# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paundraka-vasudeva
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:39:40.516Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/paundraka-vasudeva"
name: "Paundraka Vasudeva"
slug: "paundraka-vasudeva"
description: "Paundraka Vāsudēva was a king appearing in Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana. According to it, he was the king of Pundra Kingdom. Some sources state he was an ally of both Jarasandha, the king of Magadha and Shakuni, the king of the Gandhara Kingdom. He was a major enemy of Krishna. He imitated Krishna, believing himself to be Vāsudeva, or God. Later he was killed by Krishna in battle. According to some scriptures, Paundraka was Krishna's doppelganger. He is considered to be an incarnation of the demoniac King Vena as per some sources. There is also a reference that he was allies with king Kashiraja"
tagline: "Antagonist of Lord Krishna"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Paundraka_Vasudeva_impersonating_as_Shri_Krishna.png/330px-Paundraka_Vasudeva_impersonating_as_Shri_Krishna.png"
gender: "male"
livingStatus: "UNKNOWN"
scores:
  popularity:           46.13
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.154254666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Paundraka Vasudeva"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A7%B0%E0%A6%95"
    title: "পৌণ্ড্ৰক"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%95"
    title: "পৌণ্ড্রক"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8C%E0%AE%A3%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D"
    title: "பௌண்டரக வாசுதேவன்"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95"
    title: "पौंड्रक"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paundraka_Basudewa"
    title: "Paundraka Basudewa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7155432"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump