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Yogipraharāja 155 was a son of Nīlakaṇṭha of Vatsa gotra, also called Jamadagnideva, who was an astrologer (jyautiṣa) and the preceptor of the chief queen of king Vikrama of Nandapura. 156 He was an expert in many sciences. 157