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Sphiita Siddhanta to show that these authors admit of and give rules 

 for determining the value of the precession of the equinoxes. 



The position of Agastya (Canopus) given in the Vishnu Purana 

 and in the Parasara and Garga Sanhitas show that the asterisks have 

 moved from their original position in the heavens. 



^l^^gi^ **Wi lU^Trf Weft *f%r%T ?mm I 

 ^»3ff%R ^3^J ^rf UrJ^ ^xfa ■SVmt I 



Tf?f mi II 



The retrograde motion of the equinoxes has brought a change of 

 the seasons — Vaicakha and Chaitra constituted the spring of former 



times. 



Lastly the practical proof of the effects of the errors in calculations 

 is given by directing the Pandit to observe the heavens just after 

 sunset in the month of Vaicakha. 



