The table below does not include devotee avatars of Vishnu such as Narada, Kipila, or Prthu. Devotees featured or appearing repeatedly throughout the scripture are marked with "--" in the Canto column.
| Name | Description | Canto |
|---|---|---|
| Prahlada | Son of the demon-king Hiranyakashipu | 7 |
| Unnamed Saint | Encountered by Prahlada lying on the ground and covered in dirt; explained the nature of a perfect person | 7 |
| Vidura | Sudra incarnation of Yama; Aryamā officiated the post of Yamarāja in his absence (SB 1.13.15) | 3 |
| Uddhava | Friend and counsellor of Krishna | 3 ,10, 11 |
| Parikshit | King, succeeded his granduncle Yudhishthira; much of the Srimad Bhagavatam consists of narrations to him by Suka Gosvami | 1, 2, -- |
| Suka Gosvami | Sage, son of Vyasadeva, main narrator | -- |
| Maitreya | Sage | 3 |
| Vrtrasura | Demon King (also a villain) who defeated the demigods led by Indra | 6 |
| Dhruva | Boy sage, son of Uttanapada, grandson of Svayambhuva Manu | 4 |
| Pracetas / Varuna | Meditated in the ocean to achieve liberation; instructed by Narada | 4 |
| Bharata | King that lost liberation due to affection for a deer; reincarnated as a deer and later a human saved by the Goddess Kali from being sacrificed | 5 |
| Priyavrata | King that was attached to his kingdom, but became detached and achieved liberation; his chariot wheels created the seven oceans and islands | 5 |
| Ajamila | Brahmin that lost liberation due to sex-attraction; liberated due to calling his son's name - Narayana (one of Vishnu's names) - upon death | 6 |
| Citraketu | King whose only son was murdered; in his sorrow, learned from Narada the illusion of familial relationships; later cursed by Parvati | 6 |
| Gajendra | Elephant rescued from Makara, the crocodile, by Vishnu riding his mount, Garuda | 8 |
| Yayati | King cursed to suffer old age; passed the curse to his son but learned the futility of sense-pleasure, took back the curse, and achieved liberation | 9 |
| Akrura | Sent by Kamsa in a plot to trick and kill Krishna, but informed him of it | 10 |
| Vasudeva Anakadundubhi and Devaki | Parents of Krishna and Balarama; imprisoned and had their other children murdered by Kamsa | 10 |
| Sandipani Muni | Guru of Krishna and Balarama; Krishna later brought his dead son back from Yama's abode | 10 |
| Nanda and Yashoda | Foster parents of Krishna and Balarama; Nanda was head of the Gopas, a tribe of cowherds | 10 |
| Mucukunda | King granted a boon by Indra to sleep after battling demons; anyone who interrupts his sleep will be burned to ashes | 10 |
| Jambavan | Bear that battled Krishna over the Syamantaka Jewel; surrendered and was blessed by Krishna who married his daughter, Jambavati | 10 |
| Nrga | King turned into a lizard; rescued by Krishna from a well; he had accidentally given away a cow to a Brahmin that was not his | 10 |
| Sudama | Impoverished sage and childhood friend of Krishna; so poor, he could only offer flat rice as a gift to Krishna at Dvaraka | 10 |
| Durvasa | Sage that deliberately insulted Brahma, offended Shiva, and kicked Vishnu to determine which of them was the greatest | 10 |
| Nimi | King instructed by the '9 Yogendras' about Bhakti for Krishna (narrated by Narada to Vasudeva Anakadundubhi, father of Krishna) | 11 |
"Every human being born in this world is immediately indebted to the demigods, the great sages, ordinary living entities, the family, society, and so on. But a person who surrenders unto the lotus feet of the Lord and engages fully in His service is no longer indebted to anyone. In other words, he has no obligations to fulfill except executing devotional service."
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