Vaishampayana

Vaishampayana is a chief disciple of Vyasa, custodian of the Yajur Veda (Taittiriya shakha): 'vaiśampāyana evaiko niṣṇāto yajuṣām' (SB 1.4.21); in tradition the first public reciter of the Mahabharata (at Janamejaya's assembly).

Śrīmad Bhāgavata Mahāpurāṇa 1.4.21 — Sanskrit Wikisource (pinned oldid=110175)