A History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy (in Perspective) c10.s6.40

c10.s6.40

Nilakaṇṭha Somayāji's younger brother Śaṅkara, an astronomer in his own right, was, like his brother, patronised by the Azhvāñceri Tamprākkaḷ, at whose house he was teaching astronomy as mentioned in Nilakaṇṭha's Āryabhaṭīya-bhāṣya, Gaṇita. 26, (edn., p. 156). The said Bhāṣya had been composed for the sake of Śaṅkara, who was also entrusted with its propagation.²