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What exactly is Brahman?

The universe around us is not permanent. Its life span is 4.32 billion years. Like a wave rising up from the sea and then falling back into it, the universe also comes out of Brahman and dissolves back into Brahman. It is a small part of Brahman that becomes the universe. The beginningless, endless and eternal reality is Brahman.

What is the meaning of Abhijnanasakuntalam?

Recognition of Shakuntala. King Dushyanta had married Shakuntala secretly. He forgot her due to a curse. Later he remembers her upon seeing a ring that he had given her.