Character

广博仙人

व्यासVyāsa

Also called Ved Vyas

verses
3,245
books
23
chapters
1,176

What the texts say

In the Mahabharata, Vyasa, also called Dvaipayana, "island-born", is the son of Satyavati and the sage Parashara. Mahabharata 1.57.71Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.60.2 The Vishnu Purana tells how he divided the single Veda into four parts, so that sacred knowledge might be upheld. Vishnu Purana 3.4.2, 3.2.58 The Devi Bhagavatam says he composed the eighteen Puranas. Devi Bhagavatam 1.3.17 In the Mahabharata's opening chapter, he remembers Ganesha, who appears, and asks him to write down the Bharata as he dictates. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1.75, 1.1.77 The epic also names him grandsire of the Pandavas, heroes of the story, and father of the wise Vidura. Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.60.2, 1.63.114 In the same epic, he first teaches his son Shuka, then other suitable disciples, among them Vaishampayana. Mahabharata 1.1.63, 1.54.21 In the Bhagavata Purana, his son Shuka says he studied the Bhagavatam from his father, Vyasa. Bhagavatam 2.1.8, 9.22.21

Where to read

Every verse that names 广博仙人, book by book.

  1. Devi Bhagavatam

    692 verses · 174 chapters

    All 692 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 6.25.1

      广博仙人自述其痴迷。广博仙人说：听到我这样的话，婆萨薇（贞信）大吃一惊。由于极度渴望得到孙子，这位渔夫之女对我这样说道。

    • 1.14.1

      广博仙人对家主职责的描述。苏塔说：看到那位黑眼睛的女子（格里塔奇），广博仙人变得焦虑起来。“我该怎么办？这位神圣的少女，一位天女，并不适合我。”

    • 1.20.1

      （叙述持国等人的出生）众仙人说：“苏卡，这位神圣存在中的佼佼者，已获得至高圆满。在那之后，广博仙人做了什么？请详细告诉我们。”

  2. Skanda Purana

    687 verses · 215 chapters

    All 687 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 5.3.97.4

      人中王啊，毗耶娑圣渡（Vyāsa-tīrtha）为一切众生所难得。为老迈之重所困，我已不堪劳顿，王子啊。

    • 6.1.147.2

      在那处瓦提迦（圣林）中，往昔最尊贵的两生者曾修苦行而得一子；当舒迦入林之时，迦毗阇罗亦自毗耶娑而来至彼处。

    • 4.2.45.1

      毗耶娑说道：请听吧，具大智慧的苏多，听斯坎达所说之语。（请听）那关乎我之未来，是在壶生者、至智的阿伽斯提亚（Kumbhayoni）面前所宣说的。

  3. Mahabharata

    455 verses · 218 chapters

    All 455 verses in the Mahabharata

    Also in the Gita Press edition: 2,319 verses

    • 16.9.4

      毗耶娑见帕尔塔一再叹息，心神不定、意志消沉，便对他说道：

    • 1.99.24

      那位大圣者先以清水洒拂其身，恭敬致礼；随后，长子毗耶娑便对母亲开口说道。

    • 12.315.10

      弟子们退下之后，毗耶娑在其子相助之下，于幽静处端坐，默然无言，专注禅观；此智者如是安住。

  4. Shiva Purana

    363 verses · 117 chapters

    All 363 verses in the Shiva Purana
    • 6.1.3

      毗耶娑说道：“孩子们啊，怀着欢喜聆听这部名为《凯拉萨·三希多》的汇编吧。她神圣而专注于湿婆真谛（Śiva-tattva）的至上真理；我将以慈爱为你们宣讲这最殊胜的教诲。”

    • 5.4.4

      毗耶娑说道：萨纳特库马拉啊，全知者，请为我讲述此吉祥之事, 关于商卡拉，那位大自在天，显现种种神圣游戏。

    • 2.5.8.1

      毗耶娑说道：“噢，善那特库玛罗，全知者，湿婆奉献者中最卓越、慧解高贵者——亲爱的孩子啊，这奇妙的故事我已听闻，正如所宣说的那般，皆是关于帕拉梅湿瓦拉（至上主湿婆）。”

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where 广博仙人 matters most.

  1. Arjuna’s Lament and Vyāsa’s Counsel on Kāla (Mausala-parva, Adhyāya 9)

    Mahabharata 16.9 · 3 verses

    Seer-teacher interpreting catastrophe through kāla and dharma

  2. Vyāsatīrtha-prādurbhāvaḥ: Origin and Merit of Vyāsa Tīrtha (व्यासतीर्थप्रादुर्भावः)

    Skanda Purana 5.3.97 · 33 verses

  3. Vatikēśvara-Māhātmya and the Discourse on Śuka’s Renunciation (वटिकेश्वरमाहात्म्य-शुकवैराग्यसंवादः)

    Skanda Purana 6.1.147 · 24 verses

  4. Vyāsa-bhuja-stambha (व्यासभुजस्तंभ): Doctrinal Correction and the Establishment of Vyāseśvara

    Skanda Purana 4.2.45 · 20 verses

  5. Vyāsa's Description of His Own Delusion

    Devi Bhagavatam 6.25 · 4 verses

  6. Satyavatī’s Disclosure and the Summoning of Vyāsa (Niyoga for Kuru Succession)

    Mahabharata 1.99 · 6 verses

    Ascetic authority and instrument of continuity

  7. Restoring Vedic Recitation, the Anadhyaya Rule, and the Taxonomy of Winds

    Mahabharata 12.315 · 7 verses

    Central authority on Veda, discipline, and cosmology

  8. Births of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Pāṇḍu, and Vidura

    Mahabharata 1.100 · 5 verses

    Agent of dharma and destiny

  9. Vyasa's Description of Grihastha Dharma and the Birth of Shuka

    Devi Bhagavatam 1.14 · 21 verses

  10. Description of the Birth of Dhritarashtra and Others

    Devi Bhagavatam 1.20 · 16 verses

Key episodes

  1. Ganesha Writes the Mahabharata as Vyasa Dictates

    Mahabharata (Gita Press) 1.1

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