As per the Brahmanda Purana, to find peace and solace after
the gruesome Kurukshetra war in the Mahabharata, Sage Veda Vyasa and disciples
came and settled at Vasara (present day Basara) in the Dhandaka forest.
One day after performing his morning pujas and rituals in
the Godavari River , Sage Vyasa brought a fistful of
clay from the river and molded it into an image of Goddess Saraswati.
It is also believed that to warn the future generation about
the futility of jealously, enmity and war, Veda Vyasa dictated the Mahabharata
to his scribe Lord Ganesha on the banks of Godavari River
at Basara with murti of Goddess Saraswati as witness.
It is believed that Sage Vyasa merged in the Supreme Truth
at Basara.