| Vyasa Peetha | |
| Native Name: | व्यास पीठ |
| Full Name: | Veda Vyasa Peetha |
| Other Names: | Veda Vyasa Ashram |
| Full: | Veda Vyasa Peetha |
| Dedication: | Vedas, Puranas, Mahabharata, etc |
| Founder: | Veda Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayan |
| Location: | Naimisharanya Teerth, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Remains: | Banyan Tree |
| Celebration: | Guru Purnima |
Vyasa Peetha (Sanskrit: व्यास पीठ), 'the seat of Vyasa', is the site at Naimisharanya Teerth in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, India, where the Vedic sage Vyasa is said to have composed the Veda's and the Mahabaratha.[1] [2] An ashram called Vyas Gaddi is located at the site.[1]
Vyasa is traditionally regarded as the compiler of Vedas and the composer of the Mahabaratha.[3] [4] Peetha means seat, altar or holy place where a deity resides ('sits'); it also refers to a temple or ashram where knowledge is acquired. Vyasa Gaddi refers to the ‘seat of Vyasa’.
The term Vyasa Peetha is also used to denote the seat where priests sits to recite the Veda's and other texts.[5] [6]
The seat of Veda Vyasa was under an ancient Banyan Tree in the sacred Naimisharanya forest. The sacred tree is believed to be more than 5000 years old, based on popular datings of the Mahabharata
It is believed that Shree Satyanarayan Vrata Katha was first time recited here by Vyasa. It is the place where Veda Vyasa divided one Veda into the four major branches of Vedas namely Rigaveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. Here, he gave the sermons of Srimad Bhagavata Purana to his own son Shukhadeva.[7]
Vyasa Peetha is located at Naimisharanya Teerth in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh state in India. It is an important sacred place in Hindu pilgrimage,[7] and an ashram called Veda Vyasa Ashram and Vyas Gaddi is located at the site.[1] There is a small shrine dedicated to Vyasa, and there are triangular piles of clothes representing the presiding deity in the temple.