Birth of Mahabharata

Sage Vyasa narrated the tale of Mahabharata, while Lord Ganapati recorded every word as his scribe. Thus was the great epic brought into creation. From then on, the sacred lore was handed down across the realms through different masters. Vyasa first imparted it to his son, Sage Shuka, and subsequently taught it to his foremost disciples. Dividing the narration amongst themselves to transmit across the cosmic worlds, they recounted the epic to different orders of beings: one narrated it to the Devas, another to the Asuras, another to the Pitris, and another to mortal men.