itihas
Itihasa (Devanagari: इतिहास; ISO 15919: itihāsa) literally means "history" (or strictly, "thus indeed it happened").
In Hindu scripture, this term collectively refers to the two great epics:
- The Ramayana: Narrates the life and story of Shri Rama.
- The Mahabharata: Chronicles the history of the Kauravas and the Pandavas.
These scriptures are eternal. They are reproduced in every creation really early on as the really early on at the