Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v1.c6.s2.3
Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v1.c6.s2.3
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v1.c6.s2.3
According to the modern Sūrya-Siddhānta and Āryabhaṭa I, all the seven planets including the sun and the moon were together in the beginning of the present Kaliyuga. In other words, the mean longitude of each of these bodies was zero; but according to Brahmagupta and Āryabhaṭa II, all the planets had such a general conjunction only at the commencement of the Kalpa, and not at that of the present Kaliyuga when they were situated within a range of 3 to 4 degrees from one another. There is yet another divergent view which will be explained later on.