Talk:Vāsudeva

Vāsudeva is mentioned in Pali canon

Some of the earliest mentions of Vāsudeva are in Pali. Jātaka 542 mentions him, with sufficient details to be sure that it is the same person: he is called kaṇha (= krishna), he ruled at Dvaravati, and he had many brothers. Jātaka 532 also mention Vāsudeva, but there it is an epithet of the sun. The Niddesa also mentions Vāsudeva and his devotees. Both these Pali texts stem from the post-Ashokan period, roughly the same period as Panini and the archeological finds mentioning Vāsudeva.

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please, Vāsudeva is just the vrddhi patronymic derived of Vasudeva. There is no reason to keep this article separate from Krishna just because of a single Klostermaier soundbite. dab (𒁳) 09:45, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

We already have a few moves and merges without a consensus. I will post the note on the relevant project boards on the inclusion of relevant references and the full text to Krishna and Krishnaism articles. If we have a clear consensus I would suggest doing it as a separate section. You seem to ignore a number of other references that are provided. Any specific reason? Please note that WP:CFORK is to be read in conjunction with consensus guidelines. Wikidās-ॐ 10:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Unless there is a lot more original content relevant to Vaasudeva and this content is clearly distinct from the content relevant to Krishna, this article should be merged into the Krishna article. Imc (talk) 15:44, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

I have to look up some more reference, the article is only 1 day old. Wikidās-ॐ 16

04, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

The Wheel

Doesn't the wheel represent the Buddhist Noble Eightfold Path? Interesting that this was not pointed out anywhere. Abhinav Yd (talk) 17:11, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

@Abhinav Yd: The Sudarshana Chakra is a standard attribute of Vāsudeva-Krishna. पाटलिपुत्र Pat (talk) 18:50, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Sudarshana Chakra is small weapon that rests on one finger, at least in the modern depictions of the Vishnu/Krishna. While this looks more like a big wheel a third of the size of the person holding it, with exactly 8 spokes. Abhinav Yd (talk) 19:23, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

@Abhinav Yd: is right in that it's certainly different to the modern Sudarshan Chakra. This book just calls it a "wheel" and associates it with the chakra of the emperor (chakravartin) Dāsānudāsa (talk) 11:31, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

@Dāsānudāsa: Nice reference! Thanks! पाटलिपुत्र Pat (talk) 11:56, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Entire article description is wrong.

Vasudeva means all pervading Brahman, vasudeva is name of Vishnu in Krishna avatar , one who resides in everything and everyone. @Chronikhiles @Chariotrider555 2409:4071:D8D:F611:0:0:6548:5313 (talk) 14:48, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

This article is mainly about the historical development of Vāsudeva as a legendary hero, rather than the name for the modern Vishnu/Krishna into which he developed/was incorporated. Dāsānudāsa (talk) 15:24, 8 May 2024 (UTC)

a historical vs. an historical

Here's a timeline for context:

• December 15, 2019: पाटलिपुत्र introduces a sentence into the Characteristics (now Evolution) section which reads "The cult of Vāsudeva-Krishna may have evolved from the worship of a historical figure belonging to the Vrishni clan."
• December 20, 2019: पाटलिपुत्र introduces a sentence in the lead section which reads "...and may well have been an ancient historical rulers in the region of Mathura."
• October 29, 2020: An IP editor changes "an ancient historical rulers" to "an historical ruler".
• June 29, 2024: I change "an historical ruler" to "a historical ruler".
• June 30, 2024: After Dāsānudāsa reverts me, I change the "a historical" in the Evolution as a deity subsection to "an historical" to keep things consistent. Dāsānudāsa thanks me for this.
• July 3, 2024: Curious as to whether or not I may have been right to favor "a historical" or concede to Dāsānudāsa, I go to the Help Desk, where I am subsequently given this advice:

In short, it's partly idiosycratic, so as with other English variations, follow what the article's creator did and keep usage consistent within it.

The creator (Wikidas) doesn't appear to have put any indefinite article before historical in this article as far as I've looked. However, in the prose of this article's very first revision, there were four instances of indefinite articles:

• a significant tradition of the early history of the worship of Krishna in antiquity.
• a later stage of the historical development.
• a strongly monotheistic format, where the supreme Being was perfect, eternal and full of grace.
• a Vaishnava concept of primary quadrupled expansion, or avatara.

The first time that an had been used in this article was in a footnote quoting a source called A Survey of Hinduism, in which it came before amalgam. With all of this in mind, I don't think that "an historical" would've been in line with how the article creator or the editor who erroneously used the plural form of ruler may have wanted the article to be written, although I could be wrong. – MrPersonHumanGuy (talk) 14:19, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for looking into this. I'm fine with "a historical" if that's the precedent. Both are correct. Change away, as you see fit! Cheers, Dāsānudāsa (talk) 20:03, 6 July 2024 (UTC)