[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981) › c4.4 # Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.4 Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c4.4 - **Language:** English ### [c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4.4) For the Vedas have come forth for the sake of sacrifice, and sacrifices are established in the orderly succession of times. Therefore, he who knows this \*jyautiṣa\*, the science of determining times, knows the sacrifices. - [Previous: c4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4.3) - [Next: c4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4.5) - [Up: c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c4.4) · Pramāṇa