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Sandhyavandanam In Telugu
(Yajurvedeeya Trikaala Sandhyavandana Prayogamu)
A Book By Somayajula Venkatachala Sastry
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https://futurestrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Sandhyavandanam-Book.pdf
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The Author Brahma Sri Somayajula Venkatachala Shastry
The Author Brahma Sri Somayajula Venkatachala Shastry With His Namesake Grandson
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About Sanatana Dharma
ब्रह्म सत्यं जगन्मिथ्या जीवो ब्रह्मैव नापरः।
अनेन वेद्यं सच्छास्त्रमिति वेदान्तडिण्डिमः॥
Brahman alone is real; the universe is mithya – neither fully real nor unreal, but an appearance. The individual self (jiva) is none other than Brahman itself, not separate or different. This is the true teaching of the scriptures, as revealed by Vedanta. ~ Verse 20 from Brahma Jnānavali Māla
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