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===Birth=== [[File:Vyasa conversation with worm.jpg|thumb|Vyasa depicted in the [[Razmnama]] (c.1598)]] According to the Mahabharata, Vyasa's mother, [[Satyavati]], was raised as the daughter of a fisherman, belonging to a clan that used to ferry people across the river [[Yamuna]]. She used to help her father in this task. It was during one such ferrying that she encountered the sage [[Parasara]]. As he boarded her boat, he was captivated by her beauty. Overcome with desire, he approached her, but she, recognizing his intent, humbly pleaded to preserve her chastity. However, Parasara used his divine powers to create an artificial fog around the boat and transformed her natural scent into the fragrance of musk. He also conjured an island in the middle of the river, where he consummated his union with her. After this, he assured her that she would remain a virgin despite giving birth. He prophesied that the son born to her would be an extraordinary being—a partial incarnation of [[Vishnu]], a man of immense wisdom, and a revered teacher who would divide the [[Vedas]] and be honored across the three worlds.<ref name="Vyasa" /> Following this, Parasara performed his ablutions in the Yamuna and departed. Satyavati’s pregnancy was completed instantly, and she gave birth to a radiant and handsome boy on the island. As soon as he was born, the child matured into an ascetic form, exuding spiritual radiance. He reassured his mother that she need not worry about him and that he was leaving to undertake penance. He further promised that whenever she faced difficulties, she only needed to think of him, and he would appear by her side. Having said this, he departed, embarking on the path of a hermit.<ref name="Vyasa" /> He was named Krishna Dvaipayana, referring to his dark complexion.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monier-Williams|first=Sir Monier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IewdAAAAMAAJ&q=375|title=Indian Wisdom, Or, Examples of the Religious, Philosophical, and Ethical Doctrines of the Hindūs: With a Brief History of the Chief Departments of Sanskṛit Literature, and Some Account of the Past and Present Condition of India, Moral and Intellectual|date=1875|publisher=Wm. H. Allen & Company|language=en}}</ref> Satyavati kept this incident a secret, not telling even King [[Shantanu]] whom she was married to later.<ref name="Vyasa">{{cite book |author=Mani |first=Vettam |url=https://archive.org/details/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft |title=Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary With Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|year=1975|isbn=0-8426-0822-2|location=Delhi |pages=[https://archive.org/stream/puranicencyclopa00maniuoft#page/885/mode/2up 885 (Vyāsa)] |author-link=Vettam Mani}}</ref><ref name="Dalal">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&q=Parashara+vyasa |title= Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |isbn=9788184752779 |last1=Dalal |first1=Roshen |date=18 April 2014|publisher= Penguin UK }}</ref>
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