By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik - Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist
In the Veda, there is no mention of Bhagavan. The idea of God is explored in various ways, but there is no definitive idea like Bhagavan, which we find in the Puranas. The Vedas are 4,000 years old and the Puranas 2,000 years old. The Vedas were more obsessed with rituals but by Puranic times great value is placed on the idea of devotion to an almighty being often identified as Bhagavan.






