Page:English translation of the Surya Siddhanta and the Siddhanta Siromani by Sastri, 1861.djvu/23



. The Deities, invisible (to human sight), named, (Apogees) and  (Nodes,) consisting of (continuous and endless) time, being situated at the ecliptic, produce the motions of the planets.

. The Deities, ( and ) attract the planets (from their uniform course) fastened by the reins of winds borne by the Deities towards themselves to the east or the west, with their right or left hands according as they are to their right or left.

. (Besides this) a (great) wind called carries the planets (westward) which are also attracted towards their apogees. Thus the planets being attracted (at once) to the east and west get the various motions.

. The Deity called (apogee) draws the planet to the east or west (from its uniform progress) according as the Deity is east or west of the planet at a distance less than six signs.

. As many degrees &c., as the planets, being attracted by their apogees, move to the east or the west, so many are called additive or subtractive (to or from their mean places).

. In the same way, the Deity node named by its power deflects the planet, such as the Moon, to the north or to the south from (the end of) the declination (of its corresponding