Swami Dayanand Saraswati

 

Quick Facts

Guru : Swami Virajanand 

Born : 12 Feb. 1824 

Died : 30 October 1883 (aged 59)

Nationality : Indian

Education : Master in  Sanskrit and 4 Vedas

Founder : Arya Samaj

Influenced : Dr. Vinod Kumar 

Swami Dayanand Saraswati is great Brahmchari and  philosopher and  sanyasi  of the world. He was founder of  Arya Samaj. He taught Brahmacharya is first condition for good health of human being. He explained Vedas in Hindi. Swami Virajanand ji was his Guru. He had written great book the Light of Truth. 

 Swami Dayanand  inspired all with his words

“God is  true and happiness giver, formless, omnipotent, justified, merciful, unborn, eternal, formless, unique, all-pervading,  omnipresent, transcendent, unconcerned, immortal. He is fearless  and the creator of this world. He is worthy of worship.”

 “Lust  confuses the 'conscience' of man and leads him to the path of decline.”

The one who helps the weak by becoming powerful, he is called the real man, who exploits the weak in the  ego of strength, then falls into the category of animal. 

Childhood and Education

Swami Dayanand was born in 12th Feb. 1824 in Tankara (Gujarat). His childhood name was Mool Shankar.  Father name was Karshanji Lalji Kapadi. His mother was Yashodabai. He left home and became sanyasi and searching the truth of life. 

At the age 5

He learnt Gujarati language and Hindi language. His memory power was great. 

He remembered veda in small age. 

At age of 25

 He left his home for true knowledge because his relatives died and second family was hurry to marry before 5 years ago, he decided but now took action. 

He gave his clothes and gold jewellery to gang who told him, you must deattach with these things for knowing true knowledge.

He went Shaila math and 3 months learnt yoga as shud chatanye.

He took sanyas and changed his nam as Dayanand Saraswati. 

He met guru purnanand  and learnt brahmvidya.

Then he met, yoganand in vyasashram and learnt yog vidya.

Then learnt vyakaran from krishan shastri.

He went abhu perbat for knowledge.

He went hardwar fo kumb mela for finding true Guru.

He went himalya for finding true Guru.

He went to tunganth parbat for finding true Guru

He went ukhi math, the owner of math have greed to live here and after this, you will become owner of property of this math. He rejected it.

Then went to joshi math

Then went to Badrinath

Swami Dayanand told to indian Krantikari Nana sahib and other. Bharat bhartiyon ka hai. He contributed 1857 kranti for removing British Empire in India.

At age of 36

He spent 16 years for finding true guru who can tell the truth of life. Finally at age 36, he found the teacher Swami Virjanand who was blind but he had a great ability to teach the truth of life. He went his gurukul Mathura. 

He got formal education from Swami Virjanand. His Guru taught our Indian pure traditional scriptures to him. 

When Swami Dayanand went for learning from Swami Virjanand in Mathura, His guru gave the first condition to throw all books which you have. You must forget all your knowledge and start from the beginning.

He was best teacher. Once, Swami Dayanand did the mistake to leave the garbage on one side and his Guru Touched this and have punishment with a stick. Swami ji Accepted this punishment and told his body was made of stone and you felt pain in your hand, please all me, I want to massage. 

Gurudakshna

Swami Dayanand  gave the Gurudakshna to his Guru for spending whole his life to teach the truth and bring world to the right path. 

 Teaching 

1. Brahmcharya is the base of all human power 

Every student must be brahmchari and control his desire for getting education. 

By the strength of his celibacy, he cut the sword into two pieces. He holds both horns and separated from the fight. This is proof of his power of brahmcharya.

When two bulls are fighting each other, street people are fearing from physical and economic loss.

Swami ji come in the front of both bulls and separated them from the fight.

This is proof his power of brahmcharya.

2.God has Unlimited Qualities 

“God is  true and happiness giver, formless, omnipotent, justified, merciful, unborn, eternal, formless, unique, all-pervading,  omnipresent, transcendent, unconcerned, immortal. He is fearless  and the creator of this world. He is worthy of worship.”

3. Gau Raksha is Must

Swami Dayanand told the economic and health benefits of Indian Holy Cow mother. He wrote gau-karna-nidhi book and explained his fact. He was totally against of cow killing. He wanted that cow slaughter must ban in India. He taught, we have to protect cows at any cost. Its milk cures all diseases. 

4. Never Focus on Blind belief

He taught, human beings must never focus on blind belief. God has given brain and mind. Think and learn scientific logic behind this.

5. If bad person does not leave his bad habits, good person must not leave his good habits. 

Establishment of Arya Samaj

Swami Dayanand Saraswati had establishment of Arya Samaj in 7th April 1875 in Bombay for doing his mission after his departure. 

Assassination

 In 1883, Maharaja of Jodhpur Jaswant Singh II invited Swami Dayanand for getting knowledge and wanted to become his student. When Swami Dayanand went to him, he saw that king was doing unethical act with dancing girl Nanhi jaan. Swami Dayanand taught that this was not dharma and if king will not control his mind how can control the nation and brought dharam in the people of his kingdom. Stop this and focus to do his duty. 

Nanhi jaan took it as her insult and made strategy to kill swami ji for taking her revenge. So, she hired his cook jagannath and gave him bribe for adding small pieces of glass in night milk of swami ji. Swami ji drank it and suffering pain. Same poison had made the bleeding sores. When his cook  confessed his crime, swami dayanad forgave him and gave the bag of money for fleeing fastly. Due to this poison, Swami Dayanand died on the morning on 30th oct. 1883. 

Publications

1. Satyarth Parkash
2. Sanskar Vidhi
3. 15 Books Set of Swami Dayanand

Video Biography in Hindi