As can seen from this deduction that Shri Ram was 25 years of age when he left for exile — So, this observation matches the text described in Valmiki Ramayan. Based on the planetary configurations described in various other chapters of Valmiki Ramayan, the date when Ram killed Ravana works out to be 4th December BC. Shri Ram completed 14 years of exile on 2nd January BC. Shri Ram came back to Ayodhya when he was 39 years of age — Mahabharata is one of those epic tales that has had long-lasting impressions on the minds of every Indian.
It describes the great battle between the Kauravas and the Pandavas. Lord Krishna emerges as a central figure in the epic tale of Mahabharata. Also, Mahabharata is known for the famous dialogue between Arjun and Lord Krishna at the battlefields of Kurukshetra which is inscribed in the form of Shrimad Bhagwat Gita. Mahabharata was written by Sage Vyasa in Sanskrit and contains thousands of slokas.
Time and again various researchers, historians, and scientists have conducted studies so as to deduce the exact period of Mahabharata. Here, we have described the date of Mahabharata as found out by different research studies at different periods.
It is estimated that the Mahabharata War is likely to be around BC. If 20 years is taken per generation, it means that years have elapsed between the Mahabharata War and Chandra Gupta Maurya.
The Archeological evidence found from onshore and offshore excavations conducted in Dwarka, Gujarat, and the Kurukshetra region go on to show that the Mahabharata War happened between BC.
Rao has been a pioneer in the study of archeological evidence related to the Mahabharata period. A number of astronomical references were taken into considerations that were cited in the Mahabharata for deducing the era of the Mahabharata War.
One of the astronomical references used was seven planets lining up together and solar eclipse. So, we see that there is no consensus on the date of the Mahabharata War. However, based on different studies and research conducted by scientists, and archeologists it can be safely said that the Mahabharata War is likely to be around BC. Now, there is ample evidence to show that both Ramayan and Mahabharata were actual historical events rather than being just mythological stories of the Hindus.
These epics have had a profound effect on the Indian mindset. They continue to influence every Indian. Did the Veda-chanting people inhabit the dying Harappan cities?
Evidence is weak. The people speaking Vedic Sanskrit eventually spread further east towards the Ganga where they established a thriving civilisation 3, years ago. The hymns refer to an eastward migration.
Reference to iron is found in later hymns. Archaeologists have found painted greyware pottery in the Gangetic plains that can be dated to this period. So we are fairly confident that Vedic civilisation thrived in the Gangetic plains 3, years ago. The epics refer to events in the Gangetic plains, so can we say these events happened around 3, years ago?
Events in the Mahabharata refer to the upper Gangetic plains Indraprastha, near modern Delhi and the behaviour of people is rather crude as compared to the very refined behaviour found in the Ramayana and which describes events in the lower Gangetic plains Ayodhya, Mithila and further south. Can we say events in the Ramayana took place after the Mahabharata, and the refinement indicates passage of time and evolution of culture? However, this goes against what the epics themselves say.
In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas are told the story of an ancient king called Ram, which makes Ramayana, at least narratively, an earlier tale. This makes things confusing. Now the Vedic hymns are written in a Sanskrit called Vedic Sanskrit while the oldest Ramayana and Mahabharata texts we have are written in a Sanskrit called Classical Sanskrit.
The latter uses a grammar first documented by Panini who lived 2, years ago. So the oldest versions of Ramayana and Mahabharata that we have today are less than 2, years ago, but they could be describing events that occurred many hundred years before that. The Mauryan kings introduced writing to India 2, years ago and Vedic hymns started being put down in writing less than 2, years ago.
Until then the corpus of Vedic knowledge was transmitted orally. This gave the Brahmins, carriers of Vedic knowledge, special status in society. Brahmins were challenged by hermits shramana who valued contemplation and meditation more than rituals. They spoke words of wisdom that appealed to society. The most popular hermit was the Buddha who lived 2, years ago. They may have used actual historical events as a framework to present their ideas, and embellished the story with fantastic elements.
But it is tough to separate what may have really occurred, and what is fantasy, what is memory and what is imagination. Violent arguments break out when you suggest that ancient aeroplanes Pushpak Viman may be fantasy, and ancient transgenderism Shikhandi may be fact. Scholars are of the opinion that many Brahmins contributed to the many editions of the two epics.
This editing took place over years from 2, years ago to 1, years ago. In other words, the epic we have now is seen as the work of multiple, not single, authors. Regional versions came much later: Tamil Ramayana is about 1, years old, Hindi Ramayana and Mahabharata about Several books claiming to be the original Sanskrit Valmiki Ramayana and Vyasa Mahabharata were gathered in the 19 th century from across India.
In the 20 th century, scholars put together a "critical" edition of what could be probably the oldest hymns. We can be fairly confident that the two epics reached their final narrative form 2, years ago, and that they reflect events that occurred 3, years ago. Anything before that is a matter of faith.
Also read: Do Hindus worship the phallus? Also read: Why are Hindus so ritualistic? The author writes on mythology. His latest work is Girl who Chose: a new way of retelling the Ramayana. X Login. Sign In With Twitter. English Bangla.
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