Udaksena is the son of Viśvaksena (Viswaksena), belonging to Nīpavaṁśa (Nipavamsa’ the lineage of Nipa). In Bhāgavatapurāṇa (Bhagavatapurana), the name is read as Udakśvana (Udakswana). Udaksena had a son named Bhallāta (Bhallata).