Ved Vyasa was a great poet. He was instructed by Brahma to
compose the world's greatest poem, the Mahabharata. Ved Vyasa told him
that he needed someone to write it down while he composed it. Brahma asked
him to pray to Ganesha, because only he could understand and write what
Ved Vyasa would dictate. Ved Vyasa prayed to Ganesha. When Ganesha
appeared, Veda Vyasa said, "Would you be able to write as fast as I
dictate?"
Ganesha in turn challenged him, "Would you able to dictate as fast
as I write ?" They made an agreement that once started, Ved Vyasa
would not stop dictating and Ganesha would not stop writing and that he would only write what he understood. As
they started the Mahabharata, whenever Ganesha wrote too fast, Ved Vyasa
would dictate difficult verses. Ganesha would take time to understand them
and in the meantime Ved Vyasa would compose more verses. Thus the great
epic was written.
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