32, Shru-Siddh&htka in respect to the number of revolutions were in part rendered nacessay by bhe differences of ohher features of the systems; thus, while that of the Siddhanta viromani makes the planetary motions commence at the begin : ning of the Econ, by that of the sirya-Siddh\nta they conmence 17,064,000 years later (see above, v. 24}, and by that of the Arya-Siddhanta, 8,024,000 years later (Bentley, Hind. Ast, p. 139); in part, however, they are merely Orbitrary; for, although the Park¢ara-Siddhanta agree with the Sidhnta titunani as to the time of the beginning of things, its numbers of revolu- pion8 correspond only in two instances with bhose of the latter . It may be farther rewarkod, that the close Recordance of the different astronomical systems in fixing the position of points which are Bo difficult of observation and deduction as the nodes and psidef, strongly indicates, either hhat the Hindus were remarkably accurate observers, and all arrived independently at a near approximation to ahe truth, or that some one of them was followed as an authority by Bhe otlesor that all lika eived their data from a , common source, whether native ot foreigm, we roserve to the end of this work the discussion of these different possibilities, and the presentation of dat, which may tend too settle the १uestion between them. 45. Now add together the time of the six Patriarchs (man), with their respective twilights, and with the dian at the commencement of the Lon (help); farther, of the Patriarch Mann, SOILO Vivasvant 46. The twenty-seven Ages (gg) that are past, and like. wise the present Golden Age (to gue; from their sum subtract the time of creation, already stated in terms of divine years, 47. In solar years : the result is bhe tinue elapsed at the end of the Golden Age; namely, one billion, nine hundred and fifty-three million seven hundred and twenty thusana :olar yeas We have already presented this compubation, ia full in the notes to verse8 23 and 24. 48. Do this, add the number of years of the time since pat As the Surya-Siddhanta professes to have been revealed by the sun about the end of the Golden Age, it is of course precluded from taking any notice of the divisious of time posterior to thhat period: there is no where in the treatise an illusion to any of the eras which are actually made use of by the inhabitants of India in reckoing time, with thhe exception of the cycle of sixty years, which, by its nature, is bound to no date or
