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[O lord! O the knower of all scriptures! O the one who is devoted to the well being of all
creatures! How is the position of the planets (determined)? (It is from this position of
planets that) one determines the time duration (elapsed from sunrise to the Ishta-kala), the
eclipses, the conjunctions of planets, the movements of planets, the rising of planets and
signs, the pata of the planets, the phases of the moon as well as the creation, existence
and destruction of the universe.]
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[O Maharishi! You are capable of knowing this subject in its entirity. Shaunaka! Listen, I
shall tell you this entire scripture, about which you have asked and which is very difficult
to acquire, which is a limb of the Vedas and which is the most excellent]
Thus begins this excellent ancient text dealing with ancient indian astronomical
mathematics, the Siddhantic text, as cherished by the tradition of Sage Shaunaka and his
students. If you want to know further read the text itself.
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