Vyasa Avatara - Sanskrit Text with English Translation (Meaning)

- from Srimad Bhagavatam - Skanda 1 - 3

व्यास अवतार

Vyasa Avatara

Vyasa Avatara

।
॥१.३.२१॥
Tatah Saptadashe Jaatah Satyavatyaam Paraasharaat |
Cakre Veda-Taroh Shaakhaa Darssttvaa Pumso-[A]lpa-Medhasah ||1.3.21||

Meaning:
1: Then, Seventeenth in the line (of Incarnations), the Lord incarnated in the womb of Satyavati from Rishi Parashara,
2: He made (i.e. divided) the Tree of Vedas into Shakhas (Branches), seeing that the human beings were endowed with little Intelligence (to comprehend the unified Veda).

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Translated by greenmesg.org

Sage Vyasa:

• Stotras of Sage Vyasa

• Scriptures of Sage Vyasa

• Pilgrimages of Sage Vyasa

• Festivals of Sage Vyasa

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

• Stotras

• Scriptures

• Pilgrimages - by Groups - by Deities - by States - by Geography

• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

• Sages - Hermitages - Penances

• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

• Sadhana

• Sanskrit

• Nature

• Arts and Sciences

• Bharatavarsha - Puranic History - Puranic Lineage

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature and Nature will Preserve Us,
Simplify Life and help Nature Thrive,
Plant Trees and make the Planet Green,
Connect with Earth, Connect with Dharma, Connect with Being.

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