Vyasa
 | Vyasa is considered to be the author of the Mahabharata as well as a character in the epic. The name means “compiler”. He is also referred to as Veda Vyasa, meaning “the one who classified the Vedas”, and, as such, he is a revered and central figure in the Hindu tradition. In the Mahabharata he is the grandfather of both the Kauravas and Pandavas, the two families that vie to rule the kingdom, which provides the central conflict in the narrative. He is considered to be scribe of the Vedas and Puranas, and one of the seven Chiranjivins, or immortals, who are still in existence according to Hindu belief. It is said that he was an expansion of the god Vishnu who came to make Vedic knowledge available in written form. Most believe he was born on an island in the river Yamuna Rive near Kalpi in Uttar Pradesh and lived on the banks of the Ganges at what is now Uttarakhand. The festival of Guru Purnima, also known as Vyasa Purnima, is dedicated to him and celebrates the day of his birth and the day he divided the Vedas. |
Bhagavad-Gita
The Bhagavad-Gita is the sixth book of the Mahabharata and a core book in Hindu scripture. Written s..
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