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It is a time-honoured practice in Indian tradition to commence any worthwhile undertaking with a maṅgalācaraṅam. Literally the word maṅgalācaraṅam means ‘doing something good’ or ‘doing something for the sake of good’. In this context, it means both.
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Ramasubramanian, K., Sriram, M. (2011). Mean longitudes of planets. In: Tantrasaṅgraha of Nīlakaṇṭha Somayājī. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-036-6_1
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