Vyasa (title)
Vyasa (Devanagari: व्यास, ''vyāsa'') Veda Vyāsa (वेदव्यास, ''veda-vyāsa'') is the title given to the ''Rishi'' (sage) who comes at the end of every ''Dvapara Yuga'' to divide and compile the one ''Veda'' into four and compile the ''Puranas'' and ''Mahabharata'' for the benefit of mankind in the degraded age that follows, ''Kali Yuga''. Vyasa is a central and revered figure in most Hindu traditions. In the 28th '' mahayuga'' (current), Krishna Dvaipāyana Vyasa was Vyasa, whose name refers to his complexion and birthplace, and who is believed to be a partial incarnation of Vishnu that occurs once in every ''kalpa''. In the upcoming 29th ''mahayuga'', Guru Drona's son Rishi Aswatthama will be born as the next Vyasa. In the previous 27th ''mahayuga'', Veda Vyasa's father was Vyasa. Past Vyasa The ''Vishnu Purana'' has a theory about Vyasa. The Hindu view of the universe is that of a cyclic phenomenon that comes into existence and dissolves repeatedly ...
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Ashwatthama With Vyasa
In the Hindu epic the ''Mahabharata'', Ashwatthama ( sa, अश्वत्थामा, Aśvatthāmā) or Drauni was the son of guru Drona and Kripi (sister of Kripacharya). He was the grandson of the sage Bharadwaja. Ashwatthama ruled the northern region of Panchala, being sub