Founder of the Pratyabhijna school: the Isvarapratyabhijnakarika argues recognition (self, already established, re-cognises itself as the Lord) so ordinary people may realise without strain. Also theologian of the knower (Siddhitrayi) and bhakti poet (Sivastotravali). Vivrti survives only in fragments; arrangement of the Stotravali is by disciples/organizers, not assumed authorial sequence.
Lineage
pupil of Somananda (author of Sivadrsti)
teacher in line to Laksman Gupta, teacher of Abhinavagupta
dates dates per Wikipedia/BnF/Potter; endonym UdAKarasUnu (Utpala, son of Udayakara), IPK IV.18 · canon: Wikipedia/BnF/kashmirhope + GRETIL/Mukhabodha holdings · machine-readable JSON