The origin of Krishna, his historicity or divinity has always been a bone of contention among scholars. The familiar, naughty God who is probably the only Indian deity to be worshipped in all stages of his life and whose interesting life stories have been our companions ever since our childhood days, was actually a living human being- just like Buddha or Christ, is really hard to believe.
It is really amazing, but a majority of scholars contend that Krishna was actually a great living hero who was deified by his followers in due course of time and gradually became the central figure of the Bhagwat cult. This is supported by his mention in some earliest Puranas as a Satwat or Vrishni chief named Vasudeva Krishna.
