Vasudeva

Vasudeva (Sanskrit, m., वसुदेव, vasudeva ) is in the Indian tradition, as in the Indian epic Mahabharata and Bhagavata the father of Krishna. He belonged to the dynasty of the Yadava and his sister was Kunti, the mother of the Pandava prince. Many passages in the scriptures describe Krishna Vasudeva ( here with a long a), the son of Vasudeva.

In the 10th book of the Bhagavata is portrayed as Vasudeva was thrown together with his wife Devaki of King Kamsa because of a prediction into the dungeon, where he spent nine years. Devaki gave birth at this time eight children, of whom six killed Kamsa. As the eighth child Krishna was born. To protect him from persecution, his father brought the newborn son across the river Yamuna in the neighboring village of Gokul. There Krishna grew up with foster parents, along with older son of Vasudeva, Balarama from his first wife Rohini. A daughter of Vasudeva Devaki is Subhadra, who was born later in the regained freedom. After death of Kamsa, Vasudeva was Crown Prince of Mathura, while the rightful king could take over control again.

In the Bhagavad Gita also Krishna Himself as Vasudeva, as in verse 7:19 refers to: Purified by return, seam Then the knower himself to me, And " Vasudeva is All" He, the hard to find here thinks. ''

According to the commentary of the Indian philosophers Bhaskara (probably 950 AD) is Vasudeva not used in this verse as a patronymic of Krishna, but the name is from a spiritual, philosophical reason. The double etymological derivation denote namely " Krishna inherent in all beings " ( vasana, let live ) and mean Krishna as vasana other hand, container, garment that encircles the world.