On the other hand his heart was so much full of love and sympathy for all that he even pardoned the man who poisoned him to death. As he himself said, " My sole aim in criticizing the views of others is to arrive at the Truth." There was no bitterness in his heart, no malice even for his critics. It was indeed his love of Truth that drove him to make comparative study of the religions and pass judgment on their demerits and merits. Some of them were whether it was in conformity with the teaching of the Vedas, nature, attributes and characteristics of God whether it was in harmony with the practice and teaching of the APTAS, the pious, truthful, unprejudiced, honest and learned men, whether it was in keeping with the purity and conviction of one's own self or some whether it stood the test of direct perception, inference, analogy, testimony, history, deduction, possibility and negation. In his Satyartha Praksash (Light of Truth), Swamiji lays down certain criteria to judge what is Truth. Truth according to him, was not only conformity in word, thought and action "but also propriety of ideas in connection with real matters". When his virtues raise his reputation and prestige, he becomes all the more a unerring source of power and greatness'. The man who resolves, said he, "to stick to the Truth at all costs, steadily rises in virtues. Swamji believed that Dharma consists in following the Truth, which alone triumphs ultimately and secures for its devotees "Dharma arth, kama and moksha". Facing hardships and difficulties, resisting all temptations, he studied the ancient scriptures, particularly the Vedas which he regarded as a source of Divine Knowledge and engage himself in the Herculean task of spreading that knowledge. He was a great scholar, a Yogi, a social reformer, a philosopher and a political thinker.īorn in affluence and luxury, he left the house when forced by his parents to get married and wandered in the Himalayas in pursuit of knowledge and truth. Homage to Swami Dayanand Sraswati by World's Great Personalities.ĮDITOR'S NOTE Swami Dayanand, founder of the Arya Samaj, was one of the few great men of the world who sacrificed everything for emancipation for mankind. A few elegant religious debates of Swami Dayanand Saraswati. Some important events of Swami Dayanand's Life. The places where Swami Dayanand Saraswati paid visits in various dates. Great teacher and reformer as others saw him. Swami Dayanand and the Theosophical Society. Tour in Rajasthan The Jains and Swami Dayanand. The establishment of Arya Samaj in Uttar Pradesh. The Imperial durbar at Delhi Ludhiana Lahore Amritsar Some other cities - Gurdaspur, Jullundur, etc. Calcutta At different places in Behar, Shastrarths at Hughly, Dumraon, etc. The Kashi Shastrarth The press on the Kashi Shastrarth The Prayag Kumbha Fair. The eight guys and the eight true things. A conversation with Angad Shastri of Badrya. The Swami bears the news of his preceptor's death. The faith and fearlessness of the true yogi. Teaching the Gayatri and investing the "twice-born" with the sacred thread. The reactions of the Swami on the Kumba fair. A friendly discussion between the Swami and the Maharaja of Jammu. A true Sanyasi does not care for princes. His interviews with the officials and the missionaries. The Swami ceases even to be a nominal adherent of Shaivism. Shastrarths (debates) in the Jeypur State. The Swami's opinion of the Bhagavat and his counsel to the Maharaja.
Setting off in search of the source of Nerbuda. Falling in with two Sadhus (holy men) at Rishi Kesh. Formal commencement of the life of a Brahmachari. The fact of Dayanand's dislike to marriage life reported to his parents. The effect of the sad events on Dayanand's mind. May the grace of the Almighty God and the consent and co-operation of the learned soon spread these doctrines all over the world to facilitate everybody’s endeavor in the advancement of virtue, wealth, godly pleasure, and salvation, so that peace, prosperity and happiness may ever reign in the world.” Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati.Ģ Contents of book 1. Therefore, the purpose of my life is the extirpation of evils introduction of truth in thought, speech, and deeds the preservation of unity of religion the expulsion of mutual enmity the extension of friendly intercourse and the advancement of public happiness by reciprocal subservience of the human family. I treat the foreigners in the same way as my own countrymen, so far as the elevation of the human race is concerned. It is contrary to my mission to have people deprived of their freedom.” Though I was born in Aryavarta (India) and live in it, yet just as I do not defend the falsehood of the faiths and religions of this country, but expose them fully in like manner, I deal with the religions of other countries. I have come to snap asunder that chain and to set slaves at liberty. “The world is fettered by the chain forged by superstition and ignorance.