Legends of Vasistha and Visvamitra. The seers legends in the auxiliary Vedic literature. Vasistha and Visvamitra in epics legendry. Puranic legends of the great seers. Classical and neo-classical interpretation of two great seers.
Indian legends provide a great variety of characters.
The fight between the Gods and demons and the war of kings signify a status of immense action in which the entire human power was engaged. In the time of peace, the whole community sacrificed to the agents of their victory, glory and happiness, whom they called Gods and the Gods freely mixed with mortal. They exchanged favours to each other. It may be noted that the Vedic literature does not narrate any legend, but it is replete with illusions to numerous stories and episodes which have been recounted and amplified in Post-Vedic literature. Besides amplifying some of the stories alluded to in the Samhitas, a number of legends are illustrated or supported by the various aspects of the sacrifice in Post-Vedic literature.