Vasudeva
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› According to Hindu scripture, Vasudeva (Devanagari वसुदेव, IAST Vasubai, Vajbai), also called Ānakadundubhii ("Drum", after the sound of drums heard at the time of his birth),
is the father of the Hindu deities Krishna (Vāsudeva, i.e. "son of Vasudeva"), Balarama and Subhadra.
He was king of the Vrishnis and a Gopa (Yadava).
prince.
He was the son of the Yadava king Shurasena.
He was also the brother (cousin) of Nanda, the foster-father of Krishna.
His sister Kunti was married to Pandu.
Kunti plays a big role later in the war Mahabharata.
The patronymic Vāsudeva (with long ā) is a popular name of Krishna, the son of Vasudeva with Devaki, "Vāsudeva" in the lengthened form being a vṛddhi-derivative of the short form "Vasudeva",
a type of formation very common in Sanskrit signifying "of, belonging to, descended from".
"Vasudeva" as an object of worship in Hinduism usually refers to the son Vāsudeva (Krishna), rather than his father Vasudeva.
Vasudeva was born to Yadava king Shurasena , in the Surasena kingdom.
Vasudeva had many brothers such as Devashrava and Devabhaga, and sisters such as Kunti (mother of the Pandavas), Shrutasravas (mother of Shishupala) and others.
According to the Harivansa Purana, Vasudeva and Nanda, the Kshatriya chief of Gokula, were brothers or cousins.
Vasudeva and Devaki traveling in a carriage Vasudeva married Devaki, and also others such as Pauravi (daughter of Bahlika), Rohini, Bhadra, Madira and Vrikadevi.
Rohini begat sons such as Balarama, Sarana and Shatha.
Vrikadevi begat sons like Avagaha and Nandaka.
By Devaki, he had 8 sons - 6 of whom were killed by Kamsa and the other 2 being Balarama (transferred into the womb of Rohini) and Krishna.
He also had a daughter - Subhadra from Rohini.
In some versions of the Bhagavata Purana, Vasudev...
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