vya:sam vasishta naptha:ram sakthe:h pauthram akalmasham |

para:sara:thmajam vande: suka tha:tham thapo:nidhim || 

 

vya:sa:ya vishnuru:pa:ya vya:saru:pa:ya vishnave: |

namo: vai bramha nidhaye: va:sishta:ya namo: namaha ||

 

• Vyasa divided the originally monolithic Veda into four parts, categorizing them into 4 Vedas, each focusing on different faculties such as:

  • Rituals (Yagnyas)

  • Principles

  • Dharma

  • Medicine

  • Arts that please various deities (Devathas)

• He comprehended the essence of the Upanishads and Vedanthas, which describe:

  - The nature of the Supreme Being (Paramathma)
  - The relation between individual souls (Jivaathmas) and nature (Prakruthi) with Paramathma

• Vyasa authored -  

  • Brahma Sutras to summarize these Vedanthas for easier understanding.

  • 18 Puranas conveyed teachings through discourses (Upakhyanas), establishing the paths of:

    • Karma

    • Devotion (Bhakthi)

    • Knowledge (Gnyana)

  • The Mahabharata to help ordinary people grasp higher knowledge of dharma in a simple way.

• Despite his extensive work, Vyasa felt something was missing. Narada Maharshi identified the missing element as the lack of teachings on:

  • Devotion (Bhakthi)

  • Surrender (Sharanagathi) to Paramathma

       Following Narada's advice, Vyasa wrote the Bhagavatam, also known as Moksha Shastram, to address this gap.

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