Utpala (astronomer)
Utpala or is the name of a 10th-century Indian commentator of Vārāha Mihira's Brihat Samhitā. Brihat Samhitā is a Samhitā text of . Samhitā is one of three branches of .
He is known for quoting six verses from Surya Siddhanta which are not found in its extant version. These six verses can be found in the 'Introduction' by S.Jain to the translation of Surya Siddhānta made by E. Burgess.
He is also the author of a commentary on Brahmagupta's . In this, he is a successor of Prthudaka and a predecessor of Amaraja.
He was from Kashmir.
