Religion in Epic Age witnessed greater prominence in the worship of the Holy trinity as well as emphasized certain teachings of the Upanishads. The principal political development of this age was the growth of different kingdoms. Epic Cosmology, philosophy of Mahabharata, is a combination of Vedanta and Samkhya that emphasises on supreme soul or Purusottama A strong social system delineated the social condition of the Epic age. Culture in the Epic Age is also depicted in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. Epic culture had witnessed some changes during this time. Agriculture, cattle breeding and interesting trade and commerce limned the economic life of the epic age. Epic Society in India vividly describes the strong historical roots of the country. It is said that the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata originated much earlier than the present existing forms in which they are found. |