Skanda

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
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. In Hindu belief this is the name of the god of war, also known as Kartikeya or Murugan. He is worshipped especially by the Tamils in southern India.