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The apsides of the moon in a yugaFire. Vacuum. Horsemen. Vasu. Serpent. Ocean,and of its waning nodeVasu. Fire. Primordial Couple. Horsemen. Fire. Twins

The apsides of the moon in a yugaFire. Vacuum. Horsemen. Vasu. Serpent. Ocean,and of its waning nodeVasu. Fire. Primordial Couple. Horsemen. Fire. Twins

[The number of revolutions] of the apsides of the moon in a cosmic cycle isThree. Zero. Two. Eight. Eight. Four. and of its waning nodeEight. Three. Two. Two. Three. Two.

1. By one more than the previous one2. All from 9 and the last from 103. Vertically and crosswise4. Transpose and apply5. Transpose and adjust (the coefficient)6. If the Samuccaya is the same (on both sides of the equation, then) that Samuccaya is (equal to) zero7. By the Paravartya rule8. If one is in ratio, the other one is zero.

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