Listen, O virtuous one, to the account of the celestial bodies and their stations. Jaiva is known as Bṛhaspati, and Lauhita is Lohita. Baudha is Budha, and Svarbhānu remains established in his own place. All these radiant beings are to be accepted as the luminous bodies of the heavens. Their positions endure until the dissolution of the elements of this world. Those who are proud once again occupy their divine stations, returning to their celestial roles. In this Manvantara, the planets are referred to as Vaitānika. Among these radiant ones, Dharmasuta, Soma, and Vasu are regarded as gods. The god of great brilliance, remembered as the divine teacher, is the son of Agni. Śanaiścara, the deformed one, is the son born of Saṃjñā and Vivasvat. The stars, called ṛkṣa, are remembered as the daughters of Dakṣa. The proud ones are mentioned among the Moon, the stars, the planets, and the Sun. The abode of Vivasvat, the thousand-rayed one, is white and made of fire. The house of the charming five-rayed one is watery and dark. Bhauma, with nine rays, dwells in a house of iron and red hue. Mandā, with eight rays, resides in a house said to be black and iron. All the stars are to be understood as having an iron nature, and their rays are formed like hands. They are dense and watery, created at the beginning of the kalpa. The axis of Savitṛ is said to be nine thousand yojanas in length. The moon’s extent is twice that of the sun. Taking the shadow of the earth, a circular form is fashioned, which, emerging from the sun, reaches the moon during its phases. Because it drives away the radiance of the heavens, it is called Svarbhānu. From the supports and circles, measurements are taken from the tip of the yojana. Mars and Saturn are remembered as being deficient by a quarter compared to Jupiter. The forms of stars and constellations indeed possess bodies. One knowledgeable in truth should know that most of the stars are associated with the moon. Their distances are measured as five hundred, four, three, and two yojanas, with half and fractional measures from the yojana; nothing less is known among them. Mars, Saturn, and the retrograde planets are to be understood as moving slowly, while the sun, moon, Mercury, and Venus are swift-moving. By rule and regulation, their movement among the constellations is established. When the moon traverses the path of the northern solstice during its phases, it then follows the prescribed route in the path of the southern solstice. Sometimes, it is not seen at the proper time and quickly sets. It is seen in the southern path by rule, though sometimes it is not visible. At the equinoxes, the setting and rising of the moon occur at the same time. The full moon and new moon follow the circuit of the luminaries. At that time, the sun moves below all the planets, while the entire circle of stars moves above the moon. Retrograde motion begins above Venus, and above the retrograde planets is Jupiter. Thus, O noble one, the order and nature of the celestial bodies are revealed, their movements and stations established by ancient wisdom.