Mahabharata And Ramayana – Two Major Sanskrit Epics Of Ancient India
|Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Mahabharata and Ramayana are two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. These two literary masterworks contain a wealth of information and hold a special place in the hearts of Indian people.
“The fabric of Hindu culture is woven with characters and values from these two epics. Among all heroes, Rama and Krishna are highly respected and worshipped by Indian people with loving hearts. Both epics were repeated by people with devotion years after years. Stories of heroes from these two epics were retold thousands of time for character building of children in home and schools. Almost all Indian people believe the incidents described in epics did actually happen in prehistoric times.” 1
Sculpture of Hindu God Krishna and Arjuna. Credit: Adobe Stock – takepicsforfun
Some dismiss stories in the Mahabharata and Ramayana as myths, but a couple of archaeological discoveries have offered evidence certain events were actual. For example, Krishna’s legendary Dwarka was long considered a mythical place. Still, underwater archaeologists have found the ruins of this amazing ancient city, a discovery that confirmed Hindu epics were based on actual events.