− | The Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas contain a lot of myths or unbelievable stories. An example from the Mahabharata is the passage given below that describes the birth of the snakes (Nagas) and the bird Garuda. The two sisters Kadru and Vinata were married to the sage Kasyapa. Subsequently it is said that Kadru and Vinata laid eggs and from those eggs were born the snakes (to Kadru) as well as the bird named Garuda (to Vinata). | + | The Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas contain a lot of myths or unbelievable stories. An example from the Mahabharata is the passage given below that describes the birth of the snakes (Nagas) and the bird [[Garuda (गरुडः)]]. The two sisters Kadru and Vinata were married to the sage Kasyapa. Subsequently it is said that Kadru and Vinata laid eggs and from those eggs were born the snakes (to Kadru) as well as the bird named Garuda (to Vinata). |