By) (Inw0cation) 1. 1 adore that divine efulgence (God Siva), which removes the root cause of worldly extistence (10), is adormed by the river (.viz., Ganges), and is shedding cool moonlight on account of the rays emanating from the 1001 e1sconced in its crown (0bject 0f the work) 2. (Herein below) is expounded the Computation of True Moon by means of , daily, the placingone below other, mine numeri cal expressions (vakya-s) as calculated from (the time of ) the (previous) conjuction of Moon its Higher Apsis the and 3. (Ifever there be) one who is not delighted on hearing about this method, let 1im not accept it. To be sure, he will not have the ability (to practise it) 4. Oh ! ye good souls ! I, Mādhava, bow before you and beseech you. For, what does not one obtain from you who are bent upon elevating those who bend before you. (Dhuruva-sadhana-s) 5-6. From the elapsed Kalidays (for any desired date) deduct (a kha१140, 1ump number of days , e१ual to) 15,02,008 (dinar107 ra116८sy८). Multiply the remainder (kha१14a5ed) by 6845 (5ivadlta) and divide by 1,68,611 (p0aryaptalrday0). The quotient (got is Rational८ : (15,02.08) is a (Lump of days) D1१८१८amaranu6asya Kha१nda 188611 surprise at Ujjain. This Lump can, therefore be discarded and calculations need be based only on the remaining days (Kha११da6es८). Now, 6845 (5ivadछt८) anomalistic cycles of the Moon are contained in 1886.1 (paryaptahrd०y८) days. anomalistic cycles completed during the Kha१14akest is given by the expression : Hence the
