To take time to rest, Vyasa sometimes knit the knots of composition very close. Thus he went on dictating his work as he made engagement.
ग्रन्थग्रन्थि तदा चक्रे मुनिगूढं कुतूहलात्। यस्मिन्प्रतिज्ञया प्राह मुनिद्वैपायनस्त्विदम्॥