The sage Vyasa decided to create the Mahabharata. Sage thought he will dictate the epic and anyone could write it. But who writes the great epic? After a careful search, the sage Vyasa chose Lord Ganesha.
"Oh Lord, You are only capable of writing it as I am chanting an epic," said Vyasa.
Ganesha readily agreed to Vyasa's request. "But I have one condition", he said. "You must recite the epic to me nonstop. The very moment you stop, I will stand up and leave."
The Vyasa agreed to this condition and a long dictation(transcription of spoken text) began. It was the longest dictation ever known. The recitation of crores of the epic was written by Ganesh. That is why there is no comma to show the break Mahabharata as ordered by the sage Vyasa. Vyasa did not stop after completing a sentence. But Ganesha knew when the sentence was over and quickly identified it to go to the next sentence.
The sage Vyasa was old. The constant reciting made him fatigued. Sometimes, they needed a break. At the time, they were using a bunch of difficult words. Lord Ganesha also found it difficult. As Ganesha scratched his head, he was breathing in and breathing out, he drank a little water to regain strength. By the time Ganesha found meaning and wrote the words, he was ready with the next line.
That is why, they say, we find occasional difficult passages in the Mahabharata, which is otherwise simple. These parts are called sage Vyasa's breaks.
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