18 Facts About Vyasa

1.

Vyasa is traditionally regarded as the author of the epic Mahabharata.

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Vyasa is regarded by many Hindus as a partial incarnation of the god Vishnu and the compiler of the mantras of the Vedas into four Vedas, as well as the author of the eighteen Puranas and the Brahma Sutras.

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Vyasa is one of the seven immortal Chiranjeevis, implying he is still alive in the current Kali yuga.

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Hindus traditionally hold that Vyasa subcategorized the primordial single Veda to produce four parts as a canonical collection.

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Vyasa is traditionally regarded as the chronicler of this epic and features as an important character in Mahabharata.

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Vyasa sired the father of the vanquished, he was certainly the surgeon who put the hundred brothers of antagonist cousins into incubation, and as they are only said to be sired by a boon he conferred on their mother, there's some possibility that he is their biological sire himself.

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Vyasa's Jaya, the core of the Mahabharata, is a dialogue between Dhritarashtra and Sanjaya, his adviser and charioteer.

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8.

Eighteen chapters of Vyasa's Jaya constitute the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred text in Hinduism.

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Vyasa is credited with the writing of the eighteen major Puranas, which are works of Indian literature that cover an encyclopedic range of topics covering various scriptures.

10.

Vyasa was enchanted by her beauty and wanted an heir from her.

11.

Sage Vyasa was unkempt because of months of meditation in the forest.

12.

The other queen, Ambalika, turned pale upon meeting Vyasa, which resulted in their child, Pandu, being born pale.

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Alarmed, Satyavati requested that Vyasa meet Ambika again and grant her another son.

14.

Vyasa came to the kingdom and using his knowledge, he asked to divide the mass into one hundred and one-pieces and put them into pots for incubation.

15.

Vyasa, feeling sorrow for his mother's fate, asked her to leave the kingdom and come with him to live a peaceful life.

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Vyasa had a son named Shuka, who was his spiritual successor and heir.

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Vyasa is believed to have lived on the banks of Ganga in modern-day Uttarakhand.

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Vyasa confronts Adi Shankara, who has written a commentary on the Brahma-Sutras, in the form of an old Brahmana, and asks for an explanation of the first Sutra.