Vedavyasa – The Divine Being
Vedavyasa, esteemed as Bhagavan to indicate his divinity, was the son of a great Rishi called Parashar. He was born of the womb of Satyavati, the foster daughter of the king of Kaivartas. Vyasaji was an exalted person endowed with supernatural powers. He was a great messenger of God born with a mission.
Finding people losing their power of retention he compiled the Vedas into four major heads – the Regveda, the Yajurveda, the samaveda and the Atharvaveda and taught these compilations to his disciples -one each. Each compilation was further divided into a number of heads and sub-heads. In this way through his efforts the Vedic literature received exhaustive treatment.
The term Vyasa means expansion and since the Vedas were expanded through his efforts, he was verily called Vedavyasa.
He was born in an island and was dark complexioned so people called him Krishna Dvaipayana also. On account of living in Badarivana he was given the name Badarayana as well.
All the eighteen Puranas (myths) including Mahabharata were composed by him. In order to bring home to the people the essence of all knowledge contained in the Upanishads, He devised Brahmasutras on which different Acharyas have attempted different expositions and propounded varied opinions of their own. Thus the Hindu culture and the Indian literature is highly indebted to him.
Vyasaji is called the chief exponent of the Sanatana Dharma (duties) laid down in the Vedas, the scriptures and the Puranas. He can safely be called the beacon light and teacher to the world. That is why he enjoys the honour of being called Jagadguru, (which literally means the teacher born to teach the world).
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