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.