The Khandakhadyaka Manual

Having bowed to that great soul, Govinda A name for Vishnu/Krishna, whom the knowers of the Veda know as the one in whom all exists and from whom all originates, and whom all worship;
And having bowed to the science of astronomy jyotihshastra the science of light/celestial bodies which is conjoined with the planets and stars,
I shall explain the manual titled Khandakhadyaka, which was spoken by Brahmagupta.

At the commencement of the science, to obtain auspicious results from the Creator and to avert obstacles, they offer salutations to their chosen deity. Therefore, this master of the Bhinna-Malava school, Brahmagupta, having attained grace through the Lord Mahadeva Shiva, offered salutations to the divine Lord to fulfill his purpose of composing a manual that provides the fruits of planetary motion in a condensed form.

Having bowed to Mahadeva, who is the cause of the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the world,
I shall explain the Khandakhadyaka, which yields results equivalent to those of the teacher Āryabhaṭa. (1)

"Having bowed" Pranipatya means having bent down with mind, speech, and body, placing the eight-limbed body on the ground, and bowing with the head. To whom? He says, "to Mahadeva." Mahadeva is he who is the great god. Having bowed to him—what kind of god? He says, "the cause of the creation, sustenance, and dissolution of the world." Creation is origination, sustenance is state, and dissolution is destruction. He is the cause of these; the cause of the origination, the state, and the destruction of the world. What will I do? He says, "I shall explain." Explain what? The "Khandakhadyaka."

* Note: "ragamamana" in the manuscript.