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Suya-thavira-paniya Chandapannatti-sutta: Homage to the Arhats!
1. The hero, whose lotus-like eyes are wide open, whose gait is majestic, whose prowess is like the flowing of a river, is victorious.
2. Bowing down to him who is worshipped by the gods, asuras, and serpents, the Arhat, the Siddha, the Acarya, the Upadhyaya, and all the Sadhus.
3. (This text) is the essence of the previous scriptures, subtle, comprehended by the Ganadhara, and the exposition of the science of astrology.
4. Goamama, paying homage in three ways, asks the Jina about the exposition of the science of astrology.
5-8. (Questions about) the movement of the planets, the paths of the stars, the brightness of the sun, the setting of the sun, the position of the lunar mansions, the increase and decrease of the moon, the speed of the planets, and their characteristics.
9. In this way, there are twenty questions about the various phenomena.
10. Sutra 1: The increase and decrease (of the moon), the position of the muhurtas, who observes the (celestial) movements, and what they do in between.