The Crest-Jewel of Siddhantas

The one who has accomplished, the son of Jishnu, is victorious; the crest-jewel of the circle of calculators, the beautiful statements, and the famous good arguments are victorious.
Varahamihira and others, having seen whose works, even one of little intelligence like me, in the binding of a vast system, becomes accomplished. 2.

Vasana Bhashya: This is clear in meaning. 2.

Vasana Varttika: He performs a benediction by praising the teachers of mathematics, relying on the logic that where the means are abundant, the result is abundant, in the verse beginning with 'The one who has accomplished'. 2.

Marichi: Now, at the beginning of the Siddhanta, because of the fear of many obstacles, he composes another benediction in the form of praise of the previous teachers, beginning with 'The one who has accomplished'. The son of Jishnu, the teacher Brahmagupta, is victorious, existing with supreme excellence. How is he the most excellent? To this, he says 'accomplished', meaning skillful in all sciences. Thus, the meaning is that he is the teacher of all sciences. What then? Is the teacher of all sciences not excellent because of the lack of excellence over all pandits? To this, he says 'the crest-jewel of the circle of calculators', the crest-jewel of the group of astrologers. His qualities are described. His supreme excellence was shown at the beginning of the commentary on the Brahmasiddhanta made by Prithudakasvamin:

"The scripture of the planets that I composed for the knowledge of subtle motion, for fear of expansion, is here disappearing. Just as the self-born Brahma, under the pretext of being the son of Jishnu Brahmagupta, came for the sake of concise practice, therefore those skilled in the knowledge of truth called him Brahmagupta."

By the second verse. Therefore, the repetition of what has been completed is not a fault. In the phrase 'Even today the breath causes trembling in the breasts', the excess of measure itself is the special qualification of being the crest-jewel of the circle of calculators for the matter at hand. In the statement seen for other proofs, the qualification is that by the word 'qualification', the qualification not relevant to the matter at hand is intended. He praises others: 'They are victorious', Varahamihira and others. From the word 'etc.', Lalla, Shripati, and Bhattotpala and others are included. They are victorious, existing with supreme excellence. By that, it is obtained that because of the excellence of supreme excellence, by performing salutation to them, I am bowing to them. Why is there supreme excellence? To this, he says 'beautiful statements', those whose statements and arguments are beautiful.