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  2. Vyasa - Wikipedia

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    In Brahm Avtar, one of the compositions in Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh mentions Rishi Vyas as an avatar of Brahma. [39] He is considered the fifth incarnation of Brahma. Guru Gobind Singh wrote a brief account of Rishi Vyas's compositions about great kings—Manu, Prithu, Bharath, Jujat, Ben, Mandata, Dilip, Raghu Raj and Aj [ 39 ] [ 40 ...

  3. Vyasa Peetha - Wikipedia

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    The sacred tree is believed to be more than 5000 years old, based on popular datings of the Mahabharata. It is believed that Shree Satyanarayan Vrata Katha was first time recited here by Vyasa. It is the place where Veda Vyasa divided one Veda into the four major branches of Vedas namely Rigaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda.

  4. Mahabharata - Wikipedia

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    Mahabharata Manuscript illustration of the Battle of Kurukshetra Information Religion Hinduism Author Vyasa Language Sanskrit Period Principally compiled in 3rd century BCE–4th century CE Chapters 18 Parvas Verses 200,000 Full text Mahabharata at Sanskrit Wikisource Mahabharata at English Wikisource Part of a series on Hindu scriptures and texts Shruti Smriti List Vedas Rigveda Samaveda ...

  5. Fifth Veda - Wikipedia

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    Relying also on its attribution to Vyasa, the legendary compiler of the Vedas, the Mahabharata declares itself a new Veda for a new era, intended for all people, and which is the equal of, and in some ways superior to, the four canonical Vedas. [4] The other major Hindu epic, the Ramayana, also makes a claim to be the fifth Veda. But, since the ...

  6. Vaisampayana - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  7. Smṛti - Wikipedia

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    The smṛti literature is a corpus of varied texts that includes: the six Vedāṅgas (the auxiliary sciences in the Vedas), the epics (the Mahābhārata and Rāmāyaṇa), the Dharmasūtras and Dharmaśāstras (or Smritiśāstras), the Arthasaśāstras, the Purāṇas, the kāvya or poetical literature, extensive Bhashyas (reviews and ...

  8. The Great Indian Novel - Wikipedia

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    Up to some extent a counterpart to the Mahabharata ' s "Book of the Beginning.". In this section, Ved Vyas ("V.V."), the narrator, recounts his personal history; the seduction of Satyavati by the Brahmin Parashar and his own birth; the origin of Dev Datta from the union of Shantanu and the now absent Maharanee (whom he met on the banks of the Ganga (Ganges) and who had had seven suspicious ...

  9. Versions of the Ramayana - Wikipedia

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    The Ramayana story is also recounted within other Sanskrit texts, including: the Mahabharata (in the Ramokhyana Parva of the Vana Parva); [12] Bhagavata Purana contains a concise account of Rama's story in its ninth skandha; [13] brief versions also appear in the Vishnu Purana as well as in the Agni Purana.