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Brahmand Puran (Download Part I) (Download Part II).Thank you for your attention and support. Chapter Two covers various calculations from the Vasishtha Siddhanta including the true position of the sun, true position of the moon, locating the nakshatra and tithi from the true positions of the sun and moon, duration of day and night time in the zodiac signs throughout the year, the twelve gnomonic shadow digits based on the position of the sun by tropical zodiac sign, position of the sun by tropical zodiac sign based on the twelve gnomonic shadow digits, position of the lagna from the shadow before noon and afternoon, and the position of the shadow from the lagna before noon and afternoon.

My translation includes an outline of the major concepts for each chapter, a word for word translation from Sanskrit to English with parts of speech annotations. The other chapters will be added as I complete them. There are a total of 18 chapters in the Panchasiddhantika. The text is a compilation of five astronomical texts known to Varahamihira: the Paulisha, Romaka, Vasishtha, Saura, and Paitamaha. This translation contains Chapter Two of the Panchasiddhantika, a famous East Indian astrology text by Varahamihira (circa 6th century).