Also the other day there was a comment made by the SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR (ART OF LIVING) that the Ramayana and Mahabharata are 'itihaasa' (history) i.e. real events that actually took place while the Puranas are myths.. i.e. fables or allegories to teach certain truths... now he may not be knowing that the story of Rama is also given in the Puranas... so is it a myth or a itihaaasa????? well... the so called Gurus, they themselves do not know anything other than duping the people....
