Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.4970
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.4970
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2) Birth. Vyāsa was born to hermit Parāśara by a fisherwoman named Kālī. His name when he was a child was Kṛṣṇa. As his birth took place in an island (Dvīpa) he got the name Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana. After dividing the Vedas he got the name Vedavyāsa. He is the composer of Mahābhārata, one of the greatest books in world-literature. The births of great men, generally will be wonderful. Behind the birth of Vyāsa also there is a wonderful story.