him with Vishnu. [ 58 ] References to V?sudeva also occur in early Sanskrit literature. Taittiriya Aranyaka (X,i,6) identifies him with Narayana and Vishnu . Panini , ca. 4th century BC, in his Ashtadhyayi explains the word "V?sudevaka" as a Bhakta (devotee) of V?sudeva. [ 26 ] This, along with the