Different Vyasas
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> > In one of your classes, I
can't remember which one, you said that Vyasadeva
> > is a post, a position. You
said that the present Vyasadeva is called
> > Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasadeva
and Asvatama will be the next one, that at
> > present he is performing
austerities preparing himself for that position.
>
> Anyone can confirm/deny this with
sastric reference?
The present age is the Vaivasvata Manu
and Brahma's present day is the Sveta
Varaha Kalpa.
14 Manus for this day of Brahma
1)
Svayambhuva Manu - son of Lord Brahma
2)
Svarocisa Manu - son of Agni
3)
Uttama Manu - son of
Priyavrata
4)
Tamasa Manu - brother of
Uttama
5)
Raivata Manu - brother of Tamasa
6)
Caksusa Manu - son of the
demigod Caksu
7)
Vaivasvata Manu - son of the
sun-god Vivasvan
8)
Savarni Manu - son of the
sun-god by his wife Chaya
9)
Daksa Savarni - son of Varuna
10) Brahma Sarvani _ son of Brahma
11) Dharma Savarni - son of Ruci
12) Rudra Savarni - son of Rudra
13) Deva Savarni - son of Satyasaha
14) Indra Savarni - son of Bhuti
During the period of each manu different
sages accept the position of Vyasa or
the compiler of the Vedas, Puranas, etc.
Thus in the Dvapara-yuga of each
divya-yuga a different sage accepts the
position of Vyasa.
28 Vyasas of the Vaivasvata Manvantara
1)
Brahma 15)
Trayyaruna
2)
Prajapati or Manu 16)
Dhananjaya
3)
Usana, Sukracarya 17)
Krtanjaya
4)
Brhaspati 18) Rina
5)
Savitri 19)
Bharadvaja
6)
Yamaraja 20)
Gautama
7)
Indra 21) Uttama
8)
Vasistha 22) Vena
9)
Sarasvata 23)
Somasushmapana
10) Tridhama 24) Riksha or Valmiki
11) Trivishan 25) Sakti, father of Parasara
Muni
12) Bharadhvaja 26) Parasara Muni
13) Antariksa 27) Jaratkaru
14) Vapra 28) Krsna Dvaipayana Vyasa
In the next Dvapara-yuga the Vyasa will
be Asvattama the son of Drona.
This info. has been compiled from
different Puranas.