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Vaidika Vangmaya (वैदिकवाङ्मयम्) (view source)
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=== इतिहासः ॥ Itihasas ===
=== इतिहासः ॥ Itihasas ===
According to Swami Krishananda : The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the towering Epics of India. While the Mahabharata is constructed out of a complicated theme of tradition, mythology, history, philosophy and mysticism, the Ramayana is a straight and running chronicle depicting the deeds of a divinely great hero who came to set an example to mankind as a whole. The Mahabharata soars into the realms of the supernatural and the marvelous, giving at the same time an easier exposition of the nature of the goal of human life. The Ramayana written in the ideal ornate style of Valmiki, mildly shaking the heart of the reader from beginning to end, and giving a silent touch of transformation to the feelings, brings about, without its being known or announced loudly, the requisite regeneration of the human mind into an ideal condition of humaneness, a sense of brotherhood, filial affection, fraternity of feeling, obedience to rule, servicefulness, honesty, firmness in resolution, and an unbounded goodness coupled with an adamantine adherence to truth.
The two well-known Itihasas (histories) are the epics (Mahakavyas), Ramayana and Mahabharata They are two very popular and useful Sastras of the Hindus. The Ramayana was written by the sage Valmiki, and the Mahabharata by Vyasa. The Ramayana and the Mahabharata speak to us clearly about the ancient India, about her people, her customs, her ways of living, her arts, her civilization and culture, her manufactures etc.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Some facts about Ramayana and Mahabharata
!Ramayana
!Mahabharata
|-
|It is called the Adikavya
|It is called Panchamaveda
|-
|Contains the story of a single hero: Sri Rama
|Contains many heroes : Kurus and Pandavas
|-
|Belongs to Parikriya (परिक्रिया) kind of Itihasa
|Belongs to Purakalpa (पुराकल्पा) kind of Itihasa
|-
|Happened in the Tretayuga
|Happened in the end of Dvaparayuga
|-
|Story of Avatara purusha - Sri Rama
|Story of Avatara purusha - Sri Krishna
|-
|Story connected with 4 of Saptarishis - Atri, Bharadwaja, Vasishta and Visvamitra
|No connection at all with any of the ancient rishis
|-
|Sri Rama's actions exemplified Dharma
|Yudhisthira and Sri Krishna though followed Dharma were more routed in Rajaneeti
|-
|Filled with vivid descriptions
|Such descriptions of natural beauty are less.
|-
|Rama's army included Vanaras or monkeys
|Kurupandavas armies were vast and included mankind.
|}
According to Swami Krishananda : The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the towering Epics of India. While the Mahabharata is constructed out of a complicated theme of tradition, mythology, history, philosophy and mysticism, the Ramayana is a straight and running chronicle depicting the deeds of a divinely great hero who came to set an example to mankind as a whole. The Mahabharata soars into the realms of the supernatural and the marvelous, giving at the same time an easier exposition of the nature of the goal of human life. The Ramayana written in the ideal ornate style of Valmiki, mildly shaking the heart of the reader from beginning to end, and giving a silent touch of transformation to the feelings. It brings about, without its being known or announced loudly, the requisite regeneration of the human mind into an ideal condition of humaneness, a sense of brotherhood, filial affection, fraternity of feeling, obedience to rule, servicefulness, honesty, firmness in resolution, and an unbounded goodness coupled with an adamantine adherence to truth.
=== दर्शनानि ॥ Darshana Shastras ===
=== दर्शनानि ॥ Darshana Shastras ===