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Vyasa is commonly known as "Vedavyasa" (Sanskrit: वेदव्यास, Vedavyāsa) as he divided the single, eternal Veda into four separate books—Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda.
The Brahma Sūtras or Brahmasutra are attributed to Badarayana. [16] In some texts, Badarayana is also called Vyasa, which literally means "one who arranges". [16]Badarayana was the Guru (teacher) of Jaimini, the latter credited with authoring Mimamsa Sutras of the Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy. [16]
It is the place where Veda Vyasa divided one Veda into the four major branches of Vedas namely Rigaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. Here, he gave the sermons of Srimad Bhagavata Purana to his own son Shukhadeva. [7] Vyasa Peetha is located at Naimisharanya Teerth in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh state in India.
Vallabhacharya in his work "Patravalambanam", established the principle of Brahmavad and discarded the view that the meaning of the first part of Veda (Karma Kand or Purva Mimamsa) and the second part of Veda (Vedanta, Upanishad or Uttar Mimamsa) is different. [citation needed]
He points that the sage Vyasa was called so by the name "Vyasa" not because he divided the Vedas but indicates the "diameter or breadth" which means sage Veda Vyasa had studied the Vedas in great depth. [23] [24] [25] He lists out various texts that should not be treated as honest texts to develop one's understanding of the World and the Lord.
Vyasa is regarded to have taught the Mahabharata of 100,000 verses to Vaishampayana. He is regarded to have recited the epic to King Janamejaya at his sarpa satra (snake sacrifice). [ 4 ] The Harivamsha Purana is also recited by him, where he narrates the legend of Prithu's emergence from Vena .
Adhyatma Ramayana or spiritual Ramayana is extracted from the Brahmanda Purana, traditionally ascribed to Vyasa. It is thought to be the inspiration for Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas in Awadhi. While the Valmiki Ramayana emphasizes Rama's human nature, the Adhyatam Ramayana tells the story from the perspective of his divinity.
According to the Hindu epic Mahabharata, after one hundred years of austerity by Vyasa, Shuka was churned out of a stick of fire, born with ascetic power and with the Vedas dwelling inside him, just like his father. As per Skanda Purana, Vyasa had a wife, Vatikā (also known by the name Pinjalā), daughter of a sage named Jābāli. Their union ...