]> 2026-09-20T07:24:00-04:00 Utpaladeva 0 en Utpaladeva (c. 900–950 CE) was a Shaiva tantrik philosopher, theologian and poet from Kashmir. He belonged to the Trika Shaiva tradition and is a thinker of the Pratyabhijñā school of monistic idealism. His ''Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā'' (IPK, ''Verses on the Recognition of the Lord'') is a central text for the Pratyabhijñā school of Shaiva Hindu philosophy. Utpaladeva was also a tantrik guru and a religious bhakti poet, having authored the influential ''Śivastotrāvalī'' (''A Garland of Hymns to Śiva''), a collection of Shaiva hymns that remain popular with Kashmiri Shaivas. Utpaladeva was a student of Somānanda (875–925 CE) and an influence on the exegete Abhinavagupta, whose works later overshadowed those of Utpaladeva. However, according to the Indologist Raffaele Torella "most of Abhinavagupta's ideas are just the development of what Utpaladeva had already expounded." ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utpaladeva Source Accessed Jan 22, 2026]) People Utpaladeva+%28c.+900%E2%80%93950+CE%29+was+a+Shaiva+tantrik+philosopher%2C+theologian+and+poet+from+Kashmir.+He+belonged+to+the+Trika+Shaiva+tradition+and+is+a+thinker+of+the+Pratyabhij%C3%B1%C4%81+school+of+monistic+idealism.+His+%27%27%C4%AA%C5%9Bvarapratyabhij%C3%B1%C4%81k%C4%81rik%C4%81%27%27+%28IPK%2C+%27%27Verses+on+the+Recognition+of+the+Lord%27%27%29+is+a+central+text+for+the+Pratyabhij%C3%B1%C4%81+school+of+Shaiva+Hindu+philosophy.+Utpaladeva+was+also+a+tantrik+guru+and+a+religious+bhakti+poet%2C+having+authored+the+influential+%27%27%C5%9Aivastotr%C4%81val%C4%AB%27%27+%28%27%27A+Garland+of+Hymns+to+%C5%9Aiva%27%27%29%2C+a+collection+of+Shaiva+hymns+that+remain+popular+with+Kashmiri+Shaivas.%0A%0AUtpaladeva+was+a+student+of+Som%C4%81nanda+%28875%E2%80%93925+CE%29+and+an+influence+on+the+exegete+Abhinavagupta%2C+whose+works+later+overshadowed+those+of+Utpaladeva.+However%2C+according+to+the+Indologist+Raffaele+Torella+%22most+of+Abhinavagupta%27s+ideas+are+just+the+development+of+what+Utpaladeva+had+already+expounded.%22+%28%5Bhttps%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FUtpaladeva+Source+Accessed+Jan+22%2C+2026%5D%29 File:Noimagefound.jpg Utpaladeva उत्पलदेव Utpaladeva Classical Indian Authors Classical Indian Authors Utpaladeva Classical 900 950 2017-02-01T18:18:16Z 2457786.2626852 Utpaladeva 2026-01-22T17:24:48Z 2461063.2255556 false Utpaladeva 0 1 plainlist list 3 [[Category:People]] [[EmanationOf::Utpaladeva]] Utpaladeva# QUERYf9ef905c11aa4e9a3c16609fdf56975b Pagename 102 en Pagename