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Vyasadeva

Vyasadeva (also called Vyasa, Krishna Dvaipayana, Badarayana, and Vedavyasa) is the son of Mahamuni Parashara and is a disciple of Narada.

Known as the literary incarnation of Lord Krishna, Vyasa is the compiler of all the Vedas, the Puranas (of which Srimad-Bhagavatam is the foremost), the epic Mahabharata, and the Vedanta-sutra.

He was the guru of the Pandavas and the Kauravas. According to the Vayu Purusha, he resides in Uttara Badri, a transcendental abode in the Himalayas, accompanied by Madhvacharya and many other great saintly devotees.