Myths and Legends of India English 2007

The most valuable heritage of Hindu society lie in the myriad parables and legends that constitiute the most vital and salutary influence on its life. A large number of myths and legends narrated here deal with the gods and rishis. It is with these gods and rishis that the sources from which stories are drawn chiefly deal. There are tales of another kind that primarily deal with men and women. They tell us their thoughts and fears, their joys and sorrows, their speculations about this life and the here after. They dwell on the dangers of anger and pride, on the beauty of truth and purity; and their sense and sensibilities. Indian has heard God speaking to her soul , with the result that there has been expressed for her in living parables, and legends that wonderful variety of moral teaching which has helped to make her people what they are.