Skanda

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
1/10/2017, 9:56 AM	Mike C	update #94
2/27/2010, 12:57 AM	Mike C	added

Gender Masculine

Usage Hinduism

Scripts सकंद(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "hopping, spurting, spilling" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. He is the son of Shiva and Parvati. He is worshipped especially by the Tamils in southern India.