- Birth nameKrishna Dwipayana
- Vyasa is the legendary author of the Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas, some of the most important works in the Hindu tradition. He is also called Veda Vyasa ("the one who classified the Vedas") or Krishna Dvaipayana (referring to his dark complexion and birthplace). Vyasa is traditionally known as the chronicler of this epic and also features as an important character in Mahabharata, Vyasa asks Ganesha to assist him in writing the text. Ganesha imposes a precondition that he would do so only if Vyasa would narrate the story without a pause. Vyasa set a counter-condition that Ganesha understand the verses first before transcribing them. Thus Vyasa narrated the entire Mahabharata and all the Upanishads and the 18 Puranas, while Lord Ganesha wrote.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Arif Faysal Khan
- Author of the great Indian epic 'Mahabharatha'.
- The Yoga Bhashya, a commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, is attributed to Vyasa.
- Vyasa is considered to be one of the seven Chiranjivins (long lived, or immortals), who are still in existence according to Hindu belief.
- He was biological father of Dhritrashtra, Pandu and Vidura.
- Vyasa is also credited with the writing of the eighteen major Puranas. His son Shuka is the narrator of the major Purana Bhagavat-Purana.
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