Introduction In the Ancient texts of the Vedas and Upanishads, Hindu cosmological thought advocates the theory of Naad-Brahman, translated as the Sound of Brahman. It posits that the universe originated from a primordial sound or naad––a divine vibration from which all forms of existence, both living and nonliving, have emerged. However, this Brahmanical theory has …

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