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two suns, as many moons, and an equal nunibcr of 

 each planet, star, and constellation, to Jamhudwipa i 

 and imagine that tiiese appear, on alternate days, south 

 and north of Mem. They similarly allot twice that 

 number to the salt ocean ; six times as many to Dhakici 

 dw'ipa ; 21 times as many, or 42 of each, to the Cdhj^ 

 dad hi ; and 72 of each to Pushcara dzvi^a. 



It is this notion, applied to the earth which we inha- 

 bit, that Bh'ascara. refutes. His argument is thus 

 explained by liis commentators. 



* The star close to the north pole, with those near it 

 to the east and west, form a constellation figured by the 

 Indian astronomers as a fish. ' In the beginning of the 

 night (supposing the sun to be near Blmrarii or 

 Musca), the fish's tail is towards the west, and his head 

 towards the east ; but at the close of the night, the 

 fish's tail, having made half a revolution, is towards the 

 cast, and his head towards the west : and since the sun, 

 when rising and setting, is in a fine with the fish's tail, 

 there is but one sun ; not two.' This explanation is 

 given by Munis'wara and Lacshmida'sa. But the 

 Vdsam Bhdshya reverses the fish ; placing his head 

 towards the west at sun set, when the sun is nc^r 

 BJiardnu 



