Question

why the later Vedic period is known as the Epic age

Answer 1

During the Later Vedic Age, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata were composed during this period. The events mentioned in the Ramayana and the Mahabharata were believed to have taken place towards the end of the Later Vedic Age. So this period is called the Epic Age.

Answer 2

It is called so because the epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana were composed during this period.

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