Character

Vasudeva

वसुदेव

father of Krishna

verses
524
books
18
chapters
167
Parent of
Krishna
Consort of
Devaki

What the texts say

In the Bhagavata Purana, Vasudeva, son of King Shura, is the father of Krishna, and was also called Anakadundubhi because the devas sounded kettledrums at his birth. Bhagavatam 9.24.28, 9.24.53 He married Devaki, whom the same text names chief among his wives. Bhagavatam 10.1.29, 9.24.45 Their eighth son, Krishna, was born in Vasudeva's prison house. Bhagavatam 3.2.16, 9.24.53 Vasudeva laid the child on the bed of Yashoda, a cowherd's wife, and took her daughter back to the prison. Bhagavatam 10.3.51 Kamsa, Devaki's brother, then released Vasudeva and Devaki from their shackles and spoke humbly to them. Bhagavatam 10.4.14

Where to read

Every verse that names Vasudeva, book by book.

  1. Bhagavatam

    166 verses · 38 chapters

    All 166 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 9.24.25

      Kamsa, Kamsavati, Kanka, Shurbhu aur Rashtrapalika, yeh paanch betiyan Ugrasen ki thin. Yeh sab Vasudev ke chhote bhaiyon ki biwi bani thin.

    • 1.1.12

      Suta, bhagwan tumpe ashirwad dein. Tum jaante ho kyun aaye the woh. Bhagwan, sabke swami, Devaki ke pet mein Vasudev ke beta banke paida hue the. Kuch kaam ke liye aaye the woh.

    • 1.8.33

      Doosre log kehte hain Vasudev aur Devaki ne tumse baccha maanga, toh tum unke bete ban kar aaye. Tum toh janme nahi ho, phir bhi paida hue. Devataon ke dushmanon ko maarne ke liye aur apne bhakton ka bhala karne ke liye aaye.

  2. Devi Bhagavatam

    55 verses · 11 chapters

    All 55 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 2.8.6

      Jab Vasudeva ne suna ki Hari chale gaye, unhone apne aap ko saaf kiya. Phir apne dil mein Bhagwati Bhuvaneshwari ka dhyaan kiya. Uske baad unhone apni jaan de di.

    • 4.1.2

      Shurasena ka beta Vasudeva bada shaktishali tha. Mainne suna hai ki Bhagwan Hari uske beta banke aaye the.

    • 4.2.41

      Raja sahab, rishi Kashyap ka hissa banke Vasudeva paida hua. Woh bahut taakat wala tha. Pehle ke saap ki wajah se woh gaay charane ka kaam karne laga.

  3. Mahabharata

    49 verses · 22 chapters

    All 49 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 83 verses

    • 3.21.7

      Phir maine shehar ke logon ko samjhaya aur unka bharosa badhaya. Raja Ahuka aur Anakadundubhi ko bhi samjhaya. Phir maine Vrishni ke sab bade yoddhon se baat ki. Main unhe himmat de raha tha.

    • 1.57.83

      Logon ki bhalai ke liye Vishnu dikh gaye. Sab unko namaste karte hain. Vasudev aur Devaki ke ghar woh paida hue. Unka naam bahut bada hai.

    • 1.61.92

      Aur raja, aise hi bahut saare devi-devta ke ansh Vasudev ke khandaan mein paida hue. Yeh sab us khandaan ko bada aur badhaane ke liye aaye the.

  4. Padma Purana

    45 verses · 12 chapters

    All 45 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.13.56

      Devavan, Upadeva, Sudeva aur Devarakshit - in sab ki saat bahene thin. Vasudev ne un sabko shaadi mein de diya.

    • 2.103.32

      Bala, Vasudev ka beta, Shesh ka avtaar hai. Yeh bahut dharam wala insaan hai. Yeh Revata ki beti se shaadi karega. Woh ladki bhagwan ki tarah hai.

    • 4.13.30

      Us raat Rohini taara chamak raha tha. Badal garaj rahe the, aasman mein goonj ho rahi thi. Usi raat Jagannath paida hua. Woh Kans ko maarega, Vasudev ka beta.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Vasudeva matters most.

  1. The Yadu-Vṛṣṇi-Andhaka Genealogies and the Purpose of Kṛṣṇa’s Advent

    Bhagavatam 9.24 · 12 verses

    Central father-figure in the coming birth narrative

  2. श्रीकृष्ण-जन्म, वसुदेव-यमुनातरण, बालिका-उत्क्षेपः, देवी-प्रादुर्भावः

    Vishnu Purana 5.3 · 7 verses

    Beholds the divine form at birth, offers stuti, then makes a…

  3. Genealogies of the Vrishnis and Andhakas: Shvaphalka, Vasudeva’s Line, and the Coming of Kalayavana

    Brahma Purana 14 · 7 verses

    Genealogical focal point: his auspicious birth-portents, wives…

  4. Genealogy of the Śūra-Vasudeva (Ānakadundubhi) Line and the Advent of Kṛṣṇa

    Matsya Purana 46 · 5 verses

    Central progenitor in this chapter’s register

  5. Dvārakā’s Distress and the Saubha Engagement (द्वारकाव्यग्रता तथा सौभयुद्धम्)

    Mahabharata 3.21 · 1 verse

    Senior Yādava patriarchal authority included among those…

  6. अक्रूर-सत्कारः, मथुरायात्रा-विरहः, यमुनातटे दिव्यदर्शनम्, चतुर्व्यूह-नमस्कारः

    Vishnu Purana 5.18 · 1 verse

    पीडित-पिता-रूपेण स्मार्यते

  7. अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः

    Vishnu Purana 5.38 · 1 verse

    उग्रसेनेन सह अग्निप्रवेशं करोति।

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