Surya Siddhanta
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दिनाब्दमासहोराणाम् अधिपा न समाः कुतः। कथम् पर्येति भगणः सग्रहो +अयम् किम् आश्रयः॥
Whence is it that the regents of the days, years, months, and hours (hora) are not the same? How does the circle of asterisms (bhagana) revolve? what is the support of it with the planets?
english translation
भूमेर् उपर्युपर्यूर्ध्वाः किम् उत्सेधाः किम् अन्तराः। ग्रहर्क्षकक्षाः किम्मात्राः स्थिताः केन क्रमेण ताः॥
The orbits of the planets and stars, uplifted from the earth one above another—what are their heights? what their intervals? what their dimensions? and what the order in which they are fixed?
english translation
ग्रीष्मे तीव्रकरो भानुर् न हेमन्ते तथाविधः। कियती तत्करप्राप्तिर् मानानि कति किम् च तैः॥
Why are the rays of the sun hot in the summer, and not so in the winter? how far do his rays penetrate? How many modes of measuring time (mana) are there? and how are they employed?
english translation
एवम् मे सम्शयम् छिन्धि भगवन् भूतभावन । अन्यो न त्वाम् ऋते छेत्ता विद्यते सर्वदर्शिवान्॥
Please resolve my difficulties, O blessed one, the creator of all creatures—as there is no one to be found beside you, who can see all and could resolve all doubts!
english translation
इति भक्त्योदितम् श्रुत्वा मयोक्तम् वाक्यम् अस्य हि । रहस्यम् परम् अध्यायम् ततः प्राह पुनः स तम्॥
Having heard the words thus uttered with devotion by Maya, he then again promulgated this mysterious and supreme Book (adhyaya).
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