Page 6 - Seers and Sages of India

A Few Prominent Rishis of Ancient India

Veda Vyāsa

One of the most revered He is also believed to have

sages of all times, Rishi Veda composed 18 major Puranas

Vyāsa is primarily known for along with Vyāsa Smriti and

collecting, consolidating and Laghu Vyāsa Samhita. The

classifying the existing Brahma-sutras written by him

singular Veda of his time into are considered one of the

the four Vedas as we know most influential texts on

today (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Vedantic philosophy.

Samaveda and Atharvaveda)

as well as the Brahmanas,

Aranyakas and the

Upanishads. This is why he

is known as Veda Vyāsa (the

classifier or organizer of the

Veda); his original name was

Krishna Dvaipāyan.

He is the composer of the

Mahābhārata. The Bhagvad

Gita, one of the most

profound scriptures of Indian

spiritual tradition, which forms

Rishi Vyasa dictating Mahābhārata
a part of the Mahābhārata, is Angkor Wat, Cambodia

also his contribution.