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CONTENTS Page Introduction , i Sanskrit Text fgrftq^SSJTm: X English Translation Chapter I. MEAN LONGITUDES OF THE PLANETS 1 Homage to the Sun vs. 1— Homage to Aryabhata I 2 — Appre- ciation of Aryabhata I and his work 3— Calculation of the Ahargana 4- 8— Revolution -numbers of planets 9-14— Calcu- lation of mean longitudes of planets 15-17— Positions of apogees of planets 18— Epicycles of planets 19-22-,Hindu prime meridian 23— A rule for the distance from the prime meridian and its criticism 24-27— Criticism of another rule 28— Longitude in time 29— Criterion for knowing whether the local place is to the east or to the west of the prime meridian 30— The longitude correction and its application 31 — Another rule for distance from the prime meridian 32— Alternative rule for the longitude correction 33- Justi- fication of the longitude correction 34 — Demonstration of the same 35 — Consequences of improper application of the longitude correction 36 — Comparison of corrections for longitude and parallax (lambana) 37.