Lord Ganesha the First Transcriber

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Lord Ganesha is known to have taken down longest epic The Mahabharata as dictated by Sage Ved Vyasa (revered as Lord Vishnu himself). Sage Vyasa had a mental notion of Mahabharata theme in his mind. He wanted to bring out the entire epic so as to benefit the entire society. He needed a writer who was capable enough to handle this assignment. Lord Brahma on seeing, Sage Vyasa being so tensed, appeared in his ashram. Vyasa after paying his respectful regards posed his problem before Lord Brahma. He said that, I have a thought of great poem describing the importance of Vedas and Upanishads that would surely be adorned by the entire world. Brahma Ji after admiring the theme and effort of Vyasa referred Ganesha to be the perfect choice for this task.

Lord Ganesha agreed to be scribe but posed one condition that Sage Vyasa would have to dictate the entire epic non-stop. Vyasa agreed to his terms but he also laid down one clause before Ganesha. He asked that he would pen down his transcription only after comprehending the lines. Ganesha adhered to the policy and started writing the epic. During the course of penning, Ganesha paused for some moments to understand the complex line dictated by Sage Vyasa. This way sage’s condition gave him some time to compose his stanzas.

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