Bharatiya Jyotihshastra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya v2.c12.s2.t36.2

v2.c12.s2.t36.2

King Someśwara III of the Uttara Cālukya dynasty, who was otherwise known as Bhulōkamalla or Sarvajñya Bhūpāla, compiled the work “Abhilaṣitārtha Cintāmaṇi or Mānasollāsa. It contains a number of subjects of which astronomy is one. The work has adopted Śaka 1051 as the epoch for planetary calculation. The following lines are found written with reference to it :—