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For the Kushan king, see Vasudeva I. For the book by Narendra Kohli, see Vasudeva (book).
In
Hindu mythology,
Vasudeva (
Devanagari,
IAST ) is the father of
Krishna, the son of, of the
Yadava dynasty. His sister
Kunti was married to
Pandu.
The patronymic (with
long ā) is a popular
name of Krishna.
Related to this name is an early religion, sometimes called
Bhagavatism
The name forms part of a famous
Krishna mantra also known as a "twelve syllable mantra", which believed to be the earliest mantra from pre-reformation times, pre-dating sectarian divisions in
Vaishnavism- (
IAST ), it's translated as "Om, reverence to the adorable son of Vasudeva".
Vasudeva married
Devaki, the sister of
Kamsa, and he was also the father of
Krishnas sister
Subhadra. He also took a second wife,
Rohini, who bore his eldest son,
Balarama. According to some accounts he also had several other children by other wives.
Vasudeva and Devaki spent most of their early adult life behind bars in the deepest pits of darkness as ordered by Kamsa. Vasudeva was known for his consistent approach to life and his virtue of being a truthful person, never uttering a lie during his lifetime. After Kamsa was killed by Krishna, Vasudeva was installed as the Crown-Prince of
Mathura under the reign of Devaki's uncle, King
Ugrasena.
The name is from
vásu "good" and
deva "deity". The
Vasus are a group of eight Vedic deities.
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