Ramayana Characters In Mahabharata

Overview

In this episode, Devdutt Pattanaik talks in detail about all the characters that are part of both the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.Explaining the idea behind the term, chiranjeevi, Devdutt tells us why some characters exist in both the eras. He talks about Hanuman, Narad muni, Parashurama etc. He also explains the idea behind Parashurama and Rama, both avatars of Vishnu, coming face to face at the same time.Devdutt also touches upon the rishis that seem to have attained some level of nirvana and moksha to be able to live for a longer period of time, thus enabling them to exist in different eras at different times.