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DAYANANDA SARASWATHI |
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| 'Satyartha
Prakash' A Great WorkAnother very important
contribution of Swamy Dayananda is his work, 'Satyartha Prakash' (The Light of Truth). It
contains fourteen chapters. It is a great book. It explains the true meaning of the
Vedas and therefore is 'Satyartha Prakash'. And it is based solely on the Vedas.
All the teachings of Swamy Dayananda are clearly explained in this work. He has shown that his teachings have the support of the Vedas. He has clearly pointed, out the harmful customs and practices not only of the Hindus but also of the followers of other religions. He gave a hero's call to the people of India to shake off their slavery. He declared that it was no t sufficient for any religion to teach a man how to attain salvation after death; it must also show a man how to live usefully in this world. The Vedic religion has shown every man the right path, by placing before him the four-fold ideal of righteousness, wealth, enjoyment and salvation. In those days the people were ignorant of the Vedas. Swamy Dayananda strove hard to
dispel this ignorance among the masses. His teaching was this: man's main aim is
salvation; but if we do not live worthily on the earth we cannot attain salvation. This
teaching he supported with passages from the Vedas. And he exhorted people to turn to the
Vedas. |
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