Vasudeva
वासुदेव vāsudevaKrishna as son of Vasudeva, and an early name under which his worship is attested, as on the Heliodorus pillar of c. 113 BCE.
Where this term appears
- Who is Krishna? Deities
The god was Vasudeva, the deity later generations would know as Krishna.
- The Pāñcarātra Saṃhitās Lineages
The supreme reality is Vāsudeva , God possessed of six perfect qualities, the ṣāḍguṇya : knowledge, lordship, power, strength, virility and splendour.
- The Vishnu Sahasranama Worship
The one to praise, to worship, to meditate upon, and to chant is Vishnu, the all-pervading, whom he also calls Vasudeva.
- What are the Āgamas and Tantras? Lineages
…one into the mouth of Girijā the mountain's daughter, and approved by Vāsudeva: therefore it is called Āgama." Come, gone, approved.
- What is Vaishnavism? Lineages
…at names himself a Bhagavata , a devotee, and dedicates the column to Vasudeva , "the god of gods." The pillar still stands.
- Aniconic Forms: Shaligrama and Yantra Deities
The Shalagrama stone, known as Vasudeva, is of a white colour and possesses two ring-like marks around its mouth." Different markings name different forms of Vishnu.
- The Court of Vishnu Treatise
The supreme reality, Vāsudeva , does not create a world of separate beings and then rule them from outside.
- Who Was Madhva? Philosophy
He was born at Pajaka, near Udupi on the Karnataka coast, into a Tulu Brahmin family, and named, by tradition, Vasudeva.