Characters of the Skanda Purana
The gods, people and places the Skanda Purana names most, each opening onto every verse that names them.
Deities
- Shiva8,819 verses
- Vishnu5,812 verses
- Brahma4,931 verses
- Parvati3,297 verses
- Indra3,214 verses
- Kartikeya1,616 verses
- Yama1,475 verses
- Krishna1,254 verses
- Rama1,148 verses
- Saraswati690 verses
- Agni619 verses
- Devi520 verses
- Ganesha409 verses
- Hanuman331 verses
- Vayu315 verses
- Durga296 verses
- Balarama295 verses
- Varaha285 verses
- Vamana277 verses
- Sati223 verses
- Narasimha205 verses
- Parashurama203 verses
- Shani160 verses
- Kurma118 verses
- Matsya76 verses
- Kali63 verses
- Radha40 verses
- Lalita32 verses
- Kalki18 verses
- Lakshmi
- Surya
Characters
- Narada1,898 verses
- Vyasa687 verses
- Vishvamitra479 verses
- Yudhishthira311 verses
- Arjuna302 verses
- Mahishasura284 verses
- Ravana252 verses
- Sita251 verses
- Prahlada216 verses
- Lakshmana167 verses
- Pandavas167 verses
- Vibhishana148 verses
- Dasharatha135 verses
- Jamadagni105 verses
- Ashwatthama101 verses
- Barbarika88 verses
- Hiranyakashipu83 verses
- Drona69 verses
- Bhishma66 verses
- Kamsa60 verses
- Devaki51 verses
- Duryodhana49 verses
- Bhima38 verses
- Damayanti37 verses
- Vaivasvata Manu37 verses
- Kauravas34 verses
- Valmiki34 verses
- Dhritarashtra33 verses
- Draupadi33 verses
- Indrajit30 verses
- Vasudeva29 verses
- Kartavirya Arjuna26 verses
- Renuka20 verses
- Kumbhakarna18 verses
- Yashoda18 verses
- Kunti17 verses
- Karna13 verses