right|19.
|Pārthiva
|2005-2006 AD
|1945-1946 AD
|1885-1886 AD
|-
|align=right|20.
|Vyaya
|2006-2007 AD
|1946-1947 AD
|1886-1887 AD
|-
|align=right|21.
|Sarvajith
|2007-2008 AD
|1947-1948 AD
|1887-1888 AD
|-
|align=right|22.
|Sarvadhāri
|2008-2009 AD
|1948-1949 AD
|1888-1889 AD
|-
|align=right|23.
|Virodhi
|2009-2010 AD
|1949-1950 AD
|1889-1890 AD
|-
|align=right|24.
|Vikruti
|2010-2011 AD
|1950-1951 AD
|1890-1891 AD
|-
|align=right|25.
|Khara
|2011-2012 AD
|1951-1952 AD
|1891-1892 AD
|-
|align=right|26.
|Nandana
|2012-2013 AD
|1952-1953 AD
|1892-1893 AD
|-
|align=right|27.
|Vijaya
|2013-2014 AD
|1953-1954 AD
|1893-1894 AD
|-
|align=right|28.
|Jaya
|2014-2015 AD
|1954-1955 AD
|1894-1895 AD
|-
|align=right|29.
|Manmatha
|2015-2016 AD
|1955-1956 AD
|1895-1896 AD
|-
|align=right|30.
|Durmukhi
|2016-2017 AD
|1956-1957 AD
|1896-1897 AD
|-
|align=right|31.
|Hevilambi
|2017-2018 AD
|1957-1958 AD
|1897-1898 AD
|-
|align=right|32.
|Vilambi
|2018-2019 AD
|1958-1959 AD
|1898-1899 AD
|-
|align=right|33.
|Vikāri
|2019-2020 AD
|1959-1960 AD
|1899-1900 AD
|-
|align=right|34.
|Shārvari
|2020-2021 AD
|1960-1961 AD
|1900-1901 AD
|-
|align=right|35.
|Plava
|2021-2022 AD
|1961-1962 AD
|1901-1902 AD
|-
|align=right|36.
|Shubhakruth
|2022-2023 AD
|1962-1963 AD
|1902-1903 AD
|-
|align=right|37.
|Shobhakruth
|2023-2024 AD
|1963-1964 AD
|1903-1904 AD
|-
|align=right|38.
|Krodhi
|2024-2025 AD
|1964-1965 AD
|1904-1905 AD
|-
|align=right|39.
|Vishvāvasu
|2025-2026 AD
|1965-1966 AD
|1905-1906 AD
|-
|align=right|40.
|Parābhava
|2026-2027 AD
|1966-1967 AD
|1906-1907 AD
|-
|align=right|41.
|Plavanga
|2027-2028 AD
|1967-1968 AD
|1907-1908 AD
|-
|align=right|42.
|Kīlaka
|2028-2029 AD
|1968-1969 AD
|1908-1909 AD
|-
|align=right|43.
|Saumya
|2029-2030 AD
|1969-1970 AD
|1909-1910 AD
|-
|align=right|44.
|Sādhārana
|2030-2031 AD
|1970-1971 AD
|1910-1911 AD
|-
|align=right|45.
|Virodhikruth
|2031-2032 AD
|1971-1972 AD
|1911-1912 AD
|-
|align=right|46.
|Paridhāvi
|2032-2033 AD
|1972-1973 AD
|1912-1913 AD
|-
|align=right|47.
|Pramādeecha
|2033-2034 AD
|1973-1974 AD
|1913-1914 AD
|-
|align=right|48.
|Ānanda
|2034-2035 AD
|1974-1975 AD
|1914-1915 AD
|-
|align=right|49.
|Rākshasa
|2035-2036 AD
|1975-1976 AD
|1915-1916 AD
|-
|align=right|50.
|Nala
|2036-2037 AD
|1976-1977 AD
|1916-1917 AD
|-
|align=right|51.
|Pingala
|2037-2038 AD
|1977-1978 AD
|1917-1918 AD
|-
|align=right|52.
|Kālayukthi
|2038-2039 AD
|1978-1979 AD
|1918-1919 AD
|-
|align=right|53.
|Siddhārthi
|2039-2040 AD
|1979-1980 AD
|1919-1920 AD
|-
|align=right|54.
|Raudri
|2040-2041 AD
|1980-1981 AD
|1920-1921 AD
|-
|align=right|55.
|Durmathi
|2041-2042 AD
|1981-1982 AD
|1921-1922 AD
|-
|align=right|56.
|Dundubhi
|2042-2043 AD
|1982-1983 AD
|1922-1923 AD
|-
|align=right|57.
|Rudhirodgāri
|2043-2044 AD
|1983-1984 AD
|1923-1924 AD
|-
|align=right|58.
|Raktākshi
|2044-2045 AD
|1984-1985 AD
|1924-1925 AD
|-
|align=right|59.
|Krodhana
|2045-2046 AD
|1985-1986 AD
|1925-1926 AD
|-
|align=right|60.
|Akshaya
|2046-2047 AD
|1986-1987 AD
|1926-1927 AD