The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v2.c14.s3.7

v2.c14.s3.7

Bhāskarāchārya, who was given the titles of *Sarvajña*, ‘the Omniscient One’, and *Vidyāsada*, ‘the Abode of the Goddess of Learning’, was well grounded both in the Sāṅkhya and in the Vedānta systems of philosophy. His son Lakshmīdhara and his grandson Chaṅgadeva were the court astrologers of Jaitugi and Siṃhaṇa respectively. Bhāskarāchārya’s grand-nephew Anantadeva was also a protégé of Siṃhaṇa; he composed a commentary on the *Bṛhajjātaka* of Varāhamihira and also one on the seventh chapter of the *Brahmasphuṭasiddhānta* of Brahmagupta.¹