UKT notes Krishna Vasudeva in the Mahabharata From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna_in_the_Mahabharata 101112 Within the Indian epic Mahabharata , Krishna was the son of the Yadava chief Vasudeva and his wife Devaki . Hence he was known as Vasudeva Krishna or Vasudeva. UKT: Not to get confused, it might be better to refer