Based on astronomical information such as position of constellations and time of eclipses available in scriptures, they have concluded that events in the Ramayana took place 7,000 years ago and events in the Mahabharata took place 5,000 years ago.

Which is older Mahabharata or Ramayana?

The Ramayana is older than the Mahabharata. According to Hindu philosophy, time is cyclical. There are four eons (yuga), namely Satya Yuga, Treta

Which is better Ramayana or Mahabharata?

The Ramayana itself is a very lengthy story with almost 24,000 verses. It is more than twice the length of the bible, but the Mahabharata is even longer. The Mahabharata is the longest epic poem ever written, consisting of 100,000 verses, or 1.8 million words in total which is 4 times the length of the Ramayana.

Where is the real Ramayana book?

Scholars at the Asiatic Society Kolkata were elated when they stumbled upon a brand new manuscript of a 6th century Ramayana hidden away in a little known Sanskrit Library in Kolkata. The most well known version of the Ramayana is by Valmiki, the oldest version which had seven sections.

Which is the oldest Ramayana?

Valmiki Ramayana The oldest version is generally recognized to be the Sanskrit version attributed to the sage Narada, the Mula Ramayana. Narada passed on the knowledge to Valmiki, who authored Valmiki Ramayana, the present oldest available version of Ramayana.

Is Mahabharata older than 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).

Is Sita Nepali?

Birth. In Valmikis Ramayana, Sita is said to have been discovered in a furrow in a ploughed field, believed to be Sitamarhi in Mithila region of present-day Bihar, and for that reason is regarded as a daughter of Bhūmi Devi (the goddess earth). 2, Nepal, is also described as Sitas birthplace.

What language did Ravana speak?

The usage of Tamil or Sanskrit by the priests at these Shiva temples implied that Ravana may have been fluent both in Tamil and Sanskrit, though Ramayana was composed in Sankrit.

Where is original Ramayan kept?

One was preserved at the India Office Library, London; the second at the Kolkata-based Samskrita Sahitya Parishad, a 100-year-old research institution. The scholars scoured the archives and found the complete version of the Vanhi Purana manuscript.

Is Mahabharata real?

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.