Ancient Culture And Science Author : TVESA PAREKH

 Ancient Culture And Science

Author : TVESA PAREKH

Hi guys, I hope you all are fine. So today we are going to talk about our past. In our past today we are going to learn about what is culture and science of ancient history. But wait, what is culture and science ? basically Science is a product of culture. Science is the comprehension of natural laws, while technology is the application of scientific knowledge in creating products or tools that improves lives. Culture provides the social platform and shared values that bring and keep people together. So now we have understood what is culture and science so let's learn more about it.

In our culture and science there are many things like Vedas, Upanishads , Puranas, epics and lots more. We have already learnt about these things but let's do a quick recap of it.

1- Vedas - The earliest works of the Indian literature are Vedas. The Vedas were orally transmitted before being written down in Sanskrit. There are four Vedas- Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda. The Vedas serve as a important source of information about gods, goddess, hymns, prayers, tradition, culture, wisdom and science.

2- Upanishads- The Upanishads are ancient religious text that speak about god and nature of the world. There are more than one hundred Upanishads.

3- Puranas- The word Purana means old. The puranas comprises of religious gods and goddesses like Vishnu, Shiva, Durga, Paravati, etc. and were written in Sanskrit. The Puranas also speak about the kings and the creation of the world. The Puranas were written by Rishi Vyasa.

4- Epics- Ancient Indian Literature also comprises some of the most beautifully written epics. Epics are composition and stories on the deeds of heroic men and women or about gods and goddesses. Some of the famous epics are –

a) Mahabharata, (Sanskrit: “Great Epic of the Bharata Dynasty”) one of the two Sanskrit epic poems of ancient India (the other being the Ramayana). The Mahabharata is an important source of information on the development of Hinduism between 400BCEand 200CE. Mahabharata consists of a mass of mythological and didactic material arranged around a central heroic narrative that tells of the struggle for sovereignty between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas (sons of Dhritarashtra, the descendant of Kuru) and the Pandavas (sons of Pandu).

b) Ramanya- The Ramayana isone of the great epics of India. ... The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana, translating to "Rama's Journey". The Ramayana consists of 24,000 verses in seven books and 500 cantos, and tells the story of Rama, whose wife Sita is abducted by the king of Sri Lanka, Ravan.

c) Silappadikaram - Silappadikaram, (Tamil: “The Jeweled Anklet”) also spelled Silappadikaram, the earliest epic poem in Tamil, written in the 5th–6th century AD by Prince Ilanko Adikal (Ilango Adigal). Its plot is derived from a well-known story. The Silappathikaram tells of the young merchant Kovalan’s marriage to the virtuous Kannaki (Kannagi), his love for the courtesan Matavi, and his consequent ruin and exile in Maturai, where he is unjustly executed after trying to sell his wife’s anklet to a wicked goldsmith who had stolen the queen’s anklet and charged Kovalan with the theft. The widow Kannaki comes to Maturai, proves Kovalan’s innocence, then tears off one breast and throws it at the kingdom of Maturai, which goes up in flames. Such is the power of a faithful wife. The third book deals with a king’s expedition to bring Himalayan stone for an image of Kannaki, now a goddess of chastity.

So guys this is for today. I will see you in my next blog. Till then

Bye



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