Kathasaritasagara means the ocean of rivers of stories and it is a collection of stories of ancient Hindu world. It was written by Somadeva in the 11th century AD who hailed from Kashmir. It is a collection of poetry and literature which has Sanskrit narrative poetry and also miscellaneous folklorist works. It also give insights into important aspects of Hindu religion of the period. Kathasaritasagara is a storehouse of popular ideas and folklore which developed in oral tradition over the centuries in ancient India. Kathasaritasagara has nearly 350 tales in 21,000 shlokas reflect the problems of common people of society and their problems. Kathasaritasagara Inspired By Brihatkatha Of Gunadhya Somadeva was only a redactor of an earlier collection of stories from folk sources, known as Brihatkatha, which is attributed to the little-known author Gunadhya. This collection, composed in Prakrit, is known as Paisachi and survives partly in Somadeva’s collection. Legendary