By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
Vedas were composed 3,000 years ago, while the Puranas were composed 1,500 years ago. In between, came the great epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata, after the Vedas, but before the Puranas. The two reflect dramatically different world views. Vedas do not factor in monastic ideals; the Puranas do, as do the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.






