THE Indian Almanac makers of the present day
follow the Nirayan system for calculating planets'
places. The History of Indian Astronomy shows that the
Indians definitely followed the Sayan system upto the
time of Surya-Siddhanta (S.S.) (SeeuDikshit", pages 417
to 419). The later astronomers, however, appear to have
adopted the Nirayana system. It is curious to note that
scholars, interested in Panchang controversy, point out to
a group of three verses in Surya- Siddhant (S.S.) as their
ground for adopting the Ayanamsas.
In the following brief article, I'll show :
The following verses supposed to be written by the author of S.S.,....
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