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Did Mahabharata happen before Vedas?
Puranic historians have dated the Vedas, based on internal astronomical evidence, to 7,000 BCE (9,000 years ago), the events of the Ramayana to 5,000 BCE (7,000 years ago) and the Mahabharata war at Kurukshetra to 3,000 BCE (5,000 years ago).
Who is first Ramayan or Mahabharat?
Chronologically, Ramayana happened before Mahabharata. There are many facts to support this like Ramayana happened in the Treta Yuga which comes before the Dvapara Yuga(Mahabharata) and Rama(Ramayana) was the 7th avatar of Vishnu, while Krishna(Mahabharata) was the 8th avatar of Vishnu.
Was Mahabharat true?
Mahabharata is completely real and it did take place. There are numerous archaeological and scientific evidence to prove the occurrence and existence of Mahabharata. It has been mentioned in the epic that Mahabharata is an “Itihasa” which means history and thus it means that Mahabharata took place.
Did Ramayana happen before or after Mahabharata?
Hindus believe that Ramayana happened in Treta Yuga and Mahabharata happened in Dwapara Yuga. That means Ramayana happened well before Mahabharata. But the question arose because of Parasurama and a few others who figured in both the epics.
Was the Mahabharata war a real event?
Apart from the modern day astronomers, even Aryabhataacknowledged that Mahabharata was a real event and calculated that Mahabharata war happened approximately 3100 B.C. Moreover, all places mentioned in Mahabharata are real places, all are identified as real places. For instance,Hastinapur is in UP.
What is the message of the story Ramayana?
The message of Ramayana is very simple: Be honest, Speak the Truth, Obey your parents, Don’t desire for another man’s wife. Being Treta Yuga people were 50 percent to 75 percent good. But Mbh is full of intrigues, conspiracies, infightings in the family, hatred and jealousy.
What is the cycle of life in the Mahabharata?
Each cycle has four phases (yuga), and Ramayana takes place in the second, and Mahabharata in the third. Between each cycle there is pralaya (end of the world) when all matter is dissolved and the only memory that survives is the Vedas. The last Ice Age, when much of the earth was covered with snow, ended about 10,000 years ago.