The Arya Samaj

DAYANAND SARASWATI 

                 RAJA RAMMOHAN ROY


The founder of Arya Samaj
  • Dayanand Saraswati was the man behind the mission called Arya Samaj.  One of the proponents of the Bhakti Movement in the Pre Independence Era, Saraswati was born in the year 1824 on February 12 in a small village of Tankar in Gujarat.🌷
  • Dayanand Saraswati was great Sanskrit (ā¤¸ā¤‚ā¤¸āĨā¤•āĨƒā¤¤) scholar but as per historical records, he had no formal education.🌷
  • The motto of his mission was " Go back to the Vedas".🌷
  • Dayanand Saraswati wanted to shape society on the model of the Vedas by removing all later outgrowths. He didn't give much importance to the scriptures like Puranas (ā¤ĒāĨā¤°ā¤žā¤¨ā¤ž).🌷
  • His similarity with Raja Rammohan Roy, in terms of thinking, and their staunch belief in One God (Monotheism) must be remembered. That God is One and there is only one source of power finds special mention in all his teachings. He decried Polytheism and raised his voice against caste, creed, inequality, and child marriage. 🌷
  • This scholarly personality encouraged education for children and remarriage of widows. 🌹
  • One of his greatest contributions during that era was his Suddhi Movement. 🌷
  

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