Vyasa Peetha
Vyasa Peetha, '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. An ashram called Vyas Gaddi is located at the site.
Etymology
Vyasa is traditionally regarded as the compiler of Vedas and the composer of the Mahabaratha. Peetha means seat, altar or holy place where a deity resides ; 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.