The Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the two great epic stories of ancient India.
Ramayana is the story of Lord Ramachandra – the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu. According to the Vedic Time calculations Ramayana period was about 1700000 years ago. The oceanographers also date the Adams bridge between India and Sri Lanka approximately to this date. Traditionally in India, reciting the Bala Kanda is considered a very good remedy related to children and reciting the Sundara Kanda is considered an excellent remedy for Saturn related problems. The Vibhishana Gita( In Yuddha Kanda) and Rama Gita ( In Uttara Kanda) are part of it. The famous Aditya Hridayam stotra of Sun is also found in Ramayana ( Yuddha Kanda).
Maha Bharata is the great epic story of Pandava and Kaurava brothers where Lord Krishna, the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, was the guide to the Pandavas. The famous Bhagavad Gita in Bhishma Parva, Anu Gita in Ashvamedha Parva and Uttara Gita (all are discourses by Lord Krishna) are part of the Maha Bharata. Apart from these, the two great stotras Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra and the Shiva Sahasranama Stotra are also found in the Mahabharata.
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Ramayana
1. Bala Kanda
3. Aranya Kanda
6. Yuddha Kanda
7. Uttara Kanda
Mahabharat
1. Aadi Parva
2. Sabha Parva
4. Virata Parva
7. Drona Parva
8. Karna Parva
9. Shalya Parva
10. Sauptika Parva
11. Stri Parva
12. Shanti Parva
13. Anushasana Parva
16. Mausala Parva
