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Vāsudeva, also known as Vāsudeva-Krishna or Krishna-Vāsudeva, was a deified Vrishni hero of the Vrishni-clan, and may well have been a historical ruler in the region of Mathura. The movement of Vāsude
Vāsudeva on a coin of Agathocles of Bactria, circa 190–180 BCE. This is "the earliest unambiguous image" of the deity.
Samkarshana, Vāsudeva and the female Goddess Ekanamsha shown in a rock painting at Tikla, 3rd–2nd century BCE
Coin of Agathocles of Bactria (190–180 BCE), with Samkarsana on the obverse and Vāsudeva on the reverse
The name Vāsudevā (𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀤𑁂𑀯𑀸) in the Brahmi script, in the Ghosundi inscription, 1st century BCE
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Vasudeva, also called Anakadundubhi, is the father of the Hindu deities Vāsudeva-Krishna, Balarama, and Subhadra. He was a king of the Vrishnis. His sister Kunti was married to Pandu.
Vāsudeva
…with the Mahabharata and the Harivamsa, both completed in the 3rd century CE, where Krishna is called "Vāsudeva," a patronymic referring to his father Vasudeva Anakadundubhi. The fused religious movement of Vāsudeva-Krishna became a major component of the amalgamated worship of Krishna, who was incorporated into Vaishnavism…
Vasudeva secretly exits the prison to go to Gokula, a painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Krishna and Balarama meeting their parents (painting by Raja Ravi Varma)
Vasudeva Takes the Infant Krishna Across the Yamuna River. Master at the Court of Mankot, c. 1700. Government Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh
Vasudeva carrying baby Krishna in a basket across the Yamuna, Art of Mathura, circa 1st century CE