The first section of the Mahabharata states that it was god Ganesha who, at the request of Vyasa, wrote down the text to Vyasa's dictation.

Vyasa agreed, provided Ganesha took the time to understand what was said before writing it down.

... how early this basic truth was recognized by the sages of India, since it appears as the fundamental tenet of the Vedânta philosophy ascribed to Vyasa, is proved by Sir William Jones in the last of his essays: " On the Philosophy of the Asiatics " ( Asiatic Researches, vol.

It was here that sage Parashuram washed away his sin, sage Vyasa meditated, King Bhishmaka founded his kingdom and Lord Krishna married his consort Rukmini.

Vyasa was grandfather to the Kauravas and Pandavas.

Hence he was called Veda Vyasa, or " Splitter of the Vedas ," the splitting being a feat that allowed people to understand the divine knowledge of the Veda.

It has been debated whether Vyasa was a single person or a class of scholars who did the splitting.

The first ... distribution was made by Svayambhu ( Brahma ) himself ; in the second, the arranger of the Veda ( Vyasa ) was Prajapati ... ( and so on up to twenty-eight ).

Vyasa is conflated with Badarayana by Vaishnavas with the reason that the island on which Vyasa was born is said to have been covered by Badara ( Indian jujube / Ber / Ziziphus mauritiana ) trees.

* Vyasa, a sage who narrated the Mahabharata, and was also a sage in the epic.

For example, in the tradition of Vedanta, the author of the Sutra was Veda Vyasa and the commentators were Adi Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva ( each of whom eventually set up sub-schools within Vedanta ).

The son was called Krishna (" the dark one ") due to his colour, or Dvaipayana (" one born on an island ") and would later became known as Vyasa – compiler of the Vedas and author of the Puranas and the Mahabharata, fulfilling Parashara's prophecy.

Revealing to Bhishma the tale of her encounter with Parashara, Satyavati well knew that this was the time to call her son Vyasa to aid her.

The maid respected the sage and was not afraid of him, and Vyasa thus blessed her ; her son would be the most intelligent man, and she would no longer be a slave.

Vyasa told Satyavati of the deception, and then disappeared ; Vidura, an incarnation of the god Dharma, was born to the maid.

He was the disciple of the great Rishi Veda Vyasa, the son of Rishi Parashara.

When Rishi Veda Vyasa divided ancient Vedic hymns into four parts based on their use in the sacrificial rites, and taught them to his four chief disciples – Paila, Vaisampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, Samaveda was transmitted to rishi Jaimini.

Traditionally, authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to the sage Vyasa. According to the Adi-parva of the Mahabharata ( 81, 101-102 ), the text was originally 8, 800 verses when it was composed by Vyasa and was known as the Jaya ( Victory ), which later became 24, 000 verses in the Bharata recited by Vaisampayana.

Ganesha is said to have agreed to write it only on condition that Vyasa never pause in his recitation.

In the first book of the Mahābhārata, it is described that Vyasa asked Ganesha to aid him in writing the text, however Ganesha imposed a condition that he would do so only if Vyasa narrated the story without pause.

The festival of Guru Purnima, is dedicated to him, and also known as Vyasa Purnima as it is the day, which is believed to be his birthday and also the day he divided the Vedas.

The Brahma Sutras by Veda Vyasa say, “ God is not biased in giving happiness and misery to anyone but gives the fruits of one ’ s karmas .” ( 2-1-34 ) However, unlike general schools of Hinduism, the Swaminarayan followers believe in Lord Swaminarayan as the supreme God, which is not believed by followers of Hinduism.

It is believed that the sage Vyasa scripted the Hindu epic Mahabharata in the state.

He said that his masters have been " Vyasa, Buddha and Sri Aurobindo, as elucidated by Ram Swarup ".

Vyasa is supposed to have meditated and authored the epic by the foothills of the river Beas ( Vipasa ) in the Punjab region.

It is said that Beas is a misnomer for Vayasa ( exchange of B with V and always truncation of the last vowel is common in North Indian languages ) and is named after Veda Vyasa, the presiding patron of the river ; he is said to have created it from its source lake, the Vyas Kund.

Satyavati coaxed Vyasa to have niyoga with his brother's widows, saying: " from affection for thy brother Vichitravirya, for the perpetuation of our dynasty, for the sake of this Bhishma's request and my command, for kindness to all creatures, for the protection of the people and from the liberality of thy heart, O sinless one, it behooveth thee to do what I say.

Vyasa declared to Satyavati that due to Ambika's cruelty, her son would be blind ( but strong ) and have a hundred sons – later known as Kauravas ( descendants of Kuru ).

Satyavati considered such an heir to be an unworthy king, so she asked Vyasa to have niyoga with her other daughter-in-law.

According to popular legend, Kumara Vyasa is said to have composed his work at the temple.

Vyasa is conflated with Badarayana by Vaishnavas with the alleged reason that the island on which Vyasa was born is said to have been covered by Badara ( Indian jujube / Ber / Ziziphus mauritiana ) trees.

From the seal and coins of Kunind, that have been unearthed in the Saharanpur region, we can suppose that the Kunind Janapada extended throughout the northern region between the Vyasa Valley Sarda River and the Ganges.

Ettmanoor is a historical place as myths have says that the Pandavas and the sage Vyasa had established temple here.

Myths have it that the Pandavas and the sage Vyasa had worshipped at this temple.

Kumara Vyasa, who wrote the Karnata Bharata Katamanjari, has arguably been the most famous and most influential Kannada writer of the 15th century.

The Yogabhashya is a commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patañjali which has been attributed in the discourse of the tradition to Vyasa.

After Vichitravirya's death his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Rishi Veda Vyasa.

Then Vyasa told Satyavati to send one of them again so that a healthy child can be born.

This was the day, when Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa – author of the Mahabharata – was born to sage Parashara and a fisherman's daughter Satyavati, thus this day is also celebrated as Vyasa Purnima. Veda Vyasa, did yeoman service to the cause of Vedic studies by gathering all the Vedic hymns extant during his times, dividing them into four parts based on their use in the sacrificial rites, and teaching them to his four chief disciples – Paila, Vaisampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu.

He was half-brother to the kings Dhritarashtra and Pandu of Hastinapura, born the son of the sage Vyasa and a lady-in-waiting to the queens Ambika and Ambalika of the city.

Anxious to ensure the continuation of the royal lineage, Vichitravirya's mother Satyavati called another of her sons, the ascetic Vyasa ( born through Sage Parasara ), to bestow motherhood upon the two queens by mating.

Thereafter, Satyavati asked Vyasa to grant a son to Ambalika, to ensure that at least one of the boys born would be eligible in all respects.

This dutiful lady not being frightened by Vyasa appearance had a normal healthy son born to her.

After Vichitravirya's death, his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Rishi Veda Vyasa.

After Vichitravirya's death his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Rishi Veda Vyasa.

He was born the son of Vichitravirya's first wife Ambika, and was fathered by Vyasa.

After Vichitravirya's death, his mother Satyavati sent for her first born, Vyasa.