Characters of the Shiva Purana
The gods, people and places the Shiva Purana names most, each opening onto every verse that names them.
Deities
- Shiva8,165 verses
- Parvati3,137 verses
- Brahma2,546 verses
- Vishnu1,670 verses
- Sati870 verses
- Indra562 verses
- Kartikeya389 verses
- Krishna204 verses
- Ganesha190 verses
- Vayu156 verses
- Yama149 verses
- Devi121 verses
- Agni107 verses
- Kali97 verses
- Rama83 verses
- Durga70 verses
- Saraswati53 verses
- Narasimha33 verses
- Hanuman26 verses
- Varaha26 verses
- Radha19 verses
- Balarama16 verses
- Parashurama14 verses
- Shani13 verses
- Lakshmi
- Surya