» :For the Kushan king, see Vasudeva I. For the book by Narendra Kohli, see Vasudeva (book).::Not to be confused with, a name of Krishna. In Hindu mythology, Vasudeva (Devanagari, IAST )'s the father of Krishna, the son of, of the Yadav and Vrishni dynasties. His sister Kunti was married to Pandu. He was a partial incarnation of Rishi Kashyap. The patronymic (with long ā)'s a popular name of Krishna. Related to this name's an early religion, sometimes called Bhagavatism The name forms part… (More on Vasudeva)