Swamiji preached his true knowledge in Chittaur for two months. Then he went to Bombay and propagated the ban on cow slaughter.Then, again he was back in Rajasthan, this time at Udaipur. Maharaja gave him a rousing reception. He was put up in ‘Naulakha’ garden. He continued to preach his true Vedic dharma. On many […]
Swami Dayananda reached Maharashtra to preach his Vedic values. Maharashtra was a big strong hold of orthodox Brahmin clergy. Pune Brahmins were notorious for their bigotism.Swamiji told people, “You are sons of Aryan race, the spiritual teachers of the world. Vedas are the real original books of religious wisdom. Come into its fold. Wake up
Swami Dayananda made direct charge at the orthodox clergy, their rituals, customs, idol worship and distorted interpretation of the scriptures. He also espoused the cause of widow remarriage. He made a deep impact on the scene. Swami Dayananda began to win followers in large numbers. The masses were already fed up with fraudulant exploitation by
The odd behaviour of Swami Virjananda gave hope to Dayananda that he could be a spiritual wizard. Because it was a well known fact that all kinds of geniuses were supposed to be whimsical by nature. So seeing the odd Swami had become a matter of paramount importance for him.At Mathura, he located the ashram
Moolshankar wanted to discover the truth about the life, the religion and the message of the scriptures. He wished to spread light in the society which appeared to be drowning in misconcepts, half-truths, ill conceived customs, meaningless rituals, shallow religious faith and hoaxes.But for the time being he was himself groping in the dark without
Moolshankar’s parents zeroed in on the suitable bride at last. Moolshankar was kept in the dark about his marriage because the parents were very apprehensive about the reaction of their unpredictable son. They hoped that they would trap the son in the marriage by surprise.The date of the marriage got fixed and the preparation of
The obstinate attitude of Moolshankar had begun to irritate Karsanlal.The boy was determined that he would not worship idols any more. In frustration the irate father began to rebuke his son for his rebellion which he thought was dangerously anti-religion.The counter arguments of his son would infuriate him. Sometimes he would holler at him. At
The 19th Century India was a different place. The rural areas were mostly populated by deeply religious people of orthodox kind who were blatant followers of tradition. Evil customs and superstitions ruled the minds of the people who believed in whatever tilak wearing priests told them as the religious order and most of what they
He went on to Haridwar. He wanted to visit Vyasaghat, a memorial to sage Vyasa. There Swami Ramtirtha started growing hair in the fashion of ancient sages. He explained that he was studying scriptures created by Sage Vyasa. The hair was meant for physical orientation to Vyasa’s wisdom.Then, he went to Devprayag and lived in
Swami Ramtirtha bid good bye to all his friend, followers and admirers and boarded a ship bound for Bombay. Months later, on 4th of December, 1904 the ship carrying Swamiji docked at Bombay port.Thousands of people were gathered at the port to welcome him home. After years Swamiji was again setting his foot on the
At last, Swamiji bowed to the pressure and agreed to go to Japan to represent the Hindu religion. Raja got down to arrange Swamiji’s departure to Japan. A lot of formalities were required to be completed to make Swamiji an authorised representative.Meanwhile, Swamiji called back his disciple Narayana from Sindh. He wanted Narayana to accompany
He delivered several sermons at gatherings. His discourses proved a great success. He encouraged the audience to chant ‘Om’ and feel the sublime joy it spiritually generated.It enthralled the gathering and the faces of the people reflected tranquility and peace.The people realised that they were getting the benefit of the knowledge of a spiritual messiah.
One morning Tirthram woke up with a new resolve. He remembered Shankaracharya and paid obeisance to him mentally. Then, he got his head shaved. He took off his clothes and tossed them into the river. The current of water carried the clothes away.Now he wore only langot. He took dips in the holy water of
Tirthram was fast becoming an ascetic. One day, he decided to renounce everything and go to Himalayas to do meditation and introspection. He wanted liberation from worldly consideration and attachment.The news shocked his admirers and followers. They converged on his house. There were his students also. Tirthram blessed them and extended his good wishes.Many followers
Now Tirthram had a small job to make a living. He was devoting all his spare time to meditation and the study of the scriptures.He still was doing ‘Sanatana Dharma Sabha’ services which required him to deliver sermons and hold discourses. His meetings attracted large crowds. He founded his own organisation called ‘Advaitamritvarshini Sabha’. This