Vyasa Peetha

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 Mahabaratha.^[1][2] An ashram called Vyas Gaddi is located at the site.^[1]

Vyasa Peetha

व्यास पीठ
Monastery information
Full name	Veda Vyasa Peetha
Other names	Veda Vyasa Ashram
Dedicated to	Vedas, Puranas, Mahabharata, etc
Celebration date	Guru Purnima
People
Founder(s)	Veda Vyasa Krishna Dwaipayan
Site
Location	Naimisharanya Teerth, Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh
Country	India
Visible remains	Banyan Tree

Etymology

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’.^[1]

The term Vyasa Peetha is also used to denote the seat where priests sits to recite the Veda's and other texts.^[5][6]

Description

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.