RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Shuka

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Shuka (Sanskrit: शुक IAST: Śuka, also Shukadeva Śuka-deva) is a rishi (sage) in Hinduism. He is the son of the sage Vyasa and the main narrator of the scripture Bhagavata Purana. Most of the Bhagavata Purana consists of Shuka reciting the story to the king Parikshit in his final days. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shuka has received more than 648,129 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Shuka is the 2,465th most popular religious figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Shuka ranks 2,465 out of 3,187. Before him are Simeon the Holy Fool, Elizabeth Hesselblad, Saint Thorlak, Pedro Pardo de Cela, Photius II of Constantinople, and Giuseppe Betori. After him are Al-Wathiq I, Aloísio Lorscheider, Gerhard von Rad, Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Hans Adolph Brorson, and Cyril of Bulgaria.

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