ASITADEVALA .
Main details. (1) He is one of those who spread the story
of Mahābhārata to the public. Vyāsa wrote the Mahā-
bhārata into a lakh of books and first taught the great
epic to his son, the sage Śuka. He later expounded it
to many other disciples. Nārada spread the story among
the devas, Devala among the Pitṛs, Śuka among
Gandharvas and Yakṣas and Vaiśampāyana among men.
(Ślokas 107 & 108, Chapter 1, Ādi Parva, M.B.).
(2) He was present at the Sarpasatra of Janamejaya.
(Śloka 8, Chapter 53, Ādi Parva, M.B.).
(3) He attended the coronation of Yudhiṣṭhira along
with Nārada and Vyāsa. (Śloka 10, Chapter 53, Sabhā
Parva, M.B.). See under Devala for more information.