While the other utsavas or festivals are conducted by the devotees, it is the creator Brahma himself who conducts Brahmotsava. This is done in major temples such as Tirupati.
We know that Sage Vyasa was an avatara of Mahavishnu. In his previous birth, Vyasa was a Maharshi called Apantara Tamas. The name literally means - inner darkness gone. He came into existence when Mahavishnu uttered one of the vyahritis, Bhuh.
नर्मदायै नमः प्रातः नर्मदायै नमो निशि। नमोऽस्तु नर्मदे तुभ्यं त्राहि मां विषसर्पतः॥ narmadaayai namah' praatah' narmadaayai namo nishi. namo'stu narmade tubhyam traahi maam vishasarpatah'.. ....
नर्मदायै नमः प्रातः नर्मदायै नमो निशि।
नमोऽस्तु नर्मदे तुभ्यं त्राहि मां विषसर्पतः॥
narmadaayai namah' praatah' narmadaayai namo nishi.
namo'stu narmade tubhyam traahi maam vishasarpatah'..
A very simple Dakshinamurthy shloka for young children
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he sharva bhooroopa parvatasutesha he dharma vri'shavaaha kaancheepureesha. davavaasa saugandhya bhujagendrabhoosha pri'thveesha maam paahi prathamaas....
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