In the Krita age, Narayana, of great power and might energy, created him as his son. Verily, the great Vyasa is unborn and ancient and is the undecaying receptacle of the Vedas.
रायणो ब्रह्ममहानिधानम्। ससर्ज पुत्रार्थमुदारतेजा व्यासं महात्मानमजं पुराणम्॥