Vyasa

Vyasa ( Sanskrit व्यास vyāsa m. "Folder"), also Vedavyasa ("folder of the Vedas") was a mythical sage who is regarded as a folder and editor of important ancient Indian scriptures and who is said to have founded the Vedanta .

family

Vyasa was the illegitimate son of the Rishi Parashara and the Satyavati . Because of his dark skin color and because he was born on an island in the Yamuna River , he is also called Krishna Dvaipayana ("Dark Islander"). Although he lived in yogic seclusion and avoided sexual intercourse, he fathered the sons Dhritarashtra and Pandu with Ambika and Ambalika , the childless widows of his half-brother Vichitravirya .

Works

In Hinduism , Vyasa is considered a folder of the Vedas and the author of the Indian epic epic Mahabharata . The sage Narada conveyed to him the content of the Bhagavatapurana . He is also said to have ordered the Puranas and founded the Vedanta . Since these writings come from different eras, they cannot be the same person, although this is sometimes claimed. The Puranas also distinguish over 28 Vyasa, which are considered to be smaller avatars of Vishnu or Brahma .

literature

Willfried Huchzermeyer: The Yoga Lexicon. Karlsruhe 2009, ISBN 3-931172-28-7 .
Hans Wilhelm Haussig (Ed.): Gods and Myths of the Indian Subcontinent (= Dictionary of Mythology . Department 1: The ancient civilized peoples. Volume 5). Klett-Cotta, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-12-909850-X .
Vyasa . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 370 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Commons : Vyasa - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ vyāsa . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 1035, col. 2 .

[1] vyāsa . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 1035, col. 2 .