The Kularnava Tantra does not identify a human author, and its authorship is traditionally regarded as anonymous. In keeping with the broader Tantric convention, it is viewed as a revealed scripture rather than the work of a named historical individual. The text is presented as a sacred dialogue in which Śiva expounds Tantric doctrine to Pārvatī, or Devī, and thus the source of the teaching is understood to be divine rather than human. Within this framework, Śiva is revered as the ultimate revealer of the text’s wisdom, while the human compilers or transmitters remain in the background and unnamed.

This anonymity is not a mere absence of information but reflects a particular spiritual orientation. By effacing the human author, the tradition emphasizes that the teachings transcend individual personality and originate from a higher, timeless source. The Kularnava Tantra is therefore approached not as the intellectual product of a single mind, but as a manifestation of Śiva’s instruction to Pārvatī, articulated for the benefit of practitioners. In this way, the text stands as an example of how Tantric literature often frames itself as direct revelation, inviting the reader to encounter it as a living transmission rather than a purely historical document.