Śara (son of Vasudeva)

Śara, “arrow”

Śara is a son of Vasudeva of the Vṛshṇi line, born to his eldest wife, and a brother of Balarāma.

In the Brahma Purāṇa

The Sūta tells the munis that Vasudeva had fourteen wives, Pauravī, Rohiṇī, Madirā, Ādi, Vaiśākhī, Bhadrā, Sunāmnī, Sahadevā, Śāntidevā, Śrīdevī, Devarakshitā, Vṛkadevī, Upadevī and Devakī, and two attendants, Sutanu and Baḍabā. To Vasudeva’s eldest wife were born nine: Rāma, Śaraṇya, Śara, Durdama, Damana, Śubhra, Piṇḍāraka, Uśīnara, and a daughter, Citrā, who also became famous by the name Subhadrā. To Vasudeva by Devakī, Śauri, Śrī Kṛshṇa, descended.

Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14

Sources

• Brahma Purāṇa, Chapter 14