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GANAPATHI,
THE SCRIBE
Bhagavan Vyasa, the compiler
of the Vedas, was the son of the great sage Parasara. It was
he who gave to the world the devine epic of the Mahabharata.
Having conceived the Mahabharata
he thought of the means of giving the sacred story to the
world. He meditated Bramha, the Creator, who manifested himself
before him.Vyasa bowed head and folded hands and prayed."Lord,
I have conceived excellent work, but cannot think of one who
can take it down to my dictation".
Brahma said to Vyasa:
"O sage invoke Ganapati and beg him to be your amanuensis"
and Brahma diaappeared. The sage Vyasa meditated on Ganapati
who appeared before him. Vyasa received him with due respect
and sought his aid.
"Lord Ganapathi, I
shall dictate the story of the Mahabharata and I pray you
to be graciously pleased to write it down".
Ganapathi replied: "Very
well. I shall do as you wish. But my pen must not stop while
I am writing. So you must dictate without pause or hesitation.
I can only write on this condition".
Vyasa agreed, guarding himself,
however with a counter stipulation: "Be it so, but you must
first grasp the meaning of what I dictate before you write it
down".
Ganapathi smiled and agredd to the condition. Then the
sage began to sing the story of the Mahabharata. He would occasionally
compose some complex stanzas which would make Ganapathi pause
a while to get at the meaning and Vyasa would avail himself
of this interval to compose many stanzas in his mind. Thus the
Mahabharata came to be written by Ganapati to the dictation
of Vyasa. |
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