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What came first - The Ramayana or the Mahabharata?

(The dating in the article is approximate and rounded for ease of understanding.) Everything relies upon what answer you are set up to get, for the appropriate response is convoluted and buried in political issues. There are basically two sorts of answers: religious answer (myths or faith- based) or reality-based answer (facts or truth-based). Religious answer acknowledges as unadulterated truth what is transmitted in writings and by educators without basic examination; it makes individuals vociferously certain. Truth based answer is restricted by accessibility of quantifiable and irrefutable proof; it makes individuals wary and dicey. Presently the Vedic songs are written in a Sanskrit called Vedic Sanskrit while the most established Ramayana and Mahabharata writings we have are written in a Sanskrit called Classical Sanskrit. The last uses a punctuation initially archived by Panini who lived 2,500 years prior. So the most established forms of Ramayana and Mahabharata that we have...

The Concept of Trimurti ॐ त्रिदेवाय नमः

Trinity/Trimurti Word origin from Sanskrit, from  tri  three +  mūrti  form त्रिमूर्ति   trimūrti God also exists beyond this world as an impersonal force and/or as the Supreme Person. Most commonly, that transcendent Supreme is identified with 3 gods in a single form with 3 faces. Brahma as the Generator, Vishnu as the Organizer, and Shiva as the Destroyer came to be known as GOD – Generator, Organizer, and Destroyer. Vishnu is not only a preserver; Shiva is not only a destroyer.   Brahma Vishnu Shiva   Creator or secondary creator? Born of Vishnu or the original creator God but yet also a person In charge of universal destruction, also role in the creation In charge of Raja guna (quality of passion) Sattva guna (quality of goodness) Tama guna (quality of ignorance) Stays in Satyaloka ...