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महर्षि दयानंद की वेद भाष्य को देन

2011-06-25T00:16:00.000-07:00

महर्षि दयानंद का जन्म गुजरात के एक औदिच्य ब्राह्मण परिवार में हुआ था | पिताजी परम शिव के भक्त थे | संभवतः वेद के लिए भी श्रद्धा के भाव रखते थे | स्वामीजी के चाचा विद्वान थे (जिसकी मृत्यु के कारण युवा मूलशंकर के मन में वैराग्य का उदय हुआ) | वे भी वेद भक्त रहे होंगे | अतः दयानंद जी को वेद का संपर्क तो बचपन से ही रहा | शुक्ल यजुर्वेद पूरा अपने घर पर ही कंठस्थ कर लिया था उन्होंने | उस काल में वेद के अर्थों को जानने-जनाने वाले लोग तो उसे अपने गांव में नहीं मिले होंगे | गृहत्याग के बाद सायला चले गये थे | वहां लाला भगत जी थे, मगर वेद को तो वह भी जानते नहीं थे | आगे चलकर नर्मदा के तट पर चाणोद-करनाली आदि स्थान पर उन्हें कई अन्य साधु-संन्यासी लोग मिले, जो प्रायः वेदांती थे, "अहम् ब्रह्मास्मि" वाले थे, वेद से उन लोगों को क्या लगाव हो सकता था ? वह यहाँ मूलशंकर से "दयानंद" तो बन गये मगर वेदों के अध्ययन की ओर प्रवृत्त कराने वाला कोई महात्मा उन्हें नहीं मिला | इसी प्रकार सच्चे गुरु और महा योगी की शोध में दयानंद के लगभग पंद्रह वर्ष अनुसंधान किया | सदभाग्य से अंत में मथुरा में प्रज्ञाचक्षु स्वामी विरजानन्द जी महाराज मिल गये | अति वृद्ध मगर वैदिक व्याकरण के सूर्य ! दयानंद ने उनके चरणों में बैठकर सश्रद्ध ढाई-तीन वर्ष पर्यंत अष्टाध्यायी, महाभाष्य आदि का तलस्पर्शी अध्ययन किया, और इस विद्या में तृप्त हो गये | गुरुजी ने अपने इस मेधावी शिष्य को वेद-मंदिर में प्रवेश करने योग्य बना ही दिया | और वेदालोक करने का और पाखण्ड खंडन करने का वचन देकर दयानंद अपने मिशन के मार्ग पर निकल पड़े | आगरा में दीर्घ वास कर अपनी कार्य शैली एवं निष्कर्षों को क्रियान्वित करने की योजना बनाई और वेदों पर पर्याप्य चिंतन मनन किया | वेदों की यथार्थ स्थिति पर वे निरंतर अन्वेषण करते रहे | वेद-विरुद्ध किसी भी बात को मानने से इनकार कर दिया और वेदों की श्रेष्ठता और सर्वोपरिता स्थापित करने का उन्होंने देशव्यापी अभियान चलाया | व्यापक देशाटन किया, शास्त्रार्थ किये, प्रवचन-व्याख्यान किये, ग्रन्थ लिखे, पत्राचार किया, शंका-समाधान किया, पाठशालाए आरम्भ की, आर्य समाज स्थापित किया, परोपकारिणी सभा गठित की | जो कुछ उनसे हो सकता था, वह सब किया - वेदों का मान बढाने के लिए, वेदों के सत्यार्थ को फैलाने के लिए | वेद-भाष्य करना उन्हें उचित लगा, क्योंकि उस काल में वेदों के सच्चे अर्थ को सुगमता से जानने के साधन नगण्य थे | वे चाहते थे कि प्रत्येक मनुष्य को - चाहे वह किसी भी वर्ण या आश्रम का हो, महिला हो या पुरुष हो, भारतीय हो या अभारतीय, युवा हो या परिपक्व या वृद्ध हो, किसान हो या विद्वान हो - सभी को वेदामृत का पान कर अपने मानव जीवन को सार्थक - सफल करना ही चाहिए | वेदों को जानने से मनुष्य को अपने जीवन का सही लक्ष्य पता चलता है और परमात्मा, जीवात्मा एवं संसार का यथार्थ ज्ञान होने से अपने जीवन को सुखी, प्रसन्न रख सकता है और अनेक प्रकार के दु:खों से पृथक रहकर अपने जीवन में कृतकृत्यता का वास्तविक अनुभव कर सकता है | यही मंगल कामना से अनुप्राणित होकर महर्षि जी ने वेदों का भाष्य किया | उन्होंने अपने आप को कहीं पर भी सर्वज्ञ नहीं माना है | वे सत्य के अनन्य गवेषक और पुजारी थे | उनके वेद भाष्यों का आश्रय लेकर कोई भी ईमानदार व्यक्ति सत्य को उत्तमता से जान सकता है और विश्व को सत्य ज्ञान से आलोकित कर सकता है |
दयानंद जी की दृष्टि में —

वेद परमात्मा-प्रदत्त ज्ञान होने से नित्य है | जैसे परमात्मा नित्य है, वैसे उसका ज्ञान भी नित्य है |
वेद का प्रादुर्भाव मनुष्य के प्रादुर्भाव के साथ ही हुआ | प्रथम अमैथुनी मानव सृष्टि में कई मनुष्य (स्त्री और पुरुष) ईश्वर ने पैदा किये - वहां जहां आज का तिब्बत है, उस प्रदेश में | उन प्रथम मानव समुदाय में से चार अति श्रेष्ठ मनुष्यों के अन्तःकरण में ईश्वर ने एक-एक वेद का संचार किया, ज्ञान दिया | ध्यान में रखें - ज्ञान दिया, पोथी नहीं | वेद का मूल स्वरूप ज्ञान है, पुस्तक का रूप बाद में मनुष्यों ने दिया | ईश्वर ज्ञान दाता है, पुस्तक-दाता नहीं |
वेद समस्त मानव समाज के लिए है | सब मनुष्यों का वेद पर समान अधिकार है |
वेद में मुख्य विषय ईश्वर या मोक्ष प्राप्ति है | अन्य विषय गौण है |
वेद में समस्त विद्याओं का बीज रूप में - सूत्रात्मक वर्णन है | मनुष्यों को अपनी बुद्धि का प्रयोग कर वेदों के सूत्रात्मक ज्ञान का आगे आगे निरंतर संवर्धन करते रहना चाहिए | इसके लिए ईश्वर के द्वारा उत्पन्न जगत का, उसमें सक्रिय नियमों का सूक्ष्म अवलोकन करना आवश्यक है |
वेद यथार्थ दर्शन के पोषक हैं | जगत को यथार्थ माना गया है - स्वप्नवत मिथ्या नहीं |
वेदों में समन्वय है - भौतिक और अध्यात्म का, शरीर और आत्मा का, आत्मा और परमात्मा का, भोग और योग का, संसार और परमार्थ का |
वेद सरल है - अगर उसे ठीक से, बुद्धिमता से लिया जाय तो |
केवल वेद ही ईश्वरीय ज्ञान है | सत्य-असत्य का उसी के आधार पर विवेक किया जाना चाहिए |
वेद का पढ़ना-पढ़ाना और सुनना-सुनाना सब आर्यों का परम धर्मं है |

महर्षि दयानंद की वेद भाष्य को देन

आधुनिक युग में महर्षि दयानंद का नाम समाज सुधारको के साथ साथ वेदों के भाष्यकार के रूप में भी जाना जाता हैं. महर्षि दयानंद ने यजुर्वेद का संपूर्ण एवं ऋग्वेद का सप्त मंडल तक भाष्य किया था जिसे वे अकाल मृत्यु के कारण पूर्ण नहीं कर पाए थे. कुछ जिज्ञासुओं का कहना हैं की जब पहले से ही सायण,महीधर आदि के भाष्य उपलब्ध थे तो महर्षि दयानंद को नवीन भाष्य की क्या आवश्यकता पड़ी अथवा यह भी कह सकते हैं की महर्षि दयानंद के वेद भाष्य में ऐसा क्या नवीन था.

महर्षि दयानंद के भाष्य से पहले वेदों के विषय में जनमानस की धारणाओं कुछ इस प्रकार थी-

१. वेदों में अनेक ईश्वरों की उपासना का विधान हैं क्योंकि वेदों में अग्नि, इन्द्र, रूद्र,पितर, अश्विनौ, अदिति , मरुत आदि अनेको देवों का वर्णन हैं.

२. वेदों में मांसाहार एवं हवन में पशु बलि जैसे अश्वमेध में अश्व की, अजमेध में अज की , नरमेध में नर बलि का विधान हैं जिससे वेद मात्र बोझिल कर्मकांड की पुस्तक प्रतीत होती हैं

महर्षि दयानंद के वेद भाष्य का प्रयोजन भी यही था की चारो और आर्यव्रत में फैले अंधकार का मुख्य कारण वेदों के सही अर्थ का प्रकाश नहीं होना हैं इसलिए उन्होंने वेद का नवीन भाष्य करने का निश्चय किया. सायण ,महीधर आदि के भ्रामक भाष्यों को पढ़ कर विदेशी भाष्यकारों जैसे मोक्षमूलर, ग्रिफ्फिथ, विल्सन आदि भी वेदों का सही अर्थ न जान सके और पूरा विश्व वेदों के ज्ञान के प्रकाश से वंचित रह गया. महर्षि दयानंद ने वेदों का नवीन भाष्य कर पूरे विश्व में क्रांति का किस प्रकार प्रचार किया पूरे लेख को पड़ कर हम जान जायेंगे.

१. वेदों में अनेक ईश्वरों की उपासना का विधान हैं क्योंकि वेदों में अग्नि, इन्द्र, रूद्र,पितर, अश्विनौ, अदिति , मरुत आदि अनेको देवों का वर्णन हैं.

वेदों में अग्नि, वायु, इन्द्र, अश्विनो, मित्र, वरुण, अर्यमा, रूद्र, सविता, अदिति, सरस्वती, पृथ्वी आदि देवताओ का वर्णन आता हैं. उवट, सायण, महीधर आदि भाष्यकारों ने इन्हें अलग स्वतन्त्र देव स्वीकार किया हैं जिससे वेदों में बहुदेवतावाद प्रतीत होता हैं . यज्ञों में आवाहन करने पर ये देवता प्रसन्न होकर यजमान को पुत्र, पोत्र, धन आदि प्रदान करते हैं. महर्षि दयानंद ने कहाँ की वेदों के विभिन्न देवता एक ही परमेश्वर के गुण- कर्म बोधक विभिन्न नाम हैं जैसे अग्नि के अग्रणी , विज्ञानस्वरुप, स्वयं प्रकाशमान, प्रकाशक परमेश्वर, विद्वान अध्यापक, उपदेशक, नायक राजा, वीर सेनापति अर्थ हैं, इन्द्र के ऐश्वर्याशाली परमेश्वर, शत्रु विदारक राजा, सेनापति, गुरु, बिजुली आदि अर्थ हैं. रूद्र का शत्रु संहारक सेनापति, ब्रहमचारी, जीवात्मा, वैद्य, वायु , प्राण आदि अर्थ हैं.अदिति के माता, जगदम्बा, राज रानी, पृथ्वी, अविनाशी आत्मा, विद्या, क्रिया, गौ आदि अर्थ हैं. महर्षि दयानंद ने जो अर्थ देव शब्दों के किये हैं वे वेदों से , निरुक्त से और ब्राह्मण आदि ग्रंथो से प्रमाणित हो जाते हैं.

वेदों में एक ईश्वर होने के प्रमाण-

१. जो एक ही सब मनुष्यों का और वसुओ का ईश्वर हैं- ऋग्वेद १.७.९

२. जो एक ही हैं और दानी मनुष्य को धन प्रदान करता हैं- ऋग्वेद १.८४.६

३. जो एक ही हैं और मनुष्यों से पुकारने योग्य हैं- ऋग्वेद ६.२२.१

४. हे परमेश्वर (इन्द्र), तू सब जनों का एक अद्वितीय स्वामी हैं , तू अकेला समस्त जगत का राजा हैं - ऋग्वेद ६.३६.४

५. हे मनुष्य, जो परमेश्वर एक ही हैं उसी की तू स्तुति कर, वह सब मनुष्यों का द्रष्टा हैं - ऋग्वेद ६.४५.१६

६. तो एक ही अपने पराकर्म से सबका इश्वर बना हुआ हैं- ऋग्वेद ८.६.४१

७. विश्व को रचने वाला एक ही देव हैं, जिसने आकाश और भूमि को जन्म दिया हैं- ऋग्वेद १०. ८१.३

८. हे दुस्तो को दंड देने वाले परमेश्वर, तुझ से अधिक उत्कृष्ट और तुझ से बड़ा संसार में कोई नहीं हैं, न ही तेरी बराबरी का अन्य कोई नहीं हैं- ऋग्वेद ४.३०.१

९. वह ईश्वर अचल हैं,एक हैं, मन से भी अधिक वेगवान हैं. यजुर्वेद ४०.४

१०. पृथ्वी आदि लोकों का धारण करने वाला ईश्वर हमें सुख देवे,जो जगत का स्वामी हैं, एक ही हैं, नमस्कार करने योग्य हैं, बहुत सुख देने वाला हैं. अथर्वेद २.२.२.

११. आओ , सब मिलकर स्तुति वचनों से इस परमात्मा की पूजा करो, जो आकाश का स्वामी हैं, एक हैं, व्यापक हैं और हम मनुष्यों का अतिथि हैं. अथर्वेद ६.२१.१

१२. वह परमेश्वर एक हैं, एक हैं , एक ही हैं. उसके मुकाबले में कोई दूसरा , तीसरा, चौथा परमेश्वर नहीं हैं, पांचवां, छठा , सातवाँ नहीं हैं, आठवां, नौवां, दसवां नहीं हैं. वही एक परमेश्वर चेतन- अचेतन सबको देख रहा हैं. अथर्वेद १६.४.१६-२०

इस प्रकार वेदों में दिए गए मंत्रो से यह सिद्ध होता हैं की परमेश्वर एक हैं. अब एक समस्या उत्पन्न होती हैं. एक और तो वेदों में मित्र, वरुण, अग्नि , इन्द्र आदि नाना देवों की सत्ता का वर्णन हैं दूसरी और वेदों में एक ही ईश्वर का वर्णन हैं तो इस परस्पर विरोधी बातो का समन्वय कैसे करे. एक उदाहरण लेते हैं देश के राजा का नाम प्रधानमंत्री होता हैं, प्रान्त के राजा का नाम मुख्यमंत्री होता हैं. जिले के राजा का नाम कमिश्नर होता हैं, पंचायत के राजा का नाम सरपंच होता हैं. अगर कोई यह कहे की भारत का एक राजा हैं तो वह भी ठीक हैं और कोई यह कहे भारत में अनेक राजा हैं तो वह भी ठीक हैं. यहीं बात वेदों के विषय में भी हैं. सबसे बड़ा देवता एक परम ब्रह्मा ईश्वर हैं बाकि सब देवता उसके नीचे काम करने वाले हैं. परमेश्वर और बाकि देवों में किस प्रकार का सम्बन्ध हैं यह इस मंत्र से सिद्ध होता हैं. जैसे वृक्ष के तने के आश्रित सब शाखाएं होती हैं, वैसे ही उस परम देव के आश्रय में अन्य सब देव रहते हैं.(अथर्वेद १०.७.३८)

वेदों में एक ईश्वर के विभिन्न नाम होने की साक्षी भी दी गयी हैं जैसे-

१. परमेश्वर एक ही हैं ज्ञानी लोग उसे विभिन्न नामो से पुकारते हैं , उसे इन्द्र कहते हैं, मित्र कहते हैं, वरुण कहते हैं, अग्नि कहते हैं, और वही दिव्या सुपर्ण और गरुत्मान भी हैं, उसे ही वे यम और मातरिश्वा भी कहते हैं.(ऋग्वेद १.१६४.४६)

२. एक होते हुए भी उस सुपर्ण परमेश्वर को ज्ञानी कविजन बहुत नामो से कल्पित कर लेते हैं (ऋग्वेद १०.११४.५)

३. यहीं भाव ऋग्वेद ३.२६.७,ऋग्वेद २.१.३-७,ऋग्वेद १०.८२.३, यजुर्वेद ३२.१, अथर्वेद १३.४ में भी कहाँ गया हैं.

जिस प्रकार बाईबिल में ईश्वर को god, almighty,lord आदि अनेको नाम से पुकारा गया हैं उसी प्रकार वेदों में ईश्वर को भी विभिन्न नाम से पुकारा गया हैं. इस प्रकार यह सिद्ध होता हैं की वेदों में एक ईश्वर का वर्णन हैं इसलिए जो लोग अंध विश्वास में आकर विभिन्न देवी देवताओ की उपासना में लगे हुए हैं वे वेदों में वर्णित एक ईश्वर के यथार्थ को समझे.

वेदों में मांसाहार एवं हवन में पशु बलि जैसे अश्वमेध में अश्व की, अजमेध में अज की , नरमेध में नर बलि का विधान हैं जिससे वेद मात्र बोझिल कर्मकांड की पुस्तक प्रतीत होती हैं

स्वामी दयानंद जी का वेदभाष्य यूँ तो कई पहलुओं में क्रांतिकारी हैं पर इसमें सबसे ज्यादा प्रभावशाली विचार मांस भक्षण ,पशुबलि, कर्मकांड आदि को लेकर जो अन्धविश्वास हमारे देश में फैला था उसका निवारण कर स्वामी जी ने साधारण जनमानस के मन में वेद के प्रति श्रद्दा भाव उत्पन्न कर दिया. सायण, महीधर आदि के वेद भाष्य में मांसाहार, हवन में पशुबलि, गाय, अश्व, बैल आदि का वध करने की अनुमति थी जिसे देख कर मोक्ष मुलर, विल्सन , ग्रिफ्फिथ आदि पाश्चात्य विद्वानों ने वेदों से मांसाहार का भरपूर प्रचार कर न केवल पवित्र वेदों को कलंकित किया अपितु लाखों निर्दोष प्राणियो को क़त्ल करवा कर मनुष्य जाति को पापी बना दिया. मध्य काल में हमारे देश में वाम मार्ग का प्रचार हो गया था जो मांस, मदिरा, मैथुन, मीन आदि से मोक्ष की प्राप्ति मानता था. आचार्य सायण आदि यूँ तो विद्वान थे पर वाम मार्ग से प्रभावित होने के कारण वेदों में मांस भक्षण एवं पशु बलि का विधान दर्शा बैठे. निरीह प्राणियों के इस तरह कत्लेआम एवं भोझिल कर्मकांड को देखकर ही महात्मा बुद्ध एवं महावीर ने वेदों को हिंसा से लिप्त मानकर उन्हें अमान्य घोषित कर दिया जिससे वेदों की बड़ी हानि हुई एवं अवैदिक मतों का प्रचार हुआ जिससे क्षत्रिय धर्म का नाश होने से देश को गुलामी सहनी पड़ी. इस प्रकार वेदों में मांसभक्षण के गलत प्रचार के कारण देश की कितनी हानि हुई इसका अंदाजा नहीं लगाया जा सकता.

सर्वप्रथम तो स्वामी दयानंद ने चार वेद संहिताओ को परम प्रमाण माना. उन्होंने कहाँ की दर्शन,उपनिषद, ब्राह्मण, सूत्र, स्मृति, रामायण, महाभारत, पुराण आदि तभी मान्य हैं जब वे वेदानुकुल हैं. स्वामी दयानंद ने आवाहन किया की चारों वेदों में कहीं भी मांस भक्षण का विधान नहीं हैं, न देवताओं को मांस खिलाने का, न मनुष्यों को खिलाने का विधान हैं.

वेदों में गाय के नाम

यजुर्वेद ८.४३ में गाय को इडा (स्तुति की पात्र) , रनता (रमयित्री), हव्या (उसके दूध की हवन में आहुति दिए जाने से ), काम्या (चाहने योग्य होने से) , चंद्रा (अह्ह्यादायानि होने से ) , ज्योति (मन आदि को ज्योति प्रदान करने से ), अदिति (अखंडनिय होने से) , सरस्वती (दुग्ध्वती होने से ) , मही (महिमा शालिनी होने से), विश्रुती (विविध रूपों में श्रुत होने से) और अघन्या (न मारी जाने योग्य) कहा गया हैं.

इन नामों से यह स्पष्ट सिद्ध होता हैं की वेदों में गाय को सम्मान की दृष्टि से देखा गया हैं क्यूंकि वो कल्याणकारी हैं.

गाय पूज्य हैं

अथर्ववेद १२.४.६-८ में लिखा हैं जो गाय के कान भी खरोंचता हैं, वह देवों की दृष्टी में अपराधी सिद्ध होता हैं. जो दाग कर निशान डालना चाहता हैं, उसका धन क्षीण हो जाता हैं. यदि किसी भोग के लिए इसके बाल काटता हैं, तो उसके किशोर मर जाते हैं.

अथर्ववेद १३.१.५६ में कहाँ हैं जो गाय को पैर से ठोकर मरता हैं उसका मैं मूलोछेद कर देता हूँ.

गाय, बैल आदि सब अवध्य हैं

ऋगवेद ८.१०१.१५ - मैं समझदार मनुष्य को कहे देता हूँ की तू बेचारी बेकसूर गाय की हत्या मत कर, वह अदिति हैं अर्थात काटने- चीरने योग्य नहीं हैं.

ऋगवेद ८.१०१.१६ - मनुष्य अल्पबुद्धि होकर गाय को मारे कांटे नहीं.

अथर्ववेद १०.१.२९ - तू हमारे गाय, घोरे और पुरुष को मत मार.

अथर्ववेद १२.४.३८ -जो (वृद्ध) गाय को घर में पकाता हैं उसके पुत्र मर जाते हैं.

अथर्ववेद ४.११.३- जो बैलो को नहीं खाता वह कस्त में नहीं पड़ता हैं

ऋगवेद ६.२८.४ - गोए वधालय में न जाये

अथर्ववेद ८.३.२४ - जो गोहत्या करके गाय के दूध से लोगो को वंचित करे , तलवार से उसका सर काट दो

यजुर्वेद १३.४३ - गाय का वध मत कर , जो अखंडनिय हैं

अथर्ववेद ७.५.५ - वे लोग मूढ़ हैं जो कुत्ते से या गाय के अंगों से यज्ञ करते हैं

यजुर्वेद ३०.१८- गोहत्यारे को प्राण दंड दो

वेदों से गो रक्षा के प्रमाण दर्शा कर स्वामी दयानन्द जी ने महीधर के यजुर्वेद भाष्य में दर्शाए गए अश्लील, मांसाहार के समर्थक, भोझिल कर्म कांड का खंडन कर उसका सही अर्थ दर्शा कर न केवल वेदों को अपमान से बचा लिया अपितु उनकी रक्षा कर मानव जाती पर भारी उपकार भी किया.

उदहारण के लिए

महीधर अपने भाष्य में यजुर्वेद २३/१९ का अर्थ इस प्रकार करते हैं- सब ऋत्विजों के सामने यजमान की स्त्री घोरे के पास सोवे, और सोती हुई घोरे से कहे की, हे अश्व ! जिससे गर्भ धारण होता हैं, ऐसा जो तेरा वीर्य हैं उसको मैं खैंच के अपनी योनी में डालूं , तथा तू उस वीर्य को मुझमें स्थापन करने वाला हैं.

ऐसे अश्लील एवं व्यर्थ अर्थ को नक्कारते हुए स्वामी दयानंद इस मंत्र का सही अर्थ इस प्रकार करते हैं जो परमात्मा गणनीय पदार्थो का पालन करने हारा हैं उसको हम लोग पूज्य बुद्धि से ग्रहण करते हैं जो की हमारे मित्र और मोक्ष सुख आदि का प्रियपति तथा हमको आनंद में रख कर सदा पालन करने वाला हैं, उसको हम लोग अपना उपास्य देव जन के ग्रहण करते हैं. जो की विद्या और सुख आदि का निधि अर्थात हमारे कोशो का पति हैं, उसी सर्वशक्तिमान परमेश्वर को हम अपना राजा और स्वामी मानते हैं. तथा जो की व्यापक होके सब जगत में और सब जगत उसमें बस रहा हैं, इस कारण से उसको वसु कहते हैं. हे वसु परमेश्वर! जो आप अपने सामर्थ्य से जगत के अनादिकरण में गर्भ धारण करते हैं, अर्थात सब मूर्तिमान द्रव्यों को आप ही रचते हैं.

महीधार अपने भाष्य में यजुर्वेद २३/२० का अर्थ इस प्रकार करते हैं- यजमान की स्त्री घोरे के लिंग को पकड़ कर आप ही अपनी योनी में डाल देवे.

ऐसे अश्लील एवं व्यर्थ अर्थ को नक्कारते हुए स्वामी दयानंद इस मंत्र का सही अर्थ इस प्रकार करते हैं राजा और प्रजा हम दोनों मिल के धर्म, अर्थ, काम और मोक्ष की सिद्धि के प्रचार करने में सदा प्रवित रहे. जिससे हम दोनों परस्पर तथा सब प्राणियो को सब सुख से परिपूर्ण कर देवें. जिस राज्य में मनुष्य लोग अच्छी प्रकार ईश्वर को जानते हैं, वही देश सुख युक्त होता हैं. इससे राजा और प्रजा परस्पर सुख के लिए सद्गुणों के उपदेशक पुरुष की सदा सेवा करे, और विद्या तथा बल को सदा बदावे.

यजुर्वेद के २३ वें अध्याय का इसी प्रकार महीधर ने अत्यंत अश्लील अर्थ किया हैं जिसका सही अर्थ भाष्यकार-शंका-समाधान-आदि-विषय नामक पाठ में स्वामी दयानंद द्वारा रचित ऋगवेदादि भाष्य भूमिका में पड़ा जा सकता हैं.

पाठक स्वामी दयानंद द्वारा किये गए वेदों के क्रन्तिकारी भाष्य के महत्व को समझ गए होंगे.

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सादर प्रणाम,

वेद

ब्रह्म क्या है? जीव क्या है? आत्मा क्या है? ब्रह्मांण्ड की उत्पत्ति कैसे हुई है? इन सभी बिंन्दुओं पर विस्त्रित व्याख्या हमारे वेदों में भरी पडी़ है। सम्पूर्ण पिण्ड-ब्रह्माण्ड और परमात्मा को जानने का विज्ञान ही वेद है। वेद मानव सभ्यता, भारतीय संस्कृति के मूल श्रोत हैं। इनमें मानव-जीवन के लौकिक एवं पारलौकिक उन्नति के लिये उपयोगी सभी सिद्धान्तों एवं उपदेशों का अद्भुत वर्णन है। वेद एक प्रकार से मंत्र का विज्ञान है, जिसमें विराट् विश्व ब्रह्मांड की अलौकिक शूक्ष्म एवं चेतन सत्ताओं एवं शक्तियों तक से सम्बन्ध स्थापित करने करने के गूढ़ रहस्य दिये हुये है। भौतिक विज्ञानी अभी तक इस क्षेत्र में मामुली सी जानकारी ही प्राप्त कर सके हैं।

वेद का अर्थ है ज्ञान। वेद शब्द विद सत्तायाम,विदज्ञाने,विदविचारणे एवं विद्लाभे इन चार धातुओं से उत्पन्न होता है। संक्षिप्त में इसका अर्थ है, जो त्रिकालबाधित सत्तासम्पन्न हो, परोक्ष ज्ञान का निधान हो, सर्वाधिक विचारो का भंडार हो और लोक परलोक के लाभों से परिपूर्ण हो। जो ग्रंथ इष्ट की प्राप्ति और अनिष्ट के परिहार के उपायों का ज्ञान कराता है, वह वेद है। भारतीय मान्यता के अनुसार वेद ब्रह्मविद्या के ग्रंथभाग नही, स्वयं ब्रह्म हैं-शब्द ब्रह्म हैं। प्राचीन काल से हमारे ऋषि-महर्षि, आचार्य तथा भारतीय संस्कृति में आस्था रखने वाले विद्वानों ने वेद को सनातन, नित्य और अपौरूषेय माना हैं। उनकी यह मान्यता रही है कि वेद का प्रादुर्भाव ईश्वरीय ज्ञान के रूप में हुआ है। इसका कारण यह भी है कि वेदों का कोई भी निरपेक्ष या प्रथम उच्चरयिता नहीं है। सभी अध्यापक अपने पूर्व-पूर्व के अध्यापकों से ही वेद का अध्ययन या उच्चारण करते रहे हैं। वेद का ईश्वरीय ज्ञान के रूप में ऋषि-महर्षियों ने अपनी अन्तर्दृष्टि से प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन किया। द्रष्टाओं का यह भी मत है कि वेद श्रेष्ठतम ज्ञान-पराचेतना के गर्भ में सदैव से स्थित रहते हैं। परिष्कृत-चेतना-सम्पन्न ऋषियों के माध्यम से वे प्रत्येक कल्प में प्रकट होते हैं। कल्पान्त में पुनः वहीं समा जाते हैं।

वेद को श्रुति, छन्दस् मन्त्र आदि अनेक नामों से भी पुकारा जाता है। विष्णु, भागवत, वायु, मत्स्य आदि पुराणों के अनुसार त्रेतायुग के अन्त तक वेद एक ही था। द्वापर के अन्त में महर्षि वेदव्यास ने वेद के चार विभाग कियेः-

१-ऋग्वेद ।

२-यजुर्वेद ।

३-सामवेद ।

४-अथर्ववेद ।

जिसमें नियताक्षर वाले मंत्रों की ऋचाएँ हैं,वह ऋग्वेद कहलाता है। जिसमें स्वरों सहित गाने में आने वाले मंत्र हैं, वह सामवेद कहलाता है। जिसमें अनितह्याक्षर वाले मंत्र हैं, वह यजुर्वेद कहलाता है। जिसमें अस्त्र-शस्त्र, भवन निर्माण आदि लौकिक विद्याओं का वर्णन करने वाले मंत्र हैं, वह अथर्ववेद कहलाता है। वेद मंत्रों के समूह को शूक्त कहा जाता है, जिसमें एकदैवत्य तथा एकार्थ का ही प्रतिपादन रहता है।

वेद की समस्त शिक्षाएँ सर्वभौम है। वेद मानव मात्र को हिन्दू, सिख, मुसलमान, ईसाई बौद्ध,जैन आदि कुछ भी बनने के लिये नहीं कहतें। वेद की स्पष्ट आज्ञा है-मनुर्वभ। ऋग्वेद के नासदीय सूक्त में सृष्टि के मूल तत्व, गूढ़ रहस्य का वर्णन किया गया है। सूक्त में आध्यात्मिक धरातल पर विश्व ब्रह्मांड की एकता की भावना स्पष्ट रूप से अभिव्यक्त हुई है। भारतीय संस्कृति में यह धारणा निश्चित है कि विश्व-ब्रह्मांड में एक ही सत्ता विद्यमान है, जिसका नाम रूप कुछ भी नहीं है ।

ऋक् संहिता में १० मंडल, बालखिल्य सहित १०२८ सूक्त हैं। वेद मंत्रों के समूह को सूक्त कहा जाता है, जिसमें एकदैवत्व तथा एकार्थ का ही प्रतिपादन रहता है। कात्यायन प्रभति ऋषियों की अनुक्रमणी के अनुसार ऋचाओं की संख्या १०५८०, शब्दों की संख्या १५३५२६ तथा शौनक कृत अनुक्रमणी के अनुसार ४,३२,००० अक्षर हैं। ऋग्वेद की जिन २१ शाखाओं का वर्णन मिलता है, उनमें से चरणव्युह ग्रंथ के अनुसार पाँच ही प्रमुख हैं-१. शाकल, २. वाष्कल, ३. आश्वलायन, ४. शांखायन और माण्डूकायन । ऋग्वेद में ऋचाओं का बाहुल्य होने के कारण इसे ज्ञान का वेद कहा जाता है। ऋग्वेद में ही मृत्युनिवारक त्र्यम्बक-मंत्र या मृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र (७/५९/१२) वर्णित है,ऋग्विधान के अनुसार इस मंत्र के जप के साथ विधिवत व्रत तथा हवन करने से दीर्घ आयु प्राप्त होती है तथा मृत्यु दूर हो कर सब प्रकार का सुख प्राप्त होता है। विश्वविख्यात गायत्री मन्त्र(ऋ० ३/६२/१०) भी इसी में वर्णित है। ऋग्वेद में अनेक प्रकार के लोकोपयोगी-सूक्त, तत्त्वज्ञान-सूक्त, संस्कार-सुक्त उदाहरणतः रोग निवारक-सूक्त (ऋ०१०/१३७/१-७),श्री सूक्त या लक्ष्मी सुक्त (ऋग्वेद के परिशिष्ट सूक्त के खिलसूक्त में), तत्त्वज्ञान के नासदीय-सूक्त(ऋ० १०/१२९/१-७) तथा हिरण्यगर्भ-सूक्त (ऋ०१०/१२१/१-१०)और विवाह आदि के सूक्त (ऋ० १०/८५/१-४७) वर्णित हैं, जिनमें ज्ञान विज्ञान का चरमोत्कर्ष दिखलाई देता है।

यजुर्वेदः-ऋग्वेद के लगभग ६६३ मंत्र यथावत् यजुर्वेद में हैं। यजुर्वेद वेद का एक ऐसा प्रभाग है, जो आज भी जन-जीवन में अपना स्थान किसी न किसी रूप में बनाये हुऐ है। संस्कारों एवं यज्ञीय कर्मकाण्डों के अधिकांश मन्त्र यजुर्वेद के ही हैं। यजुर्वेदाध्यायी परम्परा में दो सम्प्रदाय-१. ब्रह्म सम्प्रदाय अथवा कृष्ण यजुर्वेद, २. आदित्य सम्प्रदाय अथवा शुक्ल यजुर्वेद ही प्रमुख हैं। वर्तमान में कृष्ण यजुर्वेद की शाखा में ४ संहिताएँ -१.तैत्तिरीय, २. मैत्रायणी, ३.कठ और ४.कपिष्ठल कठ ही उपलब्ध हैं। शुक्ल यजुर्वेद की शाखाओं में दो प्रधान संहिताएँ- १.मध्यदिन संहिता और २. काण्व संहिता ही वर्तमान में उपलब्ध हैं। आजकल प्रायः उपलब्ध होने वाला यजुर्वेद मध्यदिन संहिता ही है। इसमें ४० अध्याय, १९७५ कण्डिकाएँ (एक कण्डिका कई भागों में यागादि अनुष्ठान कर्मों में प्रयुक्त होनें से कई मन्त्रों वाली होती है।) तथा ३९८८ मन्त्र हैं। विश्वविख्यात गायत्री मंत्र (३६.३)तथा महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र (३.६०) इसमें भी है।

सामवेदः- सामवेद संहिता में जो १८७५ मन्त्र हैं, उनमें से १५०४ मन्त्र ऋग्वेद के ही हैं। सामवेद संहिता के दो भाग हैं,आर्चिक और गान। पुराणों में जो विवरण मिलता है उससे सामवेद की एक सहस्त्र शाखाओं के होने की जानकारी मिलती है। वर्तमान में प्रपंच ह्रदय, दिव्यावदान, चरणव्युह तथा जैमिनि गृहसूत्र को देखने पर १३ शाखाओं का पता चलता है। इन तेरह में से तीन आचार्यों की शाखाएँ मिलती हैं- (१) कौमुथीय, (२)राणायनीय और (३) जैमिनीय। सामवेद का महत्व इसी से पता चलता है कि गीता में कहा गया है कि -वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि।(गीता-अ० १०, श्लोक २२)। महाभारत में गीता के अतिरिक्त अनुशासन पर्व में भी सामवेद की महत्ता को दर्शाया गया है-सामवेदश्च वेदानां यजुषां शतरुद्रीयम्। (म०भा०,अ० १४ श्लोक ३२३)। सामवेद में ऐसे मन्त्र मिलते हैं जिनसे यह प्रमाणित होता है कि वैदिक ऋषियों को एसे वैज्ञानिक सत्यों का ज्ञान था जिनकी जानकारी आधुनिक वैज्ञानिकों को सहस्त्राब्दियों बाद प्राप्त हो सकी है। उदाहरणतः- इन्द्र ने पृथ्वी को घुमाते हुए रखा है।(सामवेद,ऐन्द्र काण्ड,मंत्र १२१), चन्द्र के मंडल में सूर्य की किरणे विलीन हो कर उसे प्रकाशित करती हैं। (सामवेद, ऐन्द्र काण्ड,मंत्र १४७)। साम मन्त्र क्रमांक २७ का भाषार्थ है- यह अग्नि द्यूलोक से पृथ्वी तक संव्याप्त जीवों तक का पालन कर्ता है। यह जल को रूप एवं गति देने में समर्थ है। अग्नि पुराण के अनुसार सामवेद के विभिन्न मंत्रों के विधिवत जप आदि से रोग व्याधियों से मुक्त हुआ जा सकता है एवं बचा जा सकता है, तथा कामनाओं की सिद्धि हो सकती है। सामवेद ज्ञानयोग, कर्मयोग और भक्तियोग की त्रिवेणी है। ऋषियों ने विशिष्ट मंत्रों का संकलन करके गायन की पद्धति विकसित की। अधुनिक विद्वान् भी इस तथ्य को स्वीकार करने लगे हैं कि समस्त स्वर, ताल, लय, छंद,गति, मन्त्र, स्वर-चिकित्सा, राग नृत्य मुद्रा, भाव आदि सामवेद से ही निकले हैं।

अथर्ववेदः- अथर्ववेद संहिता के बारे में कहा गया है कि जिस राजा के रज्य में अथर्ववेद जानने वाला विद्वान् शान्तिस्थापन के कर्म में निरत रहता है, वह राष्ट्र उपद्रवरहित होकर निरन्तर उन्नति करता जाता हैः-

यस्य राज्ञो जनपदे अथर्वा शान्तिपारगः।

निवसत्यपि तद्राराष्ट्रं वर्धतेनिरुपद्रवम् ।। (अथर्व०-१/३२/३)।

भूगोल, खगोल, वनस्पति विद्या, असंख्य जड़ी-बूटियाँ,आयुर्वेद, गंभीर से गंभीर रोगों का निदान और उनकी चिकित्सा,अर्थशास्त्र के मौलिक सिद्धान्त, राजनीति के गुह्य तत्त्व, राष्ट्रभूमि तथा राष्ट्रभाषा की महिमा, शल्यचिकित्सा, कृमियों से उत्पन्न होने वाले रोगों का विवेचन, मृत्यु को दूर करने के उपाय,प्रजनन-विज्ञान अदि सैकड़ों लोकोपकारक विषयों का निरूपण अथर्ववेद में है। आयुर्वेद की दृष्टि से अथर्ववेद का महत्व अत्यन्त सराहनीय है। अथर्ववेद में शान्ति-पुष्टि तथा अभिचारिक दोनों तरह के अनुष्ठन वर्णित हैं। अथर्ववेद को ब्रह्मवेद भी कहते हैं। चरणव्युह ग्रंथ के अनुसार अथर्व संहिता की नौ शाखाएँ- १.पैपल,२. दान्त, ३. प्रदान्त, ४. स्नात, ५. सौल, ६. ब्रह्मदाबल, ७.शौनक, ८. देवदर्शत और ९. चरणविद्य बतलाई गई हैं। वर्तमान में केवल दो- १.पिप्पलाद संहिता तथा २. शौनक संहिता ही उपलब्ध है। जिसमें से पिप्लाद संहिता ही उपलब्ध हो पाती है। वैदिकविद्वानों के अनुसार ७५९ सूक्त ही प्राप्त होते हैं। सामान्यतः अथर्ववेद में ६००० मन्त्र होने का मिलता है परन्तु किसी-किसी में ५९८७ या ५९७७ मन्त्र ही मिलते हैं।

वेदाङ्गः (वेदार्थ ज्ञान में सहायक शास्त्र)

वेद समस्त ज्ञानराशि के अक्षय भंडार है, तथा प्राचीन भारतीय संस्कृति,सभ्यता एवं धर्म के आधारभूत स्तम्भ हैं। वेद धर्म, अर्थ, काम और मोक्ष- इन चार पुरुषार्थों के प्रतिपादक हैं। वेद भी अपने अङ्गों के कारण ही ख्यातिप्राप्त हैं, अतः वेदाङ्गों का अत्याधिक महत्व है। यहां पर अङ्ग का अर्थ है उपकार करनेवाला अर्थात वास्तविक अर्थ का दिग्दर्शन करानेवाला। वेदाङ्ग छः प्रकार के हैः-

(१) शिक्षा,

(२) कल्प,

(३) व्याकरण,

(४) निरुक्त,

(५) छन्द और

(६) ज्योतिष ।

(१)- शिक्षाः- स्वर एवं वर्ण आदि के उच्चारण-प्रकार की जहाँ शिक्षा दी जाती हो,उसे शिक्षा कहाजाता है। इसका मुख्य उद्येश्य वेदमन्त्रों के अविकल यथास्थिति विशुद्ध उच्चारण किये जाने का है। शिक्षा का उद्भव और विकास वैदिक मन्त्रों के शुद्ध उच्चारण और उनके द्वारा उनकी रक्षा के उदेश्य से हुआ है।

(२)-कल्पः- कल्प वेद-प्रतिपादित कर्मों का भलीभाँति विचार प्रस्तुत करने वाला शास्त्र है। इसमें यज्ञ सम्बन्धी नियम दिये गये हैं।

(३)-व्याकरणः-वेद-शास्त्रों का प्रयोजन जानने तथा शब्दों का यथार्थ ज्ञान हो सके अतः इसका अध्ययन आवश्यक होता है। इस सम्बन्ध में पाणिनीय व्याकरण ही वेदाङ्ग का प्रतिनिधित्व करता है। व्याकरण वेदों का मुख भी कहा जाता है।

(४)-निरुक्तः-इसे वेद पुरुष का कान कहा गया है। निःशेषरूप से जो कथित हो, वह निरुक्त है।इसे वेद की आत्मा भी कहा गया है।

(५)-छन्दः-इसे वेद पुरुष का पैर कहा गया है।ये छन्द वेदों के आवरण है। छन्द नियताक्षर वाले होते हैं। इसका उदेश्य वैदिक मन्त्रों के समुचित पाठ की सुरक्षा भी है।

(६)-ज्योतिषः-यह वेद पूरुष का नेत्र माना जाता है। वेद यज्ञकर्म में प्रवृत होते हैं और यज्ञ काल के आश्रित होते है तथा जयोतिष शास्त्र से काल का ज्ञान होता है। अनेक वेदिक पहेलियों का भी ज्ञान बिना ज्योतिष के नहीं हो सकता।

वेद

ब्रह्म क्या है? जीव क्या है? आत्मा क्या है? ब्रह्मांण्ड की उत्पत्ति कैसे हुई है? इन सभी बिंन्दुओं पर विस्त्रित व्याख्या हमारे वेदों में भरी पडी़ है। सम्पूर्ण पिण्ड-ब्रह्माण्ड और परमात्मा को जानने का विज्ञान ही वेद है। वेद मानव सभ्यता, भारतीय संस्कृति के मूल श्रोत हैं। इनमें मानव-जीवन के लौकिक एवं पारलौकिक उन्नति के लिये उपयोगी सभी सिद्धान्तों एवं उपदेशों का अद्भुत वर्णन है। वेद एक प्रकार से मंत्र का विज्ञान है, जिसमें विराट् विश्व ब्रह्मांड की अलौकिक शूक्ष्म एवं चेतन सत्ताओं एवं शक्तियों तक से सम्बन्ध स्थापित करने करने के गूढ़ रहस्य दिये हुये है। भौतिक विज्ञानी अभी तक इस क्षेत्र में मामुली सी जानकारी ही प्राप्त कर सके हैं।

वेद का अर्थ है ज्ञान। वेद शब्द विद सत्तायाम,विदज्ञाने,विदविचारणे एवं विद्लाभे इन चार धातुओं से उत्पन्न होता है। संक्षिप्त में इसका अर्थ है, जो त्रिकालबाधित सत्तासम्पन्न हो, परोक्ष ज्ञान का निधान हो, सर्वाधिक विचारो का भंडार हो और लोक परलोक के लाभों से परिपूर्ण हो। जो ग्रंथ इष्ट की प्राप्ति और अनिष्ट के परिहार के उपायों का ज्ञान कराता है, वह वेद है। भारतीय मान्यता के अनुसार वेद ब्रह्मविद्या के ग्रंथभाग नही, स्वयं ब्रह्म हैं-शब्द ब्रह्म हैं। प्राचीन काल से हमारे ऋषि-महर्षि, आचार्य तथा भारतीय संस्कृति में आस्था रखने वाले विद्वानों ने वेद को सनातन, नित्य और अपौरूषेय माना हैं। उनकी यह मान्यता रही है कि वेद का प्रादुर्भाव ईश्वरीय ज्ञान के रूप में हुआ है। इसका कारण यह भी है कि वेदों का कोई भी निरपेक्ष या प्रथम उच्चरयिता नहीं है। सभी अध्यापक अपने पूर्व-पूर्व के अध्यापकों से ही वेद का अध्ययन या उच्चारण करते रहे हैं। वेद का ईश्वरीय ज्ञान के रूप में ऋषि-महर्षियों ने अपनी अन्तर्दृष्टि से प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन किया। द्रष्टाओं का यह भी मत है कि वेद श्रेष्ठतम ज्ञान-पराचेतना के गर्भ में सदैव से स्थित रहते हैं। परिष्कृत-चेतना-सम्पन्न ऋषियों के माध्यम से वे प्रत्येक कल्प में प्रकट होते हैं। कल्पान्त में पुनः वहीं समा जाते हैं।

वेद को श्रुति, छन्दस् मन्त्र आदि अनेक नामों से भी पुकारा जाता है। विष्णु, भागवत, वायु, मत्स्य आदि पुराणों के अनुसार त्रेतायुग के अन्त तक वेद एक ही था। द्वापर के अन्त में महर्षि वेदव्यास ने वेद के चार विभाग कियेः-

१-ऋग्वेद ।

२-यजुर्वेद ।

३-सामवेद ।

४-अथर्ववेद ।

जिसमें नियताक्षर वाले मंत्रों की ऋचाएँ हैं,वह ऋग्वेद कहलाता है। जिसमें स्वरों सहित गाने में आने वाले मंत्र हैं, वह सामवेद कहलाता है। जिसमें अनितह्याक्षर वाले मंत्र हैं, वह यजुर्वेद कहलाता है। जिसमें अस्त्र-शस्त्र, भवन निर्माण आदि लौकिक विद्याओं का वर्णन करने वाले मंत्र हैं, वह अथर्ववेद कहलाता है। वेद मंत्रों के समूह को शूक्त कहा जाता है, जिसमें एकदैवत्य तथा एकार्थ का ही प्रतिपादन रहता है।

वेद की समस्त शिक्षाएँ सर्वभौम है। वेद मानव मात्र को हिन्दू, सिख, मुसलमान, ईसाई बौद्ध,जैन आदि कुछ भी बनने के लिये नहीं कहतें। वेद की स्पष्ट आज्ञा है-मनुर्वभ। ऋग्वेद के नासदीय सूक्त में सृष्टि के मूल तत्व, गूढ़ रहस्य का वर्णन किया गया है। सूक्त में आध्यात्मिक धरातल पर विश्व ब्रह्मांड की एकता की भावना स्पष्ट रूप से अभिव्यक्त हुई है। भारतीय संस्कृति में यह धारणा निश्चित है कि विश्व-ब्रह्मांड में एक ही सत्ता विद्यमान है, जिसका नाम रूप कुछ भी नहीं है ।

ऋक् संहिता में १० मंडल, बालखिल्य सहित १०२८ सूक्त हैं। वेद मंत्रों के समूह को सूक्त कहा जाता है, जिसमें एकदैवत्व तथा एकार्थ का ही प्रतिपादन रहता है। कात्यायन प्रभति ऋषियों की अनुक्रमणी के अनुसार ऋचाओं की संख्या १०५८०, शब्दों की संख्या १५३५२६ तथा शौनक कृत अनुक्रमणी के अनुसार ४,३२,००० अक्षर हैं। ऋग्वेद की जिन २१ शाखाओं का वर्णन मिलता है, उनमें से चरणव्युह ग्रंथ के अनुसार पाँच ही प्रमुख हैं-१. शाकल, २. वाष्कल, ३. आश्वलायन, ४. शांखायन और माण्डूकायन । ऋग्वेद में ऋचाओं का बाहुल्य होने के कारण इसे ज्ञान का वेद कहा जाता है। ऋग्वेद में ही मृत्युनिवारक त्र्यम्बक-मंत्र या मृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र (७/५९/१२) वर्णित है,ऋग्विधान के अनुसार इस मंत्र के जप के साथ विधिवत व्रत तथा हवन करने से दीर्घ आयु प्राप्त होती है तथा मृत्यु दूर हो कर सब प्रकार का सुख प्राप्त होता है। विश्वविख्यात गायत्री मन्त्र(ऋ० ३/६२/१०) भी इसी में वर्णित है। ऋग्वेद में अनेक प्रकार के लोकोपयोगी-सूक्त, तत्त्वज्ञान-सूक्त, संस्कार-सुक्त उदाहरणतः रोग निवारक-सूक्त (ऋ०१०/१३७/१-७),श्री सूक्त या लक्ष्मी सुक्त (ऋग्वेद के परिशिष्ट सूक्त के खिलसूक्त में), तत्त्वज्ञान के नासदीय-सूक्त(ऋ० १०/१२९/१-७) तथा हिरण्यगर्भ-सूक्त (ऋ०१०/१२१/१-१०)और विवाह आदि के सूक्त (ऋ० १०/८५/१-४७) वर्णित हैं, जिनमें ज्ञान विज्ञान का चरमोत्कर्ष दिखलाई देता है।

यजुर्वेदः-ऋग्वेद के लगभग ६६३ मंत्र यथावत् यजुर्वेद में हैं। यजुर्वेद वेद का एक ऐसा प्रभाग है, जो आज भी जन-जीवन में अपना स्थान किसी न किसी रूप में बनाये हुऐ है। संस्कारों एवं यज्ञीय कर्मकाण्डों के अधिकांश मन्त्र यजुर्वेद के ही हैं। यजुर्वेदाध्यायी परम्परा में दो सम्प्रदाय-१. ब्रह्म सम्प्रदाय अथवा कृष्ण यजुर्वेद, २. आदित्य सम्प्रदाय अथवा शुक्ल यजुर्वेद ही प्रमुख हैं। वर्तमान में कृष्ण यजुर्वेद की शाखा में ४ संहिताएँ -१.तैत्तिरीय, २. मैत्रायणी, ३.कठ और ४.कपिष्ठल कठ ही उपलब्ध हैं। शुक्ल यजुर्वेद की शाखाओं में दो प्रधान संहिताएँ- १.मध्यदिन संहिता और २. काण्व संहिता ही वर्तमान में उपलब्ध हैं। आजकल प्रायः उपलब्ध होने वाला यजुर्वेद मध्यदिन संहिता ही है। इसमें ४० अध्याय, १९७५ कण्डिकाएँ (एक कण्डिका कई भागों में यागादि अनुष्ठान कर्मों में प्रयुक्त होनें से कई मन्त्रों वाली होती है।) तथा ३९८८ मन्त्र हैं। विश्वविख्यात गायत्री मंत्र (३६.३)तथा महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र (३.६०) इसमें भी है।

सामवेदः- सामवेद संहिता में जो १८७५ मन्त्र हैं, उनमें से १५०४ मन्त्र ऋग्वेद के ही हैं। सामवेद संहिता के दो भाग हैं,आर्चिक और गान। पुराणों में जो विवरण मिलता है उससे सामवेद की एक सहस्त्र शाखाओं के होने की जानकारी मिलती है। वर्तमान में प्रपंच ह्रदय, दिव्यावदान, चरणव्युह तथा जैमिनि गृहसूत्र को देखने पर १३ शाखाओं का पता चलता है। इन तेरह में से तीन आचार्यों की शाखाएँ मिलती हैं- (१) कौमुथीय, (२)राणायनीय और (३) जैमिनीय। सामवेद का महत्व इसी से पता चलता है कि गीता में कहा गया है कि -वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि।(गीता-अ० १०, श्लोक २२)। महाभारत में गीता के अतिरिक्त अनुशासन पर्व में भी सामवेद की महत्ता को दर्शाय

Shraddhanand Sanyasi: A splendid personality

2010-12-22T21:39:00.000-08:00

Shraddhanand Sanyasi: A splendid personality
Gurukul Kangri is a concept of Vedic education well executed. The Swami was an epitome of moral courage. Let Gen X emulate him. CJ: Chitranjan Sawant

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Solitude and silence: Boon and bliss
SWAMI SHRADDHANAND bared his chest to bayonets of army soldiers officered by the British and dared them to fire on him before shooting the common men agitating against the British oppression. The episode of dare devilry was a page from the real life of the Arya ascetic in ochre clothes leading a demonstration against the Rowlatt Act in Chandni Chowk in front of the town hall, Delhi. It was a deliberate act of defiance of the mighty British empire where the sun did not set but the Man of God never cowered before men of might. He was made of sterner stuff physically, mentally and spiritually.

EPITOME OF MORAL COURAGE

Shraddhanand Sanyasi, as he called himself after entering the fourth ashram, was born in Talwan village, Jullunder district of the Punjab on 22 February 1856, a little over a year before the first war of independence began to drive out the East India Company that was ruling India.

Of course, the sepoy mutiny, as the British historians termed it, had no impact on the erstwhile kingdom of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, as an average Punjabi was happy with the rule of law brought in by the Company administrators headed by Chief Commissioner Lawrence.

Even the father of our Arya sanyasi, Lala Nanak Chand joined the East India Company’s police force in the United Provinces and earned a name as a Kotwal of Benares and Bareilley where he had made arrangements for the smooth religious congregations and discourses of Swami Dayanand Saraswati who changed the course of life of the errant Munshi Ram ( pre-sanyas name of Swami Shraddhanand).

The vicissitudes of life of young Munshi Ram make his personality a subject of study for the youth all over the world. Gibbon the historian wrote “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire” but in the case of Munshi Ram, it was the Fall and Rise of a Man from waywardness to becoming a Mahatma and a Sanyasi Martyr.

Munshi Ram, being the youngest child of an influential police officer had his way everywhere. He got what he wanted to have from his doting father and loving mother who was affectionate to a fault. No wonder he was a spoilt brat who spent more time in gratifying himself with worldly pleasures than devoting time to scholastic pursuits. The Epicurean philosophy of life – eat, drink and make merry – led him to a wasted youth. He had, however, the courage to confess it in his short autobiography, Kalyan Marg Ka Pathik.

Reading is believing.Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the catalyst for a 360 degree change in life of the young man who had gone astray. It was no one else but his own father who had encouraged young Munshi Ram to attend the Vedic discourses of Swami Dayanand Saraswati that were making waves in Bareilley both among the Indian and the English communities.

Munshi Ram, 23, was impressed but not convinced. He continued to be an agnostic. The great founder of the Arya Samaj finally told Munshi Ram that he would become a Believer in God when God would so inspire him. Nevertheless, the short encounter of three days or so left such a deep impression on Munshi Ram that eventually he became an Arya Samajist, a believer in the Vedic education and the founder of the illustrious Gurukul Kangri.

Munshi Ram had the courage to say good bye to his friends who enjoyed their cup of wine and a nudge at the nautch girls. He did not look back and never regretted his decision to jettison the old baggage and acquire a new one comprising the Vedas, the Satyarth Prakash and what have you.

Munshi Ram was a lover of Nature. Once while on a professional visit to Suket principality in Himachal as a Mukhtar, he opted to sleep in a well ventilated room in a rather secluded haveli with broken window panes. One night a tiger came visiting while Munshi Ram was asleep. It put its paws inside the room through the broken glass panes and the paws landed on the cot. The tiger could not pull the paw out and remained groaning until morning when Munshi Ram helped it out and it disappeared into the jungle with a low growl.

Another man would beat a hasty retreat but not Munshi Ram who continued to sleep there on following nights until it was time to return home. His physical courage was an outcome of his moral courage.

HIS FAMILY LIFE

No man is an island. Man is a social being and his personality is shaped and chiselled by members of his immediate family, his colleagues, his social company and indeed the education that he receives. In a joint family of yore, influences of parents and in some cases grandparents played a major role in making the personality of the new generation. Munshi Ram was no exception to it. Lala Nanak Chand, being a busy police officer, had little time to oversee the educational progress of his youngest son.

It needs no underscoring that the schooling of Munshi Ram suffered a big blow. He passed his entrance examination in three attempts. His undue interest in novels of Sir Walter Scott prevented him from delving deep into the books of the prescribed subjects. Thus he could never obtain a bachelor’s degree and this lacuna kept on hanging on his head like the sword of Democles. Never mind, what he missed here, he compensated in the realm of religion. His sermons from the pulpit of the Arya Samaj were listened to and admired.

Shiv Devi,that indeed was an important name in Munshi Ram’s life. She was extremely devoted to her husband and stood by him through thick and thin. In the traumatic phase of his life, when he came home drunk and vomited, she cleaned him, comforted him and ensured that he ate nutritive diet to tend to family and profession. She bore him four children, two daughters and two sons before bidding good bye. Just before breathing her last, she implored her husband, Munshi Ram, to marry again but not to neglect her four children.

He made a solemn promise to bring up the children well and kept his word. A widower at the age of 35, he did not marry again and groomed his children well. The sons, Harish Chandra and Indra were the first two graduates from Gurukul Kangri and the daughters raised their own families post marriage. Unfortunately, Harish Chandra disappeared mysteriously while on a professional trip to Europe. Mahatma Munshi Ram was indeed shocked but did not let depression have the better of him. The Arya Samaj and the Gurukul were of utmost importance to the Mahatma.

Indra Vidyavachaspati became a renowned journalist and made a name in Hindi news publishing. He edited the Tej and Arjun, dailies that shaped public opinion. His book on Swami Shraddhanand, MERE PITA, is a goldmine of information on the life and times of the great educationist, freedom fighter and a pioneer of Hindi news journalism. Pt Indra Vidyavachaspati also wrote the history of the Arya Samaj in Hindi in two volumes. This was the last wish of Swami Shraddhanand and his son, Indra fulfilled it.

Swami Shraddhanand was a great believer in the Vedic philosophy, Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam. Indeed he had his own immediate family but he paid attention to his duties as a Sanyasi for whom the whole world is his family. Of course, the narrow boundaries of caste, creed, region and religion were mere words meaning nothing. An Arya sanyasi transcends these boundaries that limit the scope of thinking. For Shraddhanand Sanyasi ,the philosophy of life was defined by this mantra :

Ayam Nij Parovati Garana Laghu Chetsam, Udaar Charitanam Tu Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam.

GURUKUL KANGRI

The sad and tragic demise of Dayanand Saraswati Swami on 30 October 1883 at Ajmer had given a rude shock to all Arya Samajists all over. However, the Punjab Aryas got over it and took positive steps to continue the Vedic mission of the founder through proper education of the new generations.

Accordingly a sum of Rs 8,000 had been collected in Lahore and with the free services rendered by selfless men like Hansraj Ji and other fresh graduates, the DAV School started functioning in Lahore from 1st June 1886. But some Aryas committed to bring in Vedic education where the Anglo element was subservient to Vedic thought, planned to commence Gurukuls as they were in days of yore.

Munshi Ram Ji was at the forefront and had the support of Pt Gurudatt. It was estimated that an amount of Rs 30,000 would be needed to launch a Gurukul that would be fully residential and educate sons of Aryas and others through the Hindi medium. With his dedication to the cause so sacred and dear to his heart, Munshi Ram Ji roamed all over to spread the idea of ancient education system, collected Rs 40,000 and only then crossed the threshold of his house in Jullunder. He had achieved the impossible. The Gurukul commenced functioning in Gujaranwala in 1900. The promoter of the concept, Munshi Ram was , however, not happy with the location. He wished to have the Gurukul in sylvan surroundings in the lap of Nature beside a river as the ancient Vedic gurukuls were.

A dedicated Arya Samajist, Munshi Aman Singh, donated the entire village of Kangri situated on the banks of river Ganga in a thick wooded area near Haridwar. It was a dream come true. The Gurukul was relocated there lock stock and barrel in 1902. The trials and tribulations of a new system of education in a new location in a deep jungle with Guru-shishya relationship yet to develop and logistics problems galore staring in the face, it was the courage of conviction of Mahatma Munshi Ram that the Gurukul Kangri sailed through to success.

The cooperation was perfect and the teething troubles were got over with ease. Munshi Ram ji would get concerned if a Brahmachari fell ill and would visit him every now and then until he recovered. If one was away from the Gurukul for some time swimming across the Ganga, he would not rest until his return.

As the Acharya and Adhishthata he ensured a perfect amalgam of the ancient and modern without sacrificing the basic values of Vedic thought. Indeed some gurus parted company when lanterns were introduced in place of earthen lamps or periods were allotted for teaching subjects like Science and English but the Acharya did not compromise on principles.

Lala Lajpat Rai, the doyen of progressive Aryas visited the Gurukul to express solidarity between the College and the Gurukul streams of the Arya Samaj. He said that the DAV was like his own child and his love for the Gurukul was akin to that of a lover for his beloved. His words were greeted with thunderous applause and the unity of the two streams was hailed as a precursor of many great events to take place in the field of Ved prachar.

Mahatma Gandhi visited Gurukul Kangri more than once and loved the peace and calm there away from the hustle and bustle of Haridwar. He lauded the idea of imparting Vedic education in Hindi medium as a befitting reply to Lord Macaulay’s English education for Indian children.Gandhi Ji made a specific mention of Mahatma Munshi Ram writing him a letter in Hindi to invite to the Gurukul and addressing him as Bhai Ji. Gandhi Ji commended the role of Gurukul Brahmcharis in working as coolies to earn and save money to be donated to the Satyagrah movement in South Africa.

Ramsay Mcdonald, then leader of opposition in Commons and later Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was so impressed with Mahatma Munshi Ram that he cited his personality as a living model for sculpting or painting an image of Jesus Christ.

A positive aspect of these high profile visits to the Gurukul was the turning away of the needle of suspicion to the alumni being trained as violent revolutionaries to drive away the British by force3. Indeed the fire of freedom was ignited in every heart of Guru and shishya alike when they read the Satyarth Prakash of Dayanand Saraswati where he had placed self rule above the best kind of foreign rule.

Indeed Mahatma Munshi Ram nursed the Gurukul with all love and affection and donated just about all his worldly possessions, not forgetting his two sons enrolled among the first batch of Brahmcharis, to the sacred cause. The seedling planted by him grew to be a banyan tree in due course of time to make the Arya Samaj proud of it.

THE SHUDDHI MOVEMENT

A piece of writing on Shraddhanand Sanyasi would be incomplete without a mention of the Shuddhi movement that he promoted, encouraged, lived and died for. It may be explained at this juncture that the great sanyasi was not a Muslim hater. Not at all.

Pt Indra Vidyavachaspati has written explicitly that many of Swami Shraddhanand’s friends were votaries of Islam. His personal physician whom he trusted immensely till the end was Dr Ansari. In the last few days of his life, Swami Shraddhanand was down with pneumonia and had become weak.

When invited to address the session of the All-India National Party at Guwahati in Assam, Swami Shraddhanand requested to be excused owing to indifferent health. He added an important sentence that Indra Ji had written in his own hand :

“On Hindu-Muslim unity depends future wellbeing of India.”

Swami Shraddhanand had launched the Shuddhi movement to welcome back in the Hindu fold those Malkana Rajputs of Agra-Mathura region who had been forced by the then Muslim rulers to convert to Islam but now voluntarily wished to return to their ancestral faith. Shraddhanand Ji had the full support of Maharana of Mewar and Pt Madan Moha Malviya of the Congress party. Gandhi Ji had, however, reservations on this issue. The Shuddhi movement was a success.

One Asgari Begum of Karachi travelled to Delhi to meet the august sanyasi and be converted to the Vedic dharm along with her children. She was renamed Shanti Devi. Her former husband had filed a case against the asctic but lost the legal battle. Unfortunately, the Muslims hardened their attitude towards the reformer. One may recall that it was the same sanyasi who was invited by the Muslim citizenry to the Jama Masjid to address them from the pulpit and he had commenced his address with recitation of a mantra from the Rigved. When he ended the exhortation with Aum Shantih, the congregation had responded with Aamin. Now that the same sanyasi wished the Hindus to be strong numerically, physically and morally, the Muslim community leaders like Shaukat Ali and Mohd ALI PICKED HOLES IN HIS PROGRAMMES.

A conspiracy was hatched by elements who did not wish to see Hindus gain strength. One Abdul Rashid was despatched with a revolver to assassinate the great leader of men of all faiths. The criminal did it and was tried by a court of law and was hanged by the neck till death.

The Vedic mission of Swami Dayanand Saraswati was carried on by Swami Shraddhanand with success. May the mission go on and achieve success day after day with the help of new generations.

Role of Arya Samaj In Hyderabad State Aryasamaj and Its Activities in Hyderabad

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Arya samaj Jamnagar's Activities including Ved Prachar

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arya samaj jamnagar

Arya samaj Jamnagar Ki sthapna

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Arya samaj Jamnagar Ki sthapna

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Arya samaj jamnagar Ke Sthapna ke Purva Paristhitiya

2010-05-07T00:59:00.000-07:00

Pandit Gurudatta Vidyarti.

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Pandit Gurudatta Vidyarti.
1864-1890.

“There are neither two Gods, nor three, nor four…nor ten.
He is one only one and pervades the whole universe.”

Pandit Gurudatta Vidyarti belongs to that luminous galaxy of the Arya leaders, who soon after the great Rishi’s “mahaanirvana” in 1883 took upon his shoulders the responsibilities of promoting and propagating and taking to the masses the Rishi-mission and the Satya Sanaatana Vedic dharma. Born on April 26th, 1864 in the Sardna family of Multan as the last male child of Lala Radhakishan, he grew into a dedicated young scholar of Arya Samaj who won its great name, fame and popularity among the educated people both in India and aboard. His was a multi-faceted personality bejeweled with rare qualities.

Surprising enough that though he was hardly a boy of ten yet he had a good command over many languages such as Persian, Sanskrit, Arabic, and Urdu etc. And later on he came to acquire an unparalleled knowledge of English, Maths, Philosophy religion, history and physical science. He graduated in 1885 from Punjab University Lahore and in 1886 he passed his M.A. in Physical Science from the same university setting a record of the highest score of obtaining marks which remained unsurpassed for many years that followed. He was one of those pioneer leaders of Arya Samaj whose tirelessly efforts laid the foundation of the D.A.V. institutions, but soon after their foundation he was disappointed to see that it was not the DAV of his dreams. Lala Lajpat Rai and Mahatma Hansraj were his College mates and friends.

Pandit Gurudatta was a great admirer of Maharishi Dayanand and his magnum opus “Satyatrth Prakash” which he must have read no less 16 times. Until the year 1883 he had doubts about the existence of God and his skeptical mind was not prepared to have belief in Him. And when the news was received of Rishi Dayananda's illness at Ajmer, the Arya Samaj at Lahore deputed Lala Kivan Das and Gurudatta to go and tend him. The resources of the Arya Samaj appear to have been very poor at the time so that the choice for an errand of such importance and responsibility could fall on a lad of nineteen. To Gurudatta the occasion afforded an opportunity of his first and last darshana of his beloved Rishi. He saw the Rishi Dying. Not a word passed between the Master and his devotee, but Gurudatta's whole nature had in the meantime silently taken a turn. but the last meeting with Rishi on is deathbed in the city of Ajmer and the last glimpse of the latter’s unshakable faith in the Divine Mother made Gurudatta turn into a firm theist.

Pandit Gurudatta was not only a vocal spokesman of Arya Samaj but also a very good orator and a scholar of deep erudition and matchless pedagogic capabilities. His research based treatise “The Terminology of the Vedas” was included in the Sanskrit syllabus for degree classes in Oxford University. His explanation of a few “Upanishads” in English was published by an American publisher in 1896. He was appointed Associate Professor in Physical Science in the Government College Lahore. These were those rarest and to some extent unimaginable achievements that a native could win to his credit in India under British regime. They more than prove that Pandit Gurudatta was a prodigious young man, and an asset not only to Arya Samaj but to the whole nation.

His incessant hard work and continuous touring for Arya Samaj and the DAV institutions adversely put a tremendous strain on his health. Doctors recommended him, complete rest but in vain. Once he was advised to start taking non-veg food but he rejected this suggestion down right asking if it (flesh eating) could make him death proof for ever. The best possible treatment was given to cure his disease but all proved fruitless and futile. Medicine could not save this talented son of Arya Samaj and eventually he passed away in March 1896 at the very young age of only 26 years. The Arya Samaj suffered a great blow and the loss was irreparable. Pt Gurudatt Vidyarthi could achieve so much in so little time was a tribute to his perseverance and determination to achieve the aim. Had not death cut short his scholastic career so early, the Arya Samaj and the whole world of religious and metaphysical may have been considerably enriched by his contributions. His extremely brief life studded with numberless glaring qualities and achievements proved beyond doubt that we live in deeds not in years.

His sincerity, commitment and dedication to his mission will for ever continue inspiring the young hearts and the intelligentsia to study the Vedas and appreciate the rich cultural heritage of this pious land of the Rishis. If only we could produce another Gurudatta our future is safe and bright.

Our Salutation to this great scholar-warrior of the 19th century. His life is a source of inspiration to us even today, 120 years after his sad and premature demise.

Kewal Ahluwalia.

www.aryasamajjamnagar.org

The Light of Truth

2010-04-29T00:29:00.001-07:00

The Light of Truth

Swami Dayanand made several changes in his approach to the work of reforming Hindu society after having visited Calcutta. The most significant of these changes was that he began lecturing in Hindi. Prior to his tour of Bengal, the Swami had always held his discourses and debates in Sanskrit. While this gained him a certain degree of respect among both the learned and the common people alike, it prevented him from spreading his message to the broader masses. The change to Hindi allowed him to attract increasingly larger following, and as a result his ideas of reform began to circulate among the lower classes of society as well.

After hearing some of Swami Dayanand's speeches delivered in Hindi at Varanasi, Raj Jaikishen Das, a native government official there, suggested that the Swami publish his ideas in a book so that they might be distributed among the public. Witnessing the slow collapse of the Vedic Schools due to a lack of a clear statement of purpose and the resultant flagging public support, Swami Dayanand recognized the potential contained in Das' suggestion and took immediate action.

From June to September 1874, Swami Dayanand dictated a comprehensive series of lectures to his scribe, Pundit Bhimsen Sharma, which dealt with his views and beliefs regarding a wide range of subjects including God, the Vedas, Dharma, the soul, science, philosophy, childrearing, education, government and the possible future of both India and the world. The resulting manuscript was eventually published under the title Satyarth Prakash or The Light of Meaning of Truth in 1875 at Varanasi. This voluminous work would prove to play a central role in the establishment and later growth of the organization which would come to be known as the Arya Samaj.

LET US BE HAPPY

2009-12-27T23:46:00.001-08:00

LET US BE HAPPY

by Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

I am indeed happy. Members of my immediate family are happy. My neighbours are happy. However, the Al Qaida and the Taliban operatives in the area are NOT happy because they have had no kill so far. They blame the people of the locality for not cooperating with the Islamist terrorists. Strange logic. Happiness is a state of the mind. The state of the mind of an individual depends on the circumstances, the environment and the factor called cause 'n effect. What is the cause that will effect happiness? The cause may be personal, social or political. It may be physical or mental or spiritual. It may be social at the local level or the national level or international level.

DHARMA FOR HAPPINESS

What is Dharma? Dharma means the totality of thought and action. It is the sum total of all that an individual does in life in a day, in a week, a month or a year. The character and conduct of an individual depend on the Dharma that he observes in life. Dharma is NOT religion or a ritual as some people wrongly interpret. MANU Maharaj, the greates law giver of ancient India defines Dharma as comprising TEN elements: Patience, Pardon, Righteousness, Abjure Stealing, Cleanliness, Sublimation of Desires, Sharp Brain, Knowledge, Truth, Eschewing Anger. An individual - male or female - who observes the Ten tenets of Dharma as given heretofore will be happy in day-to-day life. He or she will be able to have inner satisfaction of living a life as prescribed by the Vedas on the individual plane and the social plane. With a view to be Socially Efficient an individual has to learn to adapt, adjust and imbibe the spirit of sacrifice for promoting togetherness. Should there be a clash between the interests of the individual and the group he belongs to, the interests of the group will prevail.

The last three Mantras of the last sukta of the Rigveda are the best guide to help an individual observe the Samajik Dharma or the Social Ethics. It is togetherness - physically, mentally, spiritually that makes the cornerstone of the edifice of a human being's Samajik Dharma. That indeed is the basic ingredient to hold the society together.

NATIONAL DHARMA

Having risen from the basic unit of a family and progressed to the Social level, we now graduate to the National level and discuss our Rashtriya Dharma. The basic principle for fulfilling our obligation to the Nation is that we assimilate the concept : NATION ABOVE ALL. The Indian Army has made it its motto. If the Nation exists, we exist. If the Nation is obliterated by the enemy, we as individuals cease to exist. With a view to letting the Nation exist and prosper, we as individuals, must not think of ourselves as Numero Uno. The basic teaching given to a Gentleman Cadet at the Indian Military Academy is as follows:

The honour, safety and welfare of your country comes first always and every time;

The honour, safety and welfare of men you command come next;

Your own honour, safety and welfare come last always and every time.

If the leaders of a Nation at various levels follow this Mantra, they will help the fellow citizens prosper, be happy and make the Nation grow from strength to strength. Happiness will prevail and depression will disappear from the dictionary of the Happy Nation. On the contrary, not observing the Rashtriya Dharma and not putting Nation Above All will spell disaster for both the individual and the Nation.

IDENTIFYING THE ENEMY

Our Rashtriya Dharm enjoins on us to preserve, protect and defend our motherland from enemies, external and internal. In order to protect and defend the nation from the enemy, it is essential that the patriots identify the enemy. The patriots also develop the art of Threat Perception. Where from is the Threat to the Nation developing? In 1999, none in India could perceive the threat from Pakistan in Kargil. The enemy kept on building bases in our territory and we were oblivious of it. It cost us dearly in the form of human lives and a dent in our military preparedness. Thanks to the young officers and Jawans we could save the day. As many as four Param Vir Chakras were awarded, two posthumously to officers and two to Jawans who are alive and continuing to serve the Nation while still wearing uniform.

The Internal Threat is sometimes as deadly as the External Threat. The fifth columnists and traitors collude with the enemy to weaken the country by blowing up ammunition depots and oil dumps. These activities weaken the national morale, deplete our war material and bolster enemyâ€™s morale. The threat from traitors must be identified and the elements sympathetic to enemy must be brought to book and put behind bars after a summary trial. The enemy agents or terrorists caught by police and people should be tried summarily and hanged. A repetition of Kasab trial will make us a laughing stock in the eye of the world. Similarly not hanging Afzal Guru till death despite the Supreme Court order shows that some politicians give precedence to the vote-bank politics over national interests. Such mind sets weaken the will of the nation.

Chanakya, the great master of statecraft even advocated making the short shrift of the enemy brass through use of Vish kanyas or the poison girls whose one kiss was enough to put the enemy general to sleep for ever

The situation developing on borders must be under constant review. Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati says in Satyarth Prakash that the national defence is a continuous process. The ever growing bon-homie between China and Pakistan is a cause of concern for the Indian Nation and the State.

Security leads to Prosperity. If the Nation is secure, it will become prosperous. There are a number of roadblocks to achieve our goal of a prosperous Bharat. Among them CORRUPTION at all levels walks away with the cake. The Legislature, the Executive and the Judiciary form three pillars of our democratic state. Unfortunately, all the three pillars are infested with corrupt men and women. With the result the Nation is weakened beyond redemption unless there is a Peopleâ€™s Uprising and the corrupt people are hanged by the nearest lamp post after a summary trial.

The second roadblock is: Ignoring the Constitutional provision of EQUALITY BEFORE LAW. However high you may ever be, the Law is above you â€" that is the guiding principle. The politician-cum police-cum bureaucracy nexus has rendered the constitutional provisions ineffective. SPS Rathore, DG Police of Haryana turned a molester of a teenage girl and he negative provisions of law for 19 years. The big shots of the State colluded with the criminal to harass the complainant and drove the poor girl to committing suicide. Can a nation like ours be strong when a shameful saga like that of Ruchika is swept under the carpet. Thanks to the Judiciary and the Media, we see some light at the end of the tunnel.

The third but not the last roadblock is Ever growing population of Bharat. The votebank politics prevents effective family planning. The less said the better it would be.

Thus a weak nation with a weak army whose fighting capacity is reduced 50 per cent for lack of weapons and equipment and increasing corruption do not augur well for our Bharat that was once called Mahan or Great. A peopleâ€™s revolution is needed to resurrect the Nation from the dark abyss that it has sunk into. May Param Pita Parmatma help us!

WIDENED HORIZON

Of course, after the stage of the Nation, there is entire mankind to be taken care of. The sixth commandment of the Arya Samaj says that it is our duty to look after the welfare of the humanity, their physical,spiritual and social welfare. The Sanskrit sloka goes thus :

AYAM NIJ PAROVETI GANANA LAGHU CHETSAM;

UDAAR CHARITANAM TU VAUDHAIV KUTUMBKAM.

Rendered into English it would run thus - to call an object mine and another yours -that is done by the narrow minded. The broad minded people treat the whole world as ONE FAMILY.

Let us proceed from the known to the unknown. Let us begin with reforming Bharat and curing her of all ills before we proceed to cure the entire humanity. Swami Ramdev, the Yoga Guru, has launched a movement Bharat Swabhiman â€" under which the sense of pride in our motherland that is presently in slumber will be awakened. The ills like corruption and flouting of provisions of the constitution can be cured by changing the system that breeds the ills. Frankly speaking, for six decades plus we have been carrying on with the old British system of administration where welfare of common man had no place. Unless the system is changed through constitutional means, the Nation will not be strong. Let us launch a peopleâ€™s movement to bring in Change for the Better.

There lies the real happiness of Man. Happiness lies in giving away and not in coveting. Earn with one hundred hands but give away in charity with a thousand hands - that is the root of Human Happiness emanating from observing Dharma at the social and national planes wherein the Common Man will be in focus and not the police or politicians. Thereafter we will be able to say with a sense of pride in the nation: SATYAMEV JAYATE.

AUM SHANTIH SHANTIH SHANTIH.

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Anmol Vachan

2009-12-22T02:00:00.001-08:00

ARYA SAMAJ JAMNAGAR VARSHIKOTSAV , SAMVED PARAYAN MAHAYAJYA & SHRDHANAND BALIDAN DIWAS SAMAROH 2009

2009-12-21T21:42:00.000-08:00

ARYA SAMAJ JAMNAGAR VARSHIKOTSAV , SAMVED PARAYAN MAHAYAJYA & SHRDHANAND BALIDAN DIWAS SAMAROH 2009

DATE: WED., 20 TO 23 DEC. 2009, AT 8AM TO 10AM 4PM TO 6PM

ARYA SAMAJ MANDIR

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OUTSIDE KHAMBHALIA GATE

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महर्षि दयानंद – स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के प्रेरणा पुंज

2009-09-09T00:49:00.000-07:00

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महर्षि दयानंद – स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के प्रेरणा पुंज
ब्रिगेडियर चितरंजन सावंत, विशिष्ट सेवा मेडल
इतिहासकार भारतीय स्वतंत्रता संग्राम का आरंभ जून 1857 से मानते आएं है और इसकी शुरुआत का स्थान मेरठ माना जाता रहा है। इस स्वाधीनता संग्राम मे जो अंग्रेज़ो के विरुद्ध भारतीयो ने लड़ा मे केवल शस्त्र के उपयोग की चर्चा होती है और विभिन्न स्थानों पर अंग्रेज़ो और भारतीयो के बीच हुई लड़ाईयों का ज़िक्र कर के हम अध्याय की इति कर देते हैं। आवश्यकता है गहराई मे जाने की और यह जानने की कि शस्त्र के साथ साथ हमारे शास्त्रो ने क्या भूमिका निभाई । हमे यह मानकर चलना होगा कि मनुष्य का शरीर कोई कर्म तभी करता है जब उसे मस्तिष्क और आत्मा से निर्देश मिलता है। यह निर्देश तभी जारी किया जा सकता है जब इसके पीछे कोई प्रेरणा पुंज हो।

भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के इतिहास में, इतिहासकार श्री पट्टाभि सीतारमैय्या ने स्थान स्थान पर स्पष्ट शब्दो मे लिखा है कि स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के सेनानियो में एक बहुत बड़ी संख्या वैदिक धर्मियों की थी । उनका संगठित रूप जो सामने आया वो आर्य समाज के नाम से जाना जाता है। यहीं हम उन प्रमुख आर्यों की चर्चा करें जो स्वतंत्रता संग्राम मे पहली पंक्ति मे लड़े। महात्मा मुंशी राम जो बाद मे स्वामी श्रद्धानंद कहलाए, लाला लाजपत राय जिन्हे अंग्रेज़ो ने भारत से निष्कासित कर दिया था, भाई परमानंद, लाला हर दयाल और सरदार भगत सिंह कुछ ऐसे व्यक्तित्व हैं जिन्हे देश कभी भुला नही सकता। नई पीढ़ी के पाठको के लिए यह चर्चा करना आवश्यक है कि आर्य समाज लाहौर के सदस्यो और पदाधिकारियों मे सिखो की संख्या कम नही थी। मैं इन प्रमुख नामो की चर्चा इसलिए कर रहा हूं क्योंकि यह सभी महानुभाव समर्पित आर्य समाजी थे जिन्होने स्वाधीनता संग्राम मे अंग्रेज़ो से लड़ने की प्रेरणा सन्यासी-सुधारक महर्षि दयानंद से पाई।

महर्षि दयानंद के स्वतंत्रता संबंधी विचार

महर्षि दयानंद द्वारा लिखी गई प्रमुख पुस्तको मे है सत्यार्थ प्रकाश । महर्षि ने पहली बार 1874 में वो क्रांतिकारी पुस्तक लिखी और उसका संशोधित संस्करण 1883 में अपने निधन से पूर्व तैयार कर लिया था. उन्नीसवी शताब्दी के उस दौर मे महर्षि दयानंद जब वैदिक धर्म का प्रचार कर रहे थे तो न केवल पूरे भारत मे अपितु विश्व के अधिकांश भाग में अंग्रेज़ो का वर्चस्व था। सम्राज्ञी मलका विक्टोरिया लंदन मे राजगद्दी पर आसीन थीं और उनकी ममतामई छवि भारत के गांव गावं में घर घर जानी और पहचानी जाती थी । यह कहा जाता था कि अंग्रेज़ो से अच्छा राज्य किसी का नही हो सकता था । यह विचार धारा अंग्रेज़ परस्त तत्वो ने प्रचारित प्रसारित किया था जिससे भारतीयों के मन मस्तिष्क मे स्वतंत्रता की बात कभी आए ही नही। इसका विरोध करने वालों को मानसिक ताड़ना और शारीरिक दंड इस मात्रा मे दिया जाता था कि वो कभी स्वाधीनता की बात सोच भी न सकें।

महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती ने सन्यासी, धर्म एवम समाज सुधारक के रुप मे यह अपना कर्तव्य समझा कि स्वदेश भारत को विदेशी दासता की बेड़ियों से मुक्त कराया जाए। ऋषिवर जैसा मनोवैज्ञानिक और विचारों की स्वाधीनता का सेनानी इस बात को भली भांति जानते थे कि अंग्रेज़ो के वैचारिक प्रचार को यदि कोई चीज़ काट सकती है तो वो है भारतीयो की स्वाधीनता पाने की विचारधारा। इसके लिए यह भी आवश्यक था कि मलका विक्टोरिया की ममतामयी छवि से उपर उठ कर भारतीय नर नारी स्वतंत्र देश के विचार को सर्वोत्तम मानें। महर्षि दयानंद ने यह बीड़ा स्वयं उठाया तथा अपने लेखन और प्रवचन में इसका प्रतिपादन किया। इस तथ्य का प्रमाण है महान ग्रंथ सत्यार्थ प्रकाश।

सत्यार्थ प्रकाश के अष्टम सम्मुलास मे महर्षि दयानंद ने उपरोक्त विचार धारा की पुष्टि करते हुए लिखा-

कोई कितना ही करे परंतु जो स्वदेशी राज्य होता है, वह सर्वोपरि उत्तम होता है...मत मतातंर के आग्रह रहित अपने और पराए का पक्षपात शून्य, प्रजा पर माता पिता समान कृपा, न्याय और दया के साथ भी – विदेशियो का राज्य पूर्ण सुखदायक नही है।

उन्नीसवीं शताब्दी मे भारत में अंग्रेज़ो का शासन महर्षि दयानंद के उपरोक्त विचारो को क्रांतिकारी मानता था और ब्रिटिश सामराज्य के विरुद्ध विप्लव और विद्रोह की संज्ञा इसे देता था। यह निडर सन्यासी का ही आत्मविश्वास और आत्मबल था जो अकेले ब्रिटिश सामराज्य के बवंडर को झेल सकता था। यही नहीं, स्थान स्थान पर महर्षि दयानंद ने आर्य समाज की स्थापना की, अनाथालय खोले और संस्कृत पाठशालाए भी खोलीं जहां विद्यार्थियों और आर्य सभासदों को सत्यार्थ प्रकाश में लिखी विचार धारा से बारम्बार प्रभावित किया जाता था। इस वैचारिक स्वतंत्रता अभियान का प्रभाव नई पीढ़ी पर पड़ना स्वाभाविक था। लाला लाजपत राय ने जब जब अंग्रेज़ो के विरुद्ध कार्यवाई की और उनके बड़े प्रशासकों की योजनाओं को भारत विरोधी बताया तो यह सदैव कहा कि यह प्रेरणा उन्हे अपने धर्म पिता महर्षि दयानंद से मिली। लाहौर में साइमन कमीशन का विरोध करते हुए अपनी ढलती आयु मे भी लाला लाजपत राय ने अंग्रेज़ों की लाठियां सहीं और उन चोटों की वजह से उनका प्राणांत हुआ। भारत की स्वतंत्रता की वेदी पर लाला लाजपत राय का बलिदान उल्लेखनीय है।
स्वतंत्रता संग्राम मे आर्य गुरुकुल
महात्मा मुशींराम ने महर्षि दयानंद के स्वाधीनता संबंधी विचारो से प्रेरणा लेते हुए ऐसी शिक्षा संस्था शुरु की जहां किशोरो और युवा वर्ग मे वैचारिक स्वाधीनता प्रमुख हो। इसके लिए आवश्यक था लॉर्ड मैकॉले की शिक्षा से अलग हट कर वैदिक शिक्षा पद्धति को लागू करना। गुरुकुल कांगड़ी हरिद्वार ने यह कार्य भलि भातिं और सुचारु रुप से किया। हर नया ब्रह्मचारी अपने व्यक्तित्व का विकास तो करता ही थी किंतु साथ साथ देश को स्वाधीन करने के लिए सर्वस्व न्योछावर करने को भी तत्पर रहता था। गुरुकुल के अनेक विद्यार्थी स्वतंत्रता संग्राम मे कूद पड़े।

ब्रिटिश शासन के गुप्तचर विभाग ने पहले लखनऊ फिर दिल्ली तक यह रिपोर्ट भेजी कि गुरूकुल कांगड़ी मे तो बम बनाए जाते हैं और क्रांतिकारी तैयार किए जाते हैं जो ब्रिटिश सामराज्य की जड़ें भारत से उखाड़ने के लिए अपने जीवन का बलिदान देने के लिए भी तैयार हैं। यूपी यानि यूनाइटेड प्रोविंसेज़ के गवर्नर सर जेम्स मेस्टन, लंदन मे ब्रिटेश संसद मे प्रतिपक्ष नेता सर रैमज़े मैक़डॉनल्ड समय समय पर स्वयं गुरुकुल गए । उन्होने गुरुकुल के प्रणेता एवं मुख्य अधिष्ठाता महात्मा मुंशीराम से गुरुकुल मे बम बनाए जाने के अफवाहो की चर्चा भी की। अफवाह निराधार निकली। मुंशीराम जी ने कहा कि गुरुकुल का हर ब्रह्मचारी अपने आप मे एक वैचारिक बम है, समाज सुधारक है और वैदिक विचारधारा से ओतप्रोत है। महात्मा जी से बातचीत कर के बड़े बड़े अंग्रेज़ पदाधिकारी आश्वस्त हुए कि गुरुकुल मे नई शिक्षा प्रणाली मैकॉले प्रणाली का प्रतिउत्तर था और उससे ब्रिटिश सामराज्य का कोई अहित नही होने वाला था। संभवत: यह उनकी भूल थी। गुरुकुल के अनेक स्नातक, विद्यालंकार, वेदालंकार की उपाधियो से विभूषित, न केवल अंग्रेज़ो से लड़ते हुए जेल गए बल्कि निज़ाम हैदराबाद द्वारा आर्य समाजों और शेष हिंदू समाज पर किए जा रहे अत्याचारों के विरोध मे उन्होने आंदोलन किया और कठिनाईंयो को झेलते हुए विजयी हुए।

स्वतंत्रता की लौ जो महर्षि दयानंद सरस्वती द्वारा प्रतपादित वैदिक विचारधारा ने प्रज्ज्वलित की वो आज भी सजीव है। अनेक ऐसे नवयुवक हैं जिन्हे सत्यार्थ प्रकाश ने मानसिक रूप से प्रभावित किया और जो स्वदेश सुरक्षा की वेदी पर स्वयं आहुति बन गए। 1999 के कारगिल युद्ध में ऐसे बलिदान हो जाने वाले नवयुवको मे पहले थे कैप्टन सौरव कालिया। वो डी ए वी विद्यालय पालमपुर हिमाचल प्रदेश के विद्यार्थी थे और जब पाकिस्तानी सेना ने क्रूरता से उनकी हत्या की और शरीर क्षत विक्षत किया तो भी उन्होने उफ नही किया और न ही की क्षमा याचना। सौरव कालिया के पिता ने इस बलिदान की भावना के पीछे दयानंद विद्यालय में पाई शिक्षा को श्रेय दिया।

लैफ्टेनिंट मनोज पांडेय ने खालूबार की दुर्गम चोटियों पर दुश्मन से युद्ध करते हुए अपने जीवन की चिंता नहीं की। जवानो का मनोबल बढ़ाते हुए शत्रु की गोलियों को शरीर पर सहन करते हुए वो आगे बढ़ते रहे और आखिर मे उस स्थान से शत्रु सेना को खदेड़ कर ही दम लिया। गंभीर घावों के कारण वे वीरगति को प्राप्त हुए। आर्य परिवार मे पले उस नवयुवक का अंतिम संस्कार – संस्कार विधि के अनुसार किया गया । राष्ट्र ने लैफ्टेनिंट मनोज पांडेय को सर्वोच्च वीरता पदक परमवीर चक्र से मरणोपरांत सम्मानित किया।
स्वदेश सुरक्षा, राष्ट्रीय कर्तव्य है। दिन प्रतिदिन हमे सजग रहते की आवश्यकता है। न केवल सशस्त्र सेनाओ को बल्कि पूरे राष्ट्र को शारीरिक, मानसिक और आत्मिक रूप से बलवान बनना है जिससे हम स्वतंत्रता संग्राम की महान परंपरा से पीढ़ी दर पीढ़ी को देश प्रेम की प्रेरणा देते रहें।
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Swami Agnivesh is known for his campaigns against bonded labour, alcoholism and female foeticide. He is also the President of the World Council of Arya Samaj

2009-05-31T22:44:00.001-07:00

Swami Agnivesh is known for his campaigns against bonded labour, alcoholism and female foeticide. He is also the President of the World Council of Arya Samaj
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Divyang A. Pandya

"ARYASAMAJ STHAPNA DIWAS"

2009-03-26T21:07:00.001-07:00

AAPKO SABKO HARDIK SHUBHKAMNAI ON THE AUSPICIOUS OCCASION OF

"ARYASAMAJ STHAPNA DIWAS"

This was the day when History took a new turn and rays of light of truth entered in the hearts AND life of Indians. On this day AryaSamaj was established by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati with a view to fight andhvishwas/ untouchability / other black spots on the humanity and British rule and to establish real Vedic Dharma "the truth".
"KRINVANTO VISHVAARYAM"

ARYA SAMAJ JAMNAGAR

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WAGING WAR FOR PROMOTING PEACE , By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

2009-03-20T21:26:00.001-07:00

AUM
WAGING WAR FOR PROMOTING PEACE

By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

Waging war has been a favourite pastime of kings and captains from time immemorial. Delving deep into the art of statecraft one finds that waging a war has been an extension of pursuing national interests to the logical end. What is not achievable through diplomacy is sought to be achieved through wars. All political philosophers have a common meeting ground when they say that war is an evil, albeit a necessary evil. Indeed a state professing to pursue a policy of peace says that it had to declare war to promote peace. Thus the ultimate goal of the civilized
world is peace and it cannot but be achieved by waging a war against enemies of a civilized way of life and perpetrators of terror.

Mahabharat, the mother of all wars waged on the soil of India that is Bharat, was fought as a Dharmayudh, that is as per the righteous code of conduct in war and its sole aim was to eastablish a state of Dharma , where Peace would prevail after eliminating Adharma or the Evil. It is a fact recorded in history that Yogeshwar Shri Krishna, who gave us Bhagwad Gita, went as an ambassador of the Pandavas to the Kaurava court to plead for peace. He was prepared to surrender many rights but the evil forces were adamant on perpetrating injustice and immorality.

The Yogeshwar had no choice but to advise the Pandavas to wage a war now to promote peace eventually. The rest is history. Let us now go back to the time of human creation on our planet and revelation of the divine knowledge, VEDAS, and learn more about war and peace. Peace is indeed the avowed goal of the man who walks on the Vedic path. Waging a war for the sake of waging a war goes against the grain of the Vedic Thought. As a matter of fact an aimless act of commission or omission is frowned upon.

A man, that includes a woman too, who entertains sublime ideas and has charity for all and malice for none in his heart, acts as per the tenets of the Vedas is indeed an Arya (that is a noble man). One who is fond of bloodshed and goes against the injunctions of the Vedas is called a Dasyu(a demonlike creature). A war is not of the making of an Arya. However, when the life and limb as well as the Dharma are at stake, an Arya has little choice but to wage a war with all might and resources at his command. An Arya goes into battle with a strong will to win. Let us have a look at some of the Ved mantras on war and peace.

LEADERSHIP IN WAR

Ye Murdhanah Kshitinam Adabdhasah Swa-Yashasah Vrata Rakshante Aduhah , so goes the thirteenth mantra of 67th sukta in the 8th mandala of the Rigveda. A great leader of human beings, both in war and peace, is one who takes a vow to do a good turn to one and all and lives and dies by it. For such a leader the motto is: Society before Self. A leader in battle is convinced of the cause he is fighting for and convinces the army that he leads. This indeed is a great morale- raising factor. It is a well known principle that Moral (that includes morale) is to physical as ten to one. The Rigveda enjoins on such a leader to be Indomitable and Irrepressible, that is one who goes through thick and thin and remains unfazed. He takes the joys and sorrows of life in the normal stride of life. He is not cowed down by adversities and is never over-whelmed by the enemy forces, notwithstanding their numerical or fire –power superiority.

Further, a leader in battle does not rest on his or his ancestors' laurels but earns a niche for himself through sane and timely actions. Of course, a leader cannot afford to be a rebel against the time-honoured tenets lest the soldiers under his command catch this infection and rebel against him. Such rebellious acts lead to acute indiscipline leading to fragging and fratricide. That will sound the death knell of both, the leader and the led. The perennial source of strength is the Character of the leader. Character is a cumulative outcome of fulfilling vows taken in the larger interests of the king and country. In the present context king stands for the sovereign state.

The Rigveda, inter alia, eulogizes the role of a courageous warrior. What kind of a warrior draws the admiration of his compatriots? The 5th mantra of the 55th sukta in the 1st mandala of the Rigveda provides the answer. He is the one who attacks the enemy with a Vajra and strikes decisively while he himself is calm, cool and collected. A brave soldier fights for Dharma against

Adharma and deals a death -blow to the evil enemy. The Vajra is the most potent weapon in the armoury of the Vedic warriors. It finds mention in contemporary life and literature. Many folklores are woven around it. Of course, the all time popular tale of Indra requesting Rishi Dadheech for his bones to make a Vajra thereof to kill the dreaded demon demonstrates how the rulers and rishies joined hands to fight against evil and help the good triumph.

This also illustrates the concept of a Total War where the entire nation is geared to fight, not the Army alone, against the enemy. Here again it is the undaunted spirit of the warrior in battlefield that keeps the flag of Aryas flying by beating Dasyus in their own game. It is, therefore, an ongoing battle between the forces of good and evil where the former must defeat the latter. In the Dharmyudh, it is the Dharm that comes out with flying colours. Moral of the story is that wars are inevitable and a nation must remain prepared for it always and everytime. History bears witness to the fact that those civilizations that paid scant attention to preparation of rank and file of warriors invariably lost wars and their civilization was wiped out from face of the earth.

Prithivya Vya Ashah Parvatanam – O sons of the Brave! Be ever on the move across the globe, in all directions and cross the mighty mountains.
The third mantra, 39th sukta in the first mandala of the Rigveda exhorts those who are in the profession of arms Not to let the grass grow under their feet. They should always be mobile in all directions across hills and dales to pursue the goal without fear. It would be pertinent to add that the military movement is undertaken all the year round and superstitions, like the one about proceeding in any one direction on a given day may be hazardous, are left by the wayside.

Courage, fortitude, forbearance of a warrior are his assets that he can ill-afford to squander at the mythical altar created by ill-informed and semi-literate men of religion of the dark medieval ages.

The Rigveda mantra in the ninth mandala describes a lovely scenario of our army marching to give battle to the enemy. It is a heartening commentary on the leader and the led. The commander is in the forwardmost Ratha or the battle wagon, others follow him with implicit faith ; the rank and file of soldiers are mighty pleased in their hearts : Pra Senanih Shuro Agre Rathanam Gavyanneti Harshate Asya Sena – 9-96-1.

With morale of our forces remaining sky high, victory in battle over the enemy is a foregone conclusion. Indeed, high morale is a battle winning factor and a unique one. The leaders, both at the national level and the armed forces level, have to take every possible step to ensure that the morale of the nation and the armed forces always remains sky high. The Nation has to rise as One Man and maintain cohesion.

LET US BECOME INVINCIBLE

Mind is the man. With a view to becoming invincible, the entire country has to work for it relentlessly. Let us start with physical fitness. A healthy mind is a part of a healthy body. So, let us care for the body, irrespective of the teaching that an individual's identity rests in his soul and not in the body. Embodied soul is the answer to remain fit like a fiddle. What makes a fighting man and a woman develop nerves of steel is moral courage. Where does a soldier get moral courage from? Dharma provides moral courage to man. No wonder all efficient armies of the
world give teachings and practice of Dharma a proninent place in the training schedule.

Negligence in its implementation leads the army on the path of disaster. No sane outfit wants to walk on a suicidal course. Let the rank and file become convinced of the cause they are fighting for and then they will give their best in battle. Such soldiers are focussed men and women who always strive to achieve the aim and get the goal. Nothing can stop them from achieving the target, come rain come shine.

The Rigveda extols virtues of such enlightened soldiers as described heretofore. The third mantra in 41st sukta of the first mandala runs thus :

Vi Durga Vi Dwishah Puro Ghnanti Rajaan Aisham Nayanti Durita Sirah

An enlightened and brave soldier, a Vir Kshatriya, is one who punishes enemies of the nation, destroys their fortresses, dismantles their built-up defenses and razes to ground their cities and shelters and finally exterminates them so that they do not raise their heads in revolt. Thus the aim of a well- trained army, navy and air force is to annihilate completely all enemies of the nation. Indeed, it is a clear and unambiguous Vedic mandate for taking punitive action against the enemy, internal and external, and carry the operation to its logical end. Terrorists are no exception to the rule enunciated by this Ved mantra.

Modernisation of armaments and keeping strategy and field tactics in tune with demand of the day have to be catered for in making an armed force invincible. History bears witness to defeat of inward looking nations at the hands of forward looking nations. A frog-in the-well tendency must be discouraged. Interaction with other nations of the world is a sine-qua-non of keeping abreast with new researches in the weapon system and art of war. Stagnation of all sorts must be banished from the lifestyle of a nation. Those who shun information technology cannot stay
afloat for long. They will sink sooner than later. To stay afloat one must continue swimming, even if it is against the current at times. To stay afloat a nation has to keep on kicking. So be it.

PROMOTING PEACE

Notwithstanding what has been said heretofore about waging a war, annihilating the enemy and exterminating him, the main mission of Man is Peace. It has already been emphasized that going to war is the last resort of the state policy. Disputes between two nations are to be solved through diplomacy and taking recourse to violence should be eschewed. However, more often than not, the rule of international law is thrown overboard. Might is Right – that is the law of jungle but prevails in the so- called civilized world. The injunction of the Vedas is to eschew war.

War is indeed destructive. Mankind has suffered in wars. Nevertheless, when the very life and way of life are at stake, war is permissible in self-defense. If demon like men and women are bent upon destroying our way of life, we cannot but go to war against them. Here one is waging a war to promote Peace. Thus the ultimate goal is Peace, even if it has to be achieved through war.

The Yajurved in its 36th chapter,17th mantra talks of Peace in a very persuasive style. Peace is good for the mankind and man should pray for Peace that prevails all over the divine creation.

The mantra is commonly called Shanti Path. The recitation of the mantra guides us, human beings, to perfect peace. This mantra is environment- friendly as well as ecology-friendly. The mantra mentions the shiny celestial entities, talks of planet earth, of water, of medicinal herbs, green foliage, the divine knowledge and the Peace that pervades all over the Creation. Finally, Man prays for the same all-pervading Peace to be a part and parcel of his own self. Let there be Peace, Peace and Peace. Pray, when Man reposes unflinching faith in Peace, he will indeed abhor War.

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HOLI HOLI HAPPY HOLI

2009-03-14T00:58:00.001-07:00

HOLI HOLI HAPPY HOLI

By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant, VSM

Holi is a major Hindu festival that welcomes the spring. Holi celebrates the new life and energy of the new season. The weather is balmy and there is fragrance all around. Holi encourages the healthy revelers to spring into action and achieve their individual and collective aims. Indeed, Holi is a vibrant festival that brings unadulterated joy of pleasing colours to the entire social fabric literally and figuratively.

Bharat, that is India, is a predominantly agrarian country. Holi is preceded by harvesting of a variety of crops and, therefore, it gives the farmers and their families a genuine springboard to go in for real merriment. The fresh grain is offered as ``aahuti`` to Agni when the Holika, bonfire is lighted. The roasted grains are given to the assembled men, women and children as ``yajna-shesh or prasad. Thus a predominantly social festival also assumes an agrarian touch.

Going by various legends about the origin of Holi one finds that the festival of colours is immersed in the literary and theatrical activities of the society in the entire country, mainly in the northern parts of India. In Hindi literature poems of Surdas recount the Holi – sprinkling of water colours – in the Braj Bhumi which was the scene of action of Yogeshwar Shri Krishna. Another legend talks of Prahalad, a child devotee of Lord Vishnu being chastised by his own father, Hiranakashyap who was an atheist out and out. The sister of the said atheist king, named Holika had a boon to walk through rising flames of fire and come out unscathed.

Although miracles are illogical and the Vedic Dharm does not subscribe to it but some people believe that when the said sister called Holika tried to harm the devotee Prahalad by sitting with him in a lighted bonfire, it was he who survived and she was reduced to ashes. Lighting of the bonfire on the eve of Holi – Holi of sprinkling colours – reminds people of the evil being destroyed by burning and the Truth surviving against all odds. Some of these legends give religious roots to the festival of Holi.

Another version of the burning of the evil is sighted as burning of Kamdev, lord of passion by Lord Shiv. Indeed, Shiv is the Vedic name of the Almighty who inspires human beings to do good Karm and reap the harvest accordingly.

SOCIAL SOLIDARITY
In order to move forward on the path of progress, a society needs cohesion. People need solidarity and unity of purpose. The festival of Holi provides a golden opportunity to the entire society to go in for a big-big celebration, without any discrimination of caste, creed, colour or sex. In celebrating Holi one is for all and all are for one. The King and the commoner are encouraged to embrace each other after sprinkling colours or applying dry colours on each other's face.
In the sprinkling of colours there is a free flow of fun and frolic, mirth and merriment. Although social ``Lakshman Rekhas`` exist but they are crossed more often than not. One covers ones excesses by offering an excuse in a sentence saying ``Bura na maano Holi hai. ``(please do not take it ill, after all it is Holi). So say the young and the old alike. For a change there is no gender bias at all.

Old foes may make up and become friends by embracing each other on Holi. The festival may also bring a change of heart. Generally speaking it is for the better.

HOLI AND HUMOUR
Holi is humour in action. While humour is predominant, poems of amorous nature are not conspicuous by their absence. In fact recitations of love poems are encouraged in certain sections of the society. In some parts of the country, a day or two after the main festival of Holi gatherings are organised to celebrate ``ALL FOOLS DAY.`` It is a part of the weeklong celebrations in the merry making society. The continual merry making also promotes `hasya kavi sammelan or humour dominated poetic symposia.
There is fun in ample measure. At the end of the day a jury of sorts selects ``dunce of the day``. This title is given to a man or a woman who says the silliest sentence or performs the most foolish act which will put an ass to shame. The person so chosen is crowned with a dunce cap, is given a seat of honour and is politely requested to perform a foolish act for the assembled audience once again. The dunce of the day is the focus of attention until the closure of the event. Of course, it is a part of the ongoing fun and frolic where no offence is meant and none taken.

The spring festival similar to the Indian Holi is celebrated in many other parts of the world too. Of course, in the Indian sub continent it is celebrated in March every year. Going by the Hindu calendar, the celebration is on the full moon in the month of Phalgun. A synonym of Holi is Phag or Phagwah, apparently a derivative of the month of Phalgun.
The Spring is around. If a spring comes, can Holi be far behind? So it is time for burning the evil and imbibing the noble. Celebration with gusto is an integral part of human nature. Man loves festivity. Dancing, singing and feasting form a part of Holi celebrations. Exuberance is in evidence all over. Indeed, the spirit of bonhomie and brotherhood emerges and provides social solidarity.

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Maharshi Dayanand ke 125 year nirvana din

2009-01-13T04:55:00.000-08:00

Maharshi Dayanand ke 125 year nirvana din Arya Naresh (Uttranchal) Spiritual lecture ( pravachan ), Control of Mind, Deshbhakti atankvad, Use of Cow milk, dunj, urine, butter protect of cow and benefit of panchagavya.
Saturday 10th January 2009 Morning
• 1, Spiritual lecture (Adhyatmik Pravachan) by Arya Naresh (Uttranchal)
Sunday 11th January 2008 Morning Saptahik Satsang Aryasamaj Jamnagar
• 2, Cow lecture (use of cow milk, dunj, urine , ghee, butter, Panchagavya cow protection) by Arya Naresh (Uttranchal)
Sunday11th January 2008 evening
• 3, Deshbhakti - Atankwad by Arya naresh (Uttranchal)
www.aryasamajjamnagar.org

Rigved Parayan Mahayajya 2008

2008-12-19T22:12:00.001-08:00

Aryasamaj Jamnagar

Shrimad Dayanand Kanya Vidhyalaya Yearly Event (Varshikotsav)

Rigved Parayan Mahayajya

Date : 20.12.2008 to 23.12.2008

Parayan Mahayajya bramha : Acharya Shri Pushpaji ( Vyakranacharya – Darshanacharya)

(Kanya Gurukul Ashram Aamsena Udisa)

Vedpathi : Pandit Anirudh Sashtri , Sarita Sashtri, Mamta Sashtri, Lalita Sashtri, Nilendri Sashtri (Kanya Gurukul Ashram Aamsena Udisa)

Rugved Parayan Mahayajya Prarambh : Date : 20.12.2008 to 23.12.2008

Rugved Parayan Mahayajya Time : 8.30am to 10.30am , 04.00pm to 06.00pm

Rugved Parayan Mahayajya Purnahuti : date 23.12.08 Tuesday morning 8.30am

Swami Shradhanand Balidan Din date 23.12.08 Tuesday morning 10.30am

Shrimad Dayanand kanya vidhyalaya Sanskrutik Program

Date 24.12.08 time 06.00pm To 08.30pm

National high school, Jamnagar

Dr. A.M.Bhatt (Mantri Arya vidhyasabha) Aryasamaj

Dharamveer Khanna (Pradhan) Aryasamaj

Satpal Arya (Mantri) Aryasamaj

DECISIVE DECISIONS OF DAYANAND By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

2008-11-28T00:19:00.000-08:00

AUM
DECISIVE DECISIONS OF DAYANAND
By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM
Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati was a seer, a saint, a philosopher and a man of action who made decisions. Indeed it is a rare combination. He was a believer in the theory and practice of Karma and Karmaphal. The deep rooted belief in the Vedic concept of Karma transformrd the philosopher into a doer, a sanyasi into a religious and social reformer to his finger tips. He never hesitated into becoming an activist for the cause of the common man. He made decisions and faithfully implemented them for the good of Mankind. The Rishivar had the courage of conviction and stood by the Vedic principles, come rain come shine. A man of principles and yet open to suggestions made by the known and the unknown.
Above all Dayanand Saraswati had the unique moral courage to reverse his decisions when the cause of common man suffered. When the situation demanded that a change be made for the common cause, he did not hesitate to abandon his favourite projects. Indeed it was a rare phenomenon then and it is a rare phenomenon now. Some leaders and pseudo-godmen continue to push forward their pilot projects even if these are detrimental to the interests of common man. Rishi Dayanand was made of sterner stuff and could, actually he did, reverse some decisions in the interest of society at large.

IRREVERSIBLE DECISIONS
Young Moolshankar, as the Rishi was known in his adolescent years, made a decisive decision against worshipping idols when he found rats scrambling over the Shiva lingam on the night of Mahashivratri to find a feed from offerings made by devotees. The teenager walked out of that small temple by the river Demi and in due course of time made up his mind never to return to idolatrous faith. It was indeed irreversible and no power on earth could shake his belief in the Vedic concept of Nirakar Parmatma. In pursuance of his new found belief that was diametrically opposite of his parental faith, he decided to find the real Guru. Never mind forsaking comports of his house, a decision was made to go in search of the real Shiva, that is God Almighty. When pressed by parents to tie the knot and enter Grahasth Ashram , he left the parental home for good at the age of 22. Never mind roaming in the wilderness and being cheated by tricksters who posed as godmen but the great Quest must go on - that was his line of thinking He never regretted his decision.Later in life, he made the common man happier by freeing him from the clutches of false gods and equally false godmen. No inducement, what to say of threats, not even the proposal of Maharana of Mewar to make him the Mahant of the Eklinga temple could sway him from his chosen Vedic path. As a firebrand sanyasi,later in life, what he gave to the society in the form of religious and social reforms, no man on earth had ever given before.. It was indeed an irreversible decision that Dayanand made when he found himself transformed into a sanyasi straight from a brahmachari. The great QUEST was eventually fruitful in Mathura at the feet of Guru Virjanand. The decisive decision had paid dividends. When the Maharishi’s reputation as a great seer and sanyasi was well established, he was given both threats and inducements to forsake the real Vedic path but his decisive decision to stand by the TRUTH was unshakable. No wonder when the Ten Commandments of the Arya Samaj were codified in 1877 in Lahore in the presence of the Rishi an extra-ordinary emphasis was laid on Truth and it found a mention in as many as five commandments. Swami Dayanand’s decision to promote Truth and nothing but Truth was not only decisive but also Irreversible.
By being decisive, the greatest contribution that Dayanand Saraswati made was to make the Vedas available to one and all, through his Hindi commentary or Ved Bhashya. In his bold and irreversible decision to make the Vedic Dharm all encompassing, he opened the floodgates of Vedic knowledge for the high and low, the rich and poor.Both in theory and practice he opened the portals of the Arya Samaj to followers of other faiths who expressed a wish to convert to the Vedic Dharm. The Swami himself converted a Muslim in Dehra Dun and another in Lucknow to the Vedic fold. VEDAS FOR ALL- WITHOUT ANY DISTINCTION OF CASTE,CREED,REGION OR RELIGION- - AH! It was an EL DORADO right at our door. Mankind shall ever remain indebted to Dayanand – the seer,sanyasi, philosopher and reformer; all rolled into one. He could do so because of his decisiveness.

Reformation and Modernization went hand in hand in the campaigns of Dayanand Saraswati. To his utter dismay he found that the Dharmacharyas and purohits who were ordained to lead common men and women on the path of righteousness were themselves playing the role of predators. They had forsaken the noble role of protectors. Consequently, the Hindu society was an easy prey to misguided missionaries of foreign faiths. The Swami once again took a vow to found an organisation to hlp the innocents and illiterates find the path of ancestral faith to attain salvation. The decision was irreversible and the newly founded organisation, the Arya Samaj, found many adherents. The intellectuals and commoners were equally attracted to the Arya Samaj. The Maharishi paid special attention to orphans and destitutes and himself opened an Anathalaya at Ferozepur in the Punjab to protect the hapless from maulvis and missionaries. The said orphanage is a flourishing institution today.
Modernization was the key to forsaking archaic religious and social practices. Of course, it did not mean denigrating everything that was our valuable inheritance. The Swami gave the clarion call " BACK TO THE VEDAS’ The import of the call was – let the divine revelation, the Vedas, chart the path of righteousness. Let us accept the tenets of the Ved samhita and forsake everything that may fall in the category of being anti-Vedic. It was just the litmus test that the decadent society needed. It was a decisive step taken by Dayanand Saraswati – never to be reversed. Pushing forward on the path of modernization the Rishivar bought a printing press and located it in Prayagraj to print,publish and disseminate Vedic literature for the reading of men and women in large numbers. A great modern decision, an irreversible one, and the printing press exists even now at Ajmer. It is the celebrated Vaidik Yantralaya.
Taking a leaf out of the Rishi’s life, the Arya Samaj should modernize its methods of Ved prachar. With a view to attracting the children, adolescents and youth, the Aryas should take recourse to making and exhibiting cartoon and animation films on the stalwarts. The new generation will sit glued to these films and seeds thus sown will germinate.
REVERSIBLE DECISIONS
With a view to highlighting the courage of conviction and the moral courage that Dayanand Saraswati possessed, let us list some instances where he made decisions in good faith but reversed them later to promote common man’s interests. Sometimes he did so because outcome of his decisions had become counter-productive. In some cases the new institutions were far from the goal and were deviating from the laid down path.
Sanskrit language always fascinated the Maharishi. He wanted the common man to learn Sanskrit and fathom the depth of both the Dharm and the literature. One could delve deep into the Aarsh granths of the Rishis ONLY IF ONE HAD THE KNOWLEDGE OF SANSKRIT language. The Swami , therefore, chose to open Sanskrit Pathshalas. He did so with aplomb. He collected funds for them. He employed learned teachers and gave subsidies to students to enroll. However, on a close rexamination he found that the teachers stuck to old ways of teaching, were superstitious and kept the great grammarian of yore, Panini at bay. With ponga panthi pundits around, the very aim of opening Sanskrit pathshalas was defeated. Swami Dayanand Saraswati took a hard decision and reversed his earlier decision of opening many Sanskrit Pathshalas. He closed the existing Sanskrit pathshalas too as both money and effort were going down the drain He had the courage of conviction to bring down curtains on an episode that failed to achieve the aim.
Swami Dayanand Saraswati once again gave a proof of his moral courage when he severed the relationship between the Arya Samaj and the Theosophical Society. When the reputation of scholarship and all embracing reforms of the Sanyasi crossed the Indian shores and travelled far and wide, some opportunists too wanted to ride the bandwagon of the Arya samaj for selfish gains. Two foreigners, Colonel H.S.OLCOTT and Madam Blavatsky wished to make hay while the sun was shining. They wrote letters from the United States of America eulogizing the Vedic learning and social reforms of Pundit Dayanand Saraswati Swami (as they put it) AND EXPRESSED A WISH THAT THE Theosophical SOCIETY become a part of the ARYA SAMAJ. They promised to promote the principles of Arya Samaj abroad across the seven seas where they were well entrenched and in return the Arya Samaj could give them a helping hand in getting established in India. Of course, they pledged that there would be nothing in their charter that would go against the grain of the Vedic principles as enunciated by the Rishivar. Everything looked ship shape and the Rishivar gave the green light to this arrangement. The much married lady of Russian origin, much divorced too, and her male companion, an ex-army officer, were welcomed with open arms by the Aryas wherever they went . The honeymoon was,however, over soon. These foreign Theosophists used the Aryas as crutches to move forward and jettisoned the Vedic principles at the drop of a hat. Madam Blavatsky even expressed her faith in the existence of ghosts and spirits and showed films to that effect in Shimla- thus forsaking belief in the Nirakar Parmeshwar and principles so dear to the Arya Samaj. This was blasphemy. The news travelled far and wide.
A long correspondence ensued between Swami Dayanand and Colonel Olcott. There was much bickering by the foreigners that led the Aryas to nowhere. Ultimately Swami Dayanand decided to reverse his earlier decision of bringing the two organisations together. He made this announcement in the annual function of the Arya Samaj, Bombay in 1882. The chapter of foreign collaboration was closed for good.
The Maharishi reposed faith in the goodness of all human beings. He wished the good work of propagation of the Vedas to be carried on after his demise. So he wrote a Will in Meerutt establishing the Paropkarini Sabha. The aim was good. However, much to his chagrin he found that some names of such people who were not free from blemish, had been included as trustees. Among them was Munshi Indramani round whose defence in legal battles the Aryas had rallied but he let them down. The legal case against Muslims was eventually won but Munshi Indramani embezzled money donated by Aryas to fight legal cases. The Maharishi had no option but to ex-communicate him from the Arya samaj and drop his name from the list of trustees of the Paropkarini Sabha. Moreover, some members of the Paropkarini sabha could best be described as sleeping partners who showed no sign of waking up. Yhe Maharishi could not allow the Paropkarini Sabha lie dormant in his lifetime as things could go from bad to worse after his demise.
Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati thus wrote a new WILL and Last Testament at Maharana’s Udaipur in 1883 forming a new Paropkarini Sabha. Thus the earlier decision taken at Meerutt was reversed at Udaipur for the greatest good of the greatest number. The Sabha is presently located at Ajmer and has been working as per the Sweekar Patra of 1883. But for the moral courage of the Rishivar, it would not have been possible.
EMULATING MAHARISHI
Well, we have gone through some of the anecdotes from the life and deed of Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati where we learnt how he made decisive decisions and if and when the situation so required he had the moral courage to reverse his own decisions for the greater good of the greater number. So far so good. Where do we go from here. Indeed it is the common man who should benefit by learning lessons from the life of the Rishivar. The pages of history are turned over and over again to learn lessons. It is the Aryas who have to benefit most and inculcate the decision making trait in their character. It is the moral courage that they must imbibe and it will see them through thick and thin. The life of the founder of the Arya Samaj is a beacon light for those mariners who are stranded in the dark on uncharted seas and it helps them navigate to a port of safety, peace and tranquility. May Param Pita Parmatma help us, common men and women, to maintain this connectivity with our beacon light, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati, so that we banish the Evil and imbibe the Noble following the Ved mantra – DURITANI PARASUVA …BHADRAM AASUVA.
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The Vedic Dharma- an Adorable Unifier.

2008-11-25T23:07:00.001-08:00

Subject: The Vedic Dharma- an Adorable Unifier.

Dear Spiritual Brothers and Sisters,

The ancient scripture for the guidance of mankind "VEDA" literally means storehouse of knowledge. The four Vedas containing over 17000 hymns/riks/mantras are omniform as they aim at one global family, universal brotherhood, sustainable global free trade, development of scientific temper, spiritual and economic prosperity of mankind etc. Their secular metaphysics refers to ideal mosaic society, cosmic laws of necessity (Rta), and nine kinds of hydra headed evil/corruption, equality of men and women, scientific temper and many other subjects. The term Dharma in Vedas has been used to in various mantras and hymns to denote righteousness, integrity, harmony, justice, faith in your self and selfless dedication to duty. Whenever Dharma falls from its pinnacle to its lowest ebb, the light contained in the omniscient soul gets dimmer and dimmer and the path to be tread becomes unlit. Meditation in such circumstance consequent to fall of Dharma takes a person from darkness to utter darkness (Yajur Veda Chapter 40 and Isa Upanishad.)

Thus Vedic Dharma based on TRINITY of harmonized material, spiritual and divine knowledge is an adorable unifier which aims at making enemies into friends (Rig Veda 1-59-7). Vedic rsis (metaphysicists) and munnis (wandering sages) found human body as "tri-ani-pada"- three bodies in one viz. causal, spiritual and material bodies containing two "Purusha" –the higher real self and lower body self. The body self is greatly affected by Vedic Maya (cosmic delusion- phantasmagoria). Yajur Veda in chapter 40 and Isa Upanishad tell us that face of truth is covered with a golden lid, which creates pair of opposites. Along with Flux in Prakrti (divine Nature), it becomes cause of confusion to our body-self as we tend to justify opposite pairs like violence and non-violence, tolerance and intolerance etc; at different occasions. Thus due to Vedic Maya we expect from others what we shall not do ourselves and prefer transitory pleasure to

good.

Being an adorable unifier the various religions tend to unite to it and they compete with each other for the welfare of mankind who are members of Vasudhaivam Kutumbkam (Global Family) Rig Veda 1-62-2. In this global family there is no concept of superior or inferior person but perfect and imperfect

person. Those who help God in the maintenance of world order move towards perfection (Yajur Veda 35-12). Six Indian Schools of Philosophy (sad darshna) Advait/Dvait Vedantism, Mimmansa and others including Shuniya Vadins also got glued to Vedic Dharma for the welfare of mankind. Followers of Vedic Dharma become free from the clutches of organized and institutionalized religion/s,

which are now fast becoming appendix to modern materialism.

Vedic Dharma tells us that only inspired knowledge comes from outside and real knowledge comes from our higher-self (Vivekanada) The Litmus Test is if any work particularly social work does not provide happiness it is selfish work. Vedic Dharma aims at avoiding spiritual science (religion) drifting towards

ecclesiastical power and materialis t theology where godmen, clergy and priests do not live unto their sermons. Thus the adorable unifier helps an individual to become his/her own master when the higher self shines. In its absence a person loses real freedom and becomes many time servant- servants of his ego, fame, mammon, senses, biases and prejudices and even servant of unfounded fear etc. Very often such people resort to proxy and even ostentatious worship and go on paying to priest, clergy, godman with a belief that some one is doing whole things for you (Vivekananda).

Being a-priori and based on cosmic laws of necessity (Rta) Vedic Dharma is beyond the reach or realm of human reason based on sense perception, inference and experience. Seeking happiness in others and perfection in you is Vedic Dharma. It does not advise any human being to become recluse and renounce the

phenomenal world of senses and thus it avoids a person becoming a burden to society. Bhagavad Gita makes it very clear that A Sanyasi is one who does not renounce the material world but renounces mundane and worldly desires and leads and active life of moderation. Followers of Vedic Dharma get very active after the age of 75 years (Sanyas Asharm) and devote themselves to divine social work for the welfare of mankind.

Moral tone of Vedic Dharma was found during freedom struggle like need based living of Gandhi ji, non violence of the morally strong, Vedantism of Vivekananda, Upanishadic and Bhagavad Gita's philosophy of Lokmanya Tilak and Gokhle etc. Even the British who ruled over us for about 200 years left India

as friends and not enemies and we continue to have excellent relations with them. This adorable unifier to a large extent became sheet anchor of our national awakening, unity and integrity. Even in the ancient period invaders like Greeks, Parthians, Kushans, Huns and many others including local tribes and Darvidians , following different religions, mumbo-jumbo of rituals/ceremonies and mythology got united to Vedic Dharma. The most ancient spiritual faith Sanatan Dharma was largely based on Vedic Dharma and it became a spiritual adhesive to form a loose confederation of many sects, creed, sub religions in the form of Hindu religion. Arya samaj, Brahmo samaj, Kabir panthis, Parnamis, Ganpatias etc having different mode of worship, rituals, ceremonies etc, broadly all have one thing common viz. reciting Vedic hymns/riks/mantras on occasions like birth, marriages, death etc. This adorable unifier continues to guide the mankind on all aspects of human life- social, political and religious along with scientific temper. There is only One ineffable and formless merciful God. The ancient rsis (metaphysicists) and wisemen had named God as Indra, Varun, Savitar etc (Rig Veda 1-164-46 and Atharva Veda 10-10-28). In some parts of Vedas some

epithets have bee used for God like VISNU- one who spreads in Vishva (universe), BRAHMA from Brahmand (both visible and invisible universe) etc. Chhandogya Upanishad 7-23 and 27 says God

lives where one sees nothing but One, hears nothing but One and knows nothing

but the only One.

For more details on Vedic Dharma, kindly see Glimpses of Vedic Metaphysics on Website http://www.sabhlokcity.com/metaphysics/ or www.google.com or yahoo.ccom or lulu.com and search for

Vedic Metaphysics.

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AT AJMER 125 YEARS AFTER TRAGIC DEMISE brigadier chitranjan sawant vsm

2008-11-13T23:54:00.000-08:00

AUM

AT AJMER 125 YEARS AFTER TRAGIC DEMISE
By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM
Swami Dayanand Saraswati died so that you and I live. Dayanand Saraswati sacrificed his life 125 years ago at Ajmer so that the Dharma prevails. It was at the altar of Truth that he offered an aahuti of his pran. He did so for our children and children’s children. Indeed his sacrifice did not go in vain. The Swami had given a clarion call : BACK TO THE VEDAS and it did not go unheeded. Many a young man and young woman had benefitted by treading the path of Truth as shown by the Vedas. The Swami launched a Reformation Movement, not only for the Hindu society but also for the entire Mankind. Those who listened ,they followed the pied piper. Swami Dayanand’s word, deed and his writings made the ignorant men and women an Enlightened lot. The Swami went ahead on the path of Reformation, notwithstanding threats to his life and limbs and reformed the lives of compatriots- kings, captains and commoners both in India and abroad. Alas! Dayanand paid for his boldness with his life but remained a Reformer to his fingertips till his last breath.The Mankind is proud of him.
AN ASSEMBLY OF THE DEVOUT
The Paropkarini Sabha that had been founded by Maharishi Dayanand himself at Maharana’s Udaipur, capital of Mewar, had hosted the massive Meet of men, women and children at Ajmer from 5th Nov to 8th November 2008 to commemorate 125th death anniversary of Dayanand Saraswati, founder of the Arya Samaj. The mammoth meet attracted participants from far and wide. They were the devout Aryas who wished to pay a tribute to Dayanand Saraswati for all that he did to let mankind live a healthy and happy life. Mahajano Yen Gato Sa Panthah – wherever the Great go that becomes the pathway for commoners – was the belief of our Rishivar. In pursuit of this he entered Rajputana, a land of Rajput kings, to reform them of debauchery that they indulged in, so that their subjects could also forsake the worldly sins. Maharana Sajjan Singh Ji, the ruler of Mewar, Sir Nahar Singh Varma, the ruler of Shahpura and some others became his devout disciples and carried the OM flag forward. But the recalcitrant Maharaja Jaswant Singh,ruler of Jodhpur was made of a different stuff. You name the vice and he had it. Reforming him proved to be an exercise in futility. It is understood that his concubine,Nanni Jan (read Bhagtan) and some courtiers professing a different faith conspired to eliminate the great Reformer from this world. The Truth if Tradition backs the theory that the conspirators had the great Swami poisoned on the night of 29 September 1883. None was prosecuted and none was punished. The then powers that be were not in favour of even making an effort to reach the bottom of the case. Under doctors’ orders the Swami was made to travel from pillar to post in a semi-conscious state. Having suffered the agony for one month and one day, Swami Dayanand Saraswati breathed his last in the Bhinai kothi at Ajmer on the Diwali evening, 30 October 1883. Indeed a tragic demise it was. It left the good souls shocked and they vowed to spread the word of Truth of Swami Dayanand Saraswati far and wide. The then devout souls were true to their word. Now their children's children, also devout souls, had assembled at Ajmer to pay tribute to the Swami -–125 years thereafter. It speaks volumes of the efficacy of teachings and rapport with commoners of the Swami. They came with great expectations and did not return disappointed.
It would be a good idea to quote the four lines of the Hindi poem written on the outer wall of the hall where Swami Dayanand Saraswati expired. The lines run thus :
Surya sone chal diya lekin sitaron ko jaga kar,
Ek deepak bujh gaya lakhon chiragon ko jala kar.
Kah rahe hain balidan-premi aaj diwali mana kar,
Aaj koi mar gaya lekin humen marna sikha kar.
A free rendering into English may run thus :
The Sun has set but only after awakening the stars,
A lamp is extinguished but only after lighting millions.
Celebrating Diwali the souls ever ready to sacrifice themselves;
Say with honour and pride,
Today Some soul has left the body but only after Instilling Courage
Courage to sacrifice Self for a Common Cause.
COMMEMORATION FOR A CAUSE
Many a doubting Thomas was around on the periphery of the assembly of the devout. Why commemorate an event that happened more than a century and a quarter ago? What do you gain? Moreover, some historians talk about the episode pf poisoning the Swami at Jodhpur – how will you probe it now? Fortunately the number of such cranky fellows was less than a drop in the ocean. Well, in one sentence I would say "The Nation that fights shy of commemorating the great souls who lived and died for the People is bound to Perish sooner than later". Just period. Swami Dayanand Saraswati is a source of Inspiration even a century and a quarter years after his tragic demise. Even in the 21st century we learn a lot from words that he wrote in the 19th century. Times have changed but not the Truth. I just cannot resist the temptation of quoting Prof JTF Jordens of Australia from his book , Dayanand Saraswati ; his life and ideas WHEN DISCUSSING THE ISSUE OF HIS BEING POISONED, THE AUTHOR SAID THAT THE TRUTH OF TRADITION could not be overlooked. As a law graduate who took interest in the study of Toxicology, I would venture to say that the physical symptoms of the Swami were in themselves irrefutable pieces of evidence that there was presence of poison in the Swami’s body. Let us leave it at that at this point of time – that issue may be taken up later at a meet of legal luminaries who have specialised in toxicology. Be that as it may, the issue deserves attention of Aryas and others who wish to fathom facts to unravel mysteries for the sake if TRUTH.
PLANNING PREPARATION EXECUTION
Rome was not built in a day – you and I know that. Swami Dayanand’s 125th Balidan Divas Sammelan was not held at a day’s notice either. Dr Dharm Vir, Mantri of the Paropkarini Sabha took pains to explain that the laurels of success of the Sammelan should go to his team of devoted workers who toiled for weeks, nay months to plan , prepare and execute the plan of the Sammelan. He himself worked as a member of the team. Attention was paid to minor details too. Undoubtedly, the claim was reflected in the success of all sessions of the Sammelan held both by day and night. Of course, it is the able leadership that motivates the team and achieves the aim. I think in this regard, Dr Dharm Vir has won the laurels. He deserves the bouquets and fortunately there were no brickbats. I shall not forget the Brahmcharis who were drawn from various Gurukulas and worked tirelessly for months. Above all, they remained in the wings in a self-effacing manner; never displaying a desire to come centre stage. Indeed they were emulating their Acharya Satyajit Ji, a great cementing factor who showed courage and leadership. In the same category comes Swami Vishwang Ji who manned the desk, fought telephone battles as Army officers do in the Staff College. There were many more of their kind that did not come to my notice during my short stay of 48 hours or so. All said and done, it must be emphasized that the success belongs to the entire team and not to an individual or two.
Raising of funds by successfully asking for donation was no less than a miracle. Among the great donors to the cause of Vedic Dharm, as propounded by Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati,was Mahashay Dharam Pal of the MDH spices who won hands down. He donated many lakhs of rupees for the great cause. Chaudhary Mitra Sen of Haryana was a close second. His wife was not to be left behind and she donated out of her household savings that ran into six or seven figures. Indeed it was difficult to keep track of charity donations of Mahashay Dharam Pal. The Paropkarini Sabha received more than she had expected,I guess. It was a good show of showering money on an Arya Samaj institution founded by Maharishi Dayanand himself. Among the donors were a Turkish woman .a Christian priest and a Christian housewife from Germany who admired Dayanand Saraswati as a votary of Truth and Dharma. Never mind the drop in the ocean that their charity donation was but it definitely caused ripples as donors belonged to a different faith.
THE ULTIMATE SESSION
The morning session on 8th Nov 08 was the Ultimate Session. The venue of the function was overcrowded with men,women and children. Notwithsranding a tight security of many rings, both the stage, dais, ground and chairs were full of people. Women in colourful Rajasthani lehangas ,sarees were indeed centres of attraction. The Arya Sanyasis in ochre robes attracted attention. To tell you the truth,it is rare that so many Arya Sanyasis are seen on one stage at a time. Who was the doyen among the saints and sages? Who else but Swami Ram Deo Maharaj, the new age Yoga Rishi. There is no denying the fact that he is one of the greatest crowd pullers these days. Perhaps NUMERO UNO in the Arya Jagat. As he came on the dais all eyes from every nook and corner were glued to him. Here I must mention Shri Gajanan Ji, President of the Paropkarini Sabha, who chose to mill with the crowd rather than mount the rostrum. A self-effacing personality indeed. Notwithstanding the fact that the rostrum was a huge one, it could not take the weight of all who wished to be there. For whole time politicians and pseudo-Arya Samajists, there was a political centre of attraction too. Shri Bhupendra Singh Hooda was there to address and pay tributes to the Swami in the Shradhanjali Sabha. No doubt Dr Ram Prakash, an MP, was there to address the gathering in his own right as an ardent Arya Samajist, a writer and an effective speaker. His books on Pandit Guru Dutt Vidyarthi are appreciated by one and all.
Swami Ram Dev Maharaj indeed stole the show from the dais. He spoke for a fairly long time and said that he gives full credit to the Arya Samaj for his success. Swami Dayanand’s teachings have uplifted him and made him what he is today. In an autobiographical note, he took the audience into confidence and said that he was born in a dark and dingy hutment of illiterate parents, had developed deformities. But the Gurukul made a man of him. Swami Ram Deo Ji sang bhajans,including one of Satpal Pathik in praise of Maharishi Dayanand, with great fervour. He sounded like an Arya Pracharak in every sense of the word. The large audience was with him through and through. So much so that when he called it a day and moved to his seat, a large crowd too rose to go to the dining hall rather than listen to the Chief Minister of Haryana. Swami Ram Deo came to the podium again to appeal to the crowd to sit calmly and listen to the Chief minister.His appeal bore fruit. Indeed, a man of religion was one up on a man of politics.
An additional feather was added to the cap of organisers when they fielded many Sanyasis on the stage to pay tributes to Swami Dayanand Saraswati. The women folk were not left behind. They were represented by Acharya Surya Ji of Gurukul Panini and Acharya Priyamvada ji of Gurukul Najibabad. The youth was also well represented in various sessions. The cadres were drawn from every nook and corner of the country. Talking to a cross section of the assembled crowd, I found that they were well satisfied with arrangements of board and lodging, notwithstanding some delays due to long queues. Well, in a way it signifies how well attended the Sammelan was.
If I summarise it in a nutshell, I shall say that the 125th Balidan Divas celebrated by the people and organised by Shrimati Paropkarini Sabha at Ajmer was a Roaring Success.
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THE DEMISE THAT INSPIRED MILLIONS By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM

2008-10-17T01:25:00.001-07:00

    AUM

    THE DEMISE THAT INSPIRED MILLIONS
    By Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant,VSM
    The Diwali evening at Ajmer in 1883 meant many things to many people. It was an
    extra-ordinary evening. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, a great seer and saint, a
    social reformer to his finger tips, a friend of the folks who made the Vedas
    reachable to kings and commoners alike, was terribly ill. The Aryas, his
    disciples and followers, came from far and near to be with the great Swami
    during his last moments on planet Earth. The learned sanyasi, who practised what
    he preached, knew that his end was near. He bore the excruciating pain with
    fortitude. Only a yogi could do that for one month and one day. The Swami was
    indeed a great Yogi.

    Swami Dayanand Saraswati, later known as Maharishi to followers and detractors
    alike, was never afraid of death. Indeed Death is a scary name but what it
    actually means is : the soul is leaving the present old body and is preparing to
    enter a new one. So, why should anyone be scared of donning a new body? Of
    course, some people develop an attachment to the old body and feel sorry to lose
    its company. Swami Dayanand Saraswati did not entertain any illusion on this
    point – neither optical nor mental. That indeed explains why the Swami was
    cool as a cucumber and unmoved like a mountain when his soul left the body that
    he had nurtured for 59 years and set out on a long journey to look for the goal.
    The goal is MOKSHA – liberation from the cycle of birth and death followed by
    a rebirth. Of course, the end result depends on an individual's KARMA and not
    on pseudo-spiritual psychophancy amounting to bribery of sorts.

    LAST DAYS OF LIFE
    The then Jodhpur Durbar was a hotbed of intrigues and debauchery. Maharaja
    Jaswant Singh, who was at the helm of affairs courted courtesans of whom Nanni
    was the apple of his eye. Swami Dayanand Saraswati, a reformer and a seeker of
    truth counselled the Maharaja to devote at least six hours a day to affairs of
    state, love his Maharani and their offsprings and leave the prostitutes, headed
    by Nanni, by the wayside. The seer had six short meetings with the Maharaja over
    a period of time during his stay at Jodhpur and also shot out three letters of
    sagely advice. History bears it out that the Swami was flush with success in
    making His Highness Maharana Sajjan Singh Ji of Mewar his disciple and
    introducing Vedic system of education throughout the state. Likewise his sane
    counselling was heeded to by the ruler of Shahpura, His Highness Sir Nahar Singh
    Varma. Both the rulers were young and spirited and took pride in learning
    Sanskrit and Statecraft at the feet of Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
    On the other hand the ruler of Jodhpur was made
    of a different stuff and preferred wine and women to running his fiefdom. As
    stated before, the Swami resentedthe waywardness of the ruler and expressed his
    desire to leave the state.

    It is a strong belief of all Aryas that the courtesan, Nanni conspired and
    succeeded in poisoning the great seer a few days before his departure. The Swami
    made an endeavour to counter the effect of poison but it had the better of him.
    The medical treatment given to the saint by a Muslim doctor,Dr Ali Mardan Khan,
    was faulted and two crucial weeks were lost at Jodhpur. The British doctor of
    the Residency , Dr Rodan saw the Swami in great pain due to acute diarrhoea that
    made the Swami faint many times a day, and advised that he be shifted to Mount
    Abu for rest and recuperation. Heavy coughing and appearance of ulcers all over
    the body and inside the mouth was both a mental and a physical torture. One
    wonders if that condition was a result of heavy doses of medicine administered
    by Dr Khan. It is indeed a fit case of medical investigation and an academic
    research by historians of repute.

    There was no railway line at Jodhpur at that time. The ailing Swami was brought
    by road to Pali and thence to Abu Road, a great distance indeed. Here the Swami
    was treated by Dr Lakshmandas and he was the first doctor to have improved the
    patient's condition. Unfortunately the good doctor was transferred to Ajmer
    and moved out, though unwillingly. Swami Ji permitted him to go. But his
    condition deteriorated again. The Aryas,who had come from all over India,
    decided to move Swami Ji to Ajmer by rail, a distance of 200 miles. On 26 Oct Dr
    Lakshmandas resumed the treatment but by then it was too late. The Civil
    Surgeon, Dr Newman too examined Swami Ji and concurred with the line of
    treatment. However, the fever was high and the great seer was moved from the
    room to the adjoining verandah. The double pneomonia worsened and Swami Ji's
    condition became critical.

    On 30 Oct, the Diwali day, Swami Ji himself realised that his end was near. He
    called all Aryas around him, recited Ved mantras, sang a bhajan and expressing
    full faith in the dispensation of Almighty Param Pita Parmatma, let his soul
    leave his body. Indeed it was a moving scene. Pandit Guru Dutt Vidyarthi, an
    agnostic, turned into a believer in the Almighty. Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    breathed his last on the Diwali, the lamp of his life was extinguished but it
    lighted millions of lamps of life all over the world and led people from
    darkness unto light – the Light of Truth as enunciated by the Vedas.
    Swami Dayanand was cremated as per his wish and the Paropkarini Sabha became a
    successor to Swami Ji's worldly property, intellectual and Spiritual Rights as
    per the Will of the seer.

    WAS THE SWAMI POISONED

    Going by the Truth of Tradition, there is no denying the fact that Swami
    Dayanand was poisoned at Jodhpur. His cook and the court courtesan were main
    conspirators and perptrators of the heinous crime. Various biographies of
    Rishivar written after the dust had settled down point an accusing finger at the
    two main conspirators and support the poison theory. Every child born in an Arya
    family is familiar with the Poison theory.
    There is, however, the other side of the coin too. The earliest biographers of
    Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Gopal Rao Hari Deshmukh and Gopal Rao Hari did not
    accept the Poison theory. The cause of death was ailment that in turn was the
    result of natural causes. Indeed, Swami Ji's treatment by the doctors at
    Jodhpur must be faulted as also their advice to shift him to Mount Abu in that
    precarious condition.
    His Highness Sir Nahar Singh Varma, Ruler of Shahpura, who became President of
    the Paropkarini Sabha after the sad and premature death of Maharana Sajjan Singh
    Ji of Mewar, rebutted the poison theory. He said that the theory is of recent
    origin and no one had heard of it at the time of sad demise of Swami Ji. It may
    be recalled that the cook who is supposed to have put poison in milk to be drunk
    by Swami Ji was from Shahpura and deputed by His Highness to serve Swami Ji. The
    Ruler went lock stock and barrel against the poison theory at the Birth
    Centenary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati at Mathura in 1925.
    Swami Dayanand was a great seer who had the good of common man at heart. His
    tretise, the Satyarth Prakash, and the Ten Commandments of the Arya Samaj bear
    testimony to his Vedic enlightenment. Women, who had been a neglected lot in
    Bharat and abroad, were a major beneficiary of his movement that VEDAS ARE FOR
    ALL. Swami Dayanand Saraswati lived by this dictum and he died by this dictum.
    May the Vedas enlighten the dark path of millions of men and women and help them
    live in perpetually enlightened environment. TAMASO MA JYOTIRGAMAY.
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Yuva Charitra Nirvan Shivir

2008-10-03T05:16:00.001-07:00

युवा चरित्र निर्माण शिविर

नयी पीढ़ी को ईश्वर भक्त देशभक्त, संस्कारवाँ, चरित्रवान् , राष्ट्रीय भावना, अनुशाशित जीवन, नैतिक सिक्षा तथा युवा पीढ़ी 
 को महर्षि डायानंद की विचार धारा से ओतप्रोत करने तथा सरिरिक वा बौढ़ीक रूप से साकसां बनाने का संकर्प आर्या समाज  जामनगर 
तथा नवसार्जन उत्तर बुनियादी विधयालय  नघुना के सयुक्त तत्वाधान मे दिनाक २७,२८,२९-०९-२००८ तीन दिन और २९-०९-२००८ को सम्पन
 हुवा जिसमे गुरुकुल आश्रम टंकारा से आए हुए उकचा कोटि के व्यामचार्‌यो द्वारा योगासन , ध्यान , प्राणायाम , दंड-बेतक, लाठी जूडोकरते ,
बॉक्सिंक, स्टुप आदि आत्मरक्षा समबहधि सिक्षण के साथ साथ आरयसमाज द्वारा संध्या, यजया, आरयासणाकृतिसमबहधि सिक्षण पे चर्चा भसन कला
 नेतृतवा और देश रक्षा के पालन का संकल्प लिया समापन दिवस पर आर्या समाज के प्रमुख धरमवीर खन्ना
ने स्सर्यकाम के पूर्णा सफलता के लिए सबी को हार्दिक बधाई दी 
 
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मंत्री
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The word ‘Veda’ means knowledge

2008-09-15T10:09:00.000-07:00

The word ‘Veda’ means knowledge. The Four Vedas were passed on to the Four most learned Rishis. The Rigveda was passed on to Agni Rishi, Yajurveda to Vayu Rishi, Samaveda to Aditya Rishi and Atharvaveda to Angira Rishi . The subject matter of Vedas are (i) Philosophy, (ii) Deeds, (iii) Communion with God and (iv) Knowledge in general.

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The Arya samaj

2008-09-15T10:06:00.001-07:00

The Arya Samaj

As a reaction against the influences typified by Raja Ramamohun Roy and Justice Ranade, the Arya Samaj was founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. It attacked the Brahmo Samaj for its pro-European and pro-Christian attitude. A great Sanskrit scholar and a believer in the doctrines of Karma and Rebirth, Swami Dayanand sought to revive the Vedic ideals and laid stress on Brahmacarya and Sannyasa. He believed implicitly in the ancient scriptures, disavowing Puranic Hinduism in favour of Vedic Hinduism. The Puranic texts, he said, had no Vedic sanction. Holding the Vedas alone as authoritative, he stated that God and the human soul are two distinct entities, different in nature and attributes, though they are inseparable from each other as the pervader and the pervaded. The doctrine of Karma and Samsara is of course accepted by the Arya Samaj. One of its main activities is Suddhi, a purification ceremony, by which non-Hindus are converted to Hinduism. The depressed classes and Harijans are entitled to be invested with the sacred thread and are given equal status with other Hindus. The Arya Samaj also reclaimed many Hindus who had been converted to Islam and Christianity. Sanghatan, organization of the Hindus for self-defence, is one of the main principles of the Arya Samaj, and it has played its part as the church militant in the Hindu fold.

WOMAN MANAGEMENT IN ARMED FORCES BY BRIGADIER CHITRANJAN SAWANT,VSM

2008-09-15T01:28:00.001-07:00

WOMAN MANAGEMENT IN ARMED FORCES

BY BRIGADIER CHITRANJAN SAWANT,VSM

Well, in the good old days, to be precise- less than a century ago. a woman in the traditional army was unheard of. The carriers of the adjective FAIR SEX were not permitted to be seen or heard in the bar room or the dining room or for that matter in any part of the Officers Mess except the Ladies Room. That was designated for holding private get-togethers to give an opportunity to bachelor officers to take a look at the young and pretty women and have a feel of them within permissible limits. The Times have changed now. Women are being commissioned as officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force almost all over the world. Indeed this revolutionary phenomenon has added new dimensions to Management. Formerly Cadets in the Military Academies were taught Man Management but now new nuances of Woman Management have been added to the curriculum. Indeed an interesting dimension has been brought in to the process of Making of an Officer.

WOMEN WARRIORS OF YORE

What has been talked about in the introductory paragraph above is a bye-product of the intellectual darkness when women were denied their due and denigrated. Shakespeare, the Bard from Stratford -on- Avon, said " Frailty, thy name is woman". So how could a profession of arms have them on rolls? In India Tulsidas and before him Manu enjoined on the human society not to give women freedom of thought and action, what to say of right of franchise. To be fair to Manu Maharaj, one must say that he eulogised women too. " Yatra Naryastu Pujyante, Ramante Tatra have written Devtah" \ where women are respected and well looked after, peace and prosperity prevail in that household and society. Of course, it was Manu Mahraj who is supposed to have said," Pita Rakshati Kaumare, Bharta Rakshit Yaune, Rakshanti Sthivre Putrah, Na Stree Swatantrayam Arhati". It means that in pre-marriage period a woman is protected by her father, in youth- by her husband, in old age, by her sons; so a woman is not entitled to Freedom of her own. Indeed it brought about fall of the society where one-half of the human being was put in fretters. Of course, we have the enlightered school of thought too. In the 19th century Swami Dayanand Saraswati in his treatise SATYARTH PRAKASH pleaded for full freedom for the fair sex and gave them equality of thought and action in all fields of human activity. The right to read the Vedas was as much theirs as of men folk.

Having had an inkling into the social philosophy let us turn to history to take an account of women warriors of yore and middle ages. In the Ramayan era, Queen Kaikeyi had accompanied her husband King Dasrath to the battlefield and helped him win it through her military acumen. She was granted two boons by the king that turned out to be detrimental to the Ayodhya royal family. That is another story and we shall leave it at that. Indeed there were no women in rank and file of the three Services. In Europe Joan of Arc of France fought for her country against the English forces and brought laurels. She carved out a niche in the annals of arms and is revered by friend and foe alike. In the 19th century India, Queen Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi becamea byeword for chivalry and sacrifice. Fighting against the British forces of the East India Company she laid down her life for the cause of freedom and became a legend to be emulated by kings,captains and commoners alike. Rani Chenamma of Kitoor in the South is rated a patriot and a freedom fighter of the same order as Rani Lakshmi Bai. One may wonder why only queens fought for the country and not the common women. Well the latter too were conspicuous by their contribution to the war effort. Rani Lakshmi Bai had common female folks accompanying her to the battle fiels and they too acquitted themselves well in the profession of arms. They were trained and administered well. In the Second World War when Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose commanded the INA he raised a Woman Refiment and named it after Rani of Jhansi. It was commanded by Lakshmi Sehgal and it was there that Woman Management in the Army got recognition as an important factor in winning a war.

RECKONING THE DIFFERENCE

Why should we discuss Woman Management as an independent discipline, one may ask. Why is Woman Management different from Man Management in the Armed Forces? A valid question it is indeed. Well, women are different from men physically and mentally. Their physical and emotional requirements are different from those of men. Of course, when women soldiers and officers are trained well, they are second to none and compete with men folk successfully. Their physical handicaps do not come in the way of their professional success in the military. In India women officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are a recent phenomenon. It was as recent as 1990 that the Government of India made a decision to induct women officers in the Indian Armed Forces and induction began in 1992. In the Defence Forces of Europe, USA and Soviet Union the woen officers and Enlisted women had made their presence felt much earlier. In the Second World War women soldiers in the Soviet Forces had made a debut in the Combat Arms too. However, in India there are no women in in the combat arms and no women at all in the non-officer ranks.

In India induction of women in the officer cadre alone brought many problems of management. Women officers had no women soldiers to command. They are still paper tigers, so to say, commanders without a command. They are primarily assigned non-combat roles both in peace and war. Many bright woman officers join the Armed Forces with high hopes of showing chivalry in battles against the enemy or hope to be assigned "cloak and dagger roles" in unearthing the sinister designs of the enemy across the borders. However, their hopes are shattered when they join one unit or the other as a part of the post-commission training or on a regular posting thereafter. Generally speaking , they are assigned soft roles like managing officers mess or taking care of the library. Indeed this causes frustration of a high order and naturally creates management problems. In any case most of the male officers, including the Commanding Officer, are at a loss to innovate in woman management. Are they successful? We will not hazard a guess at this point of time. Let us gradually go by the opinion of the townsmen, the gownsmen, men and women of the Fourth Estate and, not forgetting the top brass of the armed forces.

All said and done, one cannot but recognise the marked differences in men and women in uniform and their physical and psychological make-up. Notwithstanding the danger of being accused of Gender Bias, one must admit that men and women may be treated as Equals upto a certain extent but not the beyond the line drawn in combat. It would be a good idea to draw inferences from the Armed Forces of her Majesty the Queen of England where both men and women serve and the principle of Equality of Opportunity is drilled day and night. The British Military Doctrine should never be lost sight of while discussing integration of women soldiers in the rank and file of the British Armed Forces. The Armed Forces are raised,structured and equipped principally for combat. They are to be capable of intervening effectively at short notice in any type of conflict, short of general war. High intensity combat cannot be ruled out. Women are, therefore, excluded from missions where the troops are required to close in and kill the enemy face to face.The dynamics of the single-sex and mixed teams in close combat has been studied in depth. It must be said candidly the the psychological and physical aspects of close combat were studied in depth and it was found that difference in physical abilities of men and women in uniform were significant. The capacity to develop muscle strength and aerobic fitness was much more in men then in women. The finding of the British is that approximately only 1% of women can equal the performance of men after training. Psychologically speaking, the capacity for aggression was generally lower for women. Although the British government is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, they admitted that women would involve a risk with no gains in terms of combat effectiveness.

WOMEN OFFICERS IN UNIFORM IN INDIA

The women officers in uniform have been with us in the Indian Armed Forces for a decade and a half. As stated before there are no enlisted women except in the para-military forces like the CRPF and the CISF. Have the women officers in our Army, Navy and Air Force made an impact on the fitness of forces in war. Absolutely NO. Our women officers are neither trained for nor employed in combat role. Indeed, there are promises for the future. They are likely to be selected for training at the National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and later granted permanent commission. Will that lessen the load created by difficult aspects of woman management? Well, time alone will tell. As of now, one cannot say with certainty that with women officers in our armed forces everything is hunky and dory. Although we are proud of our women officers but we must face the truth that there is a strong current of male officers both at the top and the bottom who would prefer single-sex corps of officers - all Male - for combat effectiveness. Woman management issues cannot be wished away but more of that later.

It was in 2008 that the then Vice-Chief of the Army Staff, Lt Gen Pattabhiraman said "Ideally,we would like to have gentlemen and not lady officers at the unit level. Feedback from lower formations suggests that comfort levels with lady officers are low. We can do without them." He admitted that women were eager and well qualified, more so than men; yet the Army recruited women with the utmost reluctance. The right kind of male candidates are not stepping forward. We have to turn to suitably qualified women. " Barbie dolls do not belong in the bunker" screamed some newspapers. One of the senior woman officers commented that women who liked to wear chiffon sarees should not opt for the rigorous life of the Army. Apparently, some of the diehard male alone types quoted from war diaries and despatches to prove that women officers caused more administrative headaches than male officers. Woman Management is a hard nut to crack, opined some mysogenists. One gentlemen quoted an Engineer regiment CO " when my regiment moved to field ,I did not know what to do with the lady officer. There was management problem, where to billet her. So, I advised her to go on long leave." One may ask, are women officers commissioned to go on long leave when a unit moves to a difficult area. If the woman management is that difficult, one may agree with the former Vice-Chief that the Army would do without them.

The part of the story just narrated is certainly Not the whole Truth. The Indian experience is rather not so mature. With the time on our side we too would be as successful in woman management in the Armed Forces as the Americans are. The US has as many as 200,000 women in uniform both as Enlisted women and as commissioned officers. Some of them opt for combat roles too and acquit themselves well. The Pentagon does face woman management problems and mounting numbers of divorce cases back in the US, away from frontline in Iraq or Afghanistan, gives the administrators headaches. Well, problems are there to be solved. The Pentagon is, therefore, not unduly worried. We Indians have been getting bad Press about our women officers because of some management problems leading to suicides. However, such cases are few and far between. There is a strength of 1,000 or so women officers in the Indian Army, a lesser number in the Navy and the Air Force and those who had a bad patch in military matters do not even touch a double digit. Nonetheless, it must be said with an emphasis that there is room for improvement in woman management in the Armed Forces.

Of late there have been sporadic reports of sexual harassment of women officers in the armed forces. As a matter of fact such accusations have been made by those women officers who were hauled up for misdemeanour or dereliction of duty. The moment disciplinary proceedings were initiated, the accused women officers invariably levelled charges of sexual advancements or sexual harassment to find an escape route for themselves. However, it must be stated that sometimes women officers were chargesheeted for petty offences whereas their male counterparts went scotfree. In the last 14 years or so, as many as 7 women officers have been court martialled. Some of them had brilliant academic careers and possibly found the military law draconian. So, in the interest of efficient woman management in the Indian Armed Forces, our law makers may like to take a fresh look at the present Military Law and effect such changes that would contribute to efficient woman management without compromising the high standard of military discipline. We should not lose sight of the fact that the Armed Forces are trained for war and in the discharge of combat duties dissent is discouraged.

Opening new vistas of career management will indeed be a morale booster for women officers. The advent of permanent commission for them is a great morale booster and a good management step. It would be in the fitness of things to mention that Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Fali Major has announced that the day is not far off when women officers would fly fighter jets. That would enhance the prestige of women officers in the Air Force as they have been flying only choppers and transport planes so far. Recognition of combat skills in air will go a long way in raising their morale sky high. Likewise, women officers in our BNavy should be given assignments on board the ships where they sial the seven seas. Doing odd jobs in shore establishments of the Navy makes them feel as second class citizens in their own land. Indeed, our outward bound women officers resent kid glove treatment and prefer the rough and tumble of the bunker life. Let us recognise the women officers as officers first and women later. Or shall we say women officers are officers to finger tips and nothing short of a challenging role will be acceptable to them.

Once an officer, a woman in uniform would like to accept difficult assignments as men do. Notwithstanding the physical, mental or psychological differences in the making of a man as against a woman, roles in close combat in the air and on high seas will bring honour and glory to woman officer. In the Army a thought of close combat is a dreaded one. What will happen if a woman officer falls in the hands of terrorists? Well, nothing more than what can happen to a male officer. The time has come when the military thinkers have to rise above the age-old taboos and think afresh on problems tormrnting our compatriots. Women officers, if managed properly, will perform wonders both in peace and war. The compatriots wish them god-speed!

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Arya samaj ke 10 Niyam in hindi

2008-09-11T06:31:00.001-07:00

Aryasamaj ke niyam

In Hindi

१- ईश्वर सभी विद्याओंका मूल है |
२-ईश्वर की ही शरण जायें और उसी की प्रार्थना करें |
३- वेद प्राचीनतम सत्यशास्त्र है उसका नित्य पाठ और अध्ययन करें |
४- सत्य का आश्रय करें असत्य का त्याग करें |
५- सोच विचार कर बोलें |
६- सभी का भला करें और द्वेष किसी से न करें |
७- व्यवहार सदैव मधुर होवे हमारा |
८-सत्शास्त्रों का अध्ययन और प्रचार नित्य करें|
९- निःस्वार्थ भाव से रहें और सभी की उन्नति में अपनी उन्नति समझें |
१०- अनुशासित रहें और सामाजिक नियमों का पालन करें |

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Arya samaj jamnagar Election 2008

2008-09-11T06:23:00.001-07:00

Shree Dharamveer Khanna	President (Pradhan)
Shree Premjibhai Rana	Vice-President
Shree Satpal Arya	Secretary
Shrimati Poonamben Khanna	Vice-Secretary
Shree Kantibhai D Mehta	Tresarer
Shree Vinodbhai Nandha	Library head
Shree Kailashben D Khanna	Member
Shree Dr.Avinash M. Bhatt	Secretary (Arya Samaj Vidhya Sabha) , Member Aryasamaj
Shree Arvindbhai D. Mehta	Member
Shree Sunitaben Khanna	Member
Shree Archan N. Bhatt	Member
Shree Jagrutiben Bhatt	Member
Shree Manojbhai Nandha	Member

Dr. Avinash M. Bhatt
Secretary
AryaVidhya Sabha

Shree Dharmvir K. Khanna
President
Aryasamaj And AryaVidhya Sabha

Shree Satpalji Arya
Secretary
Aryasamaj

Women too can embrace sacred thread

2008-08-17T11:02:00.001-07:00

Women too can embrace sacred thread
Times of India - India
Bangalore: The Arya Samaj organized a 'Vedic upakarma' on Saturday and allowed women to embrace the sacred thread. Traditionally, only male Brahmins ...
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The Light of Truth

2008-08-16T07:36:00.000-07:00

Swami Dayanand made several changes in his approach to the work of reforming Hindu society after having visited Calcutta. The most significant of these changes was that he began lecturing in Hindi. Prior to his tour of Bengal, the Swami had always held his discourses and debates in Sanskrit. While this gained him a certain degree of respect among both the learned and the common people alike, it prevented him from spreading his message to the broader masses. The change to Hindi allowed him to attract increasingly larger crowds, and as a result his ideas of reform began to circulate among the lower classes of society as well.

After hearing some of Swami Dayanand's speeches delivered in Hindi at Varanasi, Raj Jaikishen Das, a native government official there, suggested that the Swami publish his ideas in a book so that they might be distributed among the public. Witnessing the slow collapse of the Vedic Schools due to a lack of a clear statement of purpose and the resultant flagging public support, Swami Dayanand recognized the potential contained in Das' suggestion and took immediate action.

From June to September 1874, Swami Dayanand dictated a comprehensive series of lectures to his scribe, Pundit Bhimsen Sharma, which dealt with his views and beliefs regarding a wide range of subjects including God, the Vedas, Dharma, the soul, science, philosophy, childrearing, education, government and the possible future of both India and the world. The resulting manuscript was edited by Sharma and others, and was eventually published under the title Satyarth Prakash or The Light of Truth in 1875 at Varanasi. This voluminous work would prove to play a central role in the establishment and later growth of the organization which would come to be known as the Arya Samaj.

arya samaj news

2008-08-15T07:19:00.001-07:00

Arya samaj

New Jersey group providing skills for youth empowerment
Stabroek News - Georgetown,Guyana
The Humanitarian Mission of the New Jersey Arya Samaj in collaboration with Food for the Poor has launched a youth empowerment programme in Region Six to

Arya Pratinidhi Sabha of New Zealand - The Arya Samaj Organisation ...
Welcome to the home of the Arya Samaj in NZ - We endeavour to Awaken the World with Vedic Light!

Lala Lajpat Rai- A Man Whose Death Brought India Back To Life
Oneindia - Tamilnadu,India
... History of the Arya Samaj, Swaraj and social change, England"s Debt to India: A historical narrative of Britain's fiscal policy in India, The Problems

The leadership of the Hyderabad State Congress till then dominated by Hindu religious forces from Aryasamaj and Hindu Maha Sabha, turned more nationalistic after the arrival of Swami Ramanand Tirtha. Designated as the President of the
Telangana Utsav Committee - http://telanganautsav.wordpress.com

Arya Samaj
The Arya Samaj is a reform movement and religious/social organization which was formally established in Bombay in 1875. It's patron saint is Maharishi

Fwd: Gift of India to the world

2008-08-12T23:32:00.001-07:00

Aryasamaj Jamnagar

     
Born in 476 CE in Kusumpur ( Bihar ), Aryabhatt's intellectual brilliance remapped the boundaries of mathematics and astronomy. In 499 CE, at the age of 23, he wrote a text on astronomy and an unparallel treatise on mathematics called 'Aryabhatiyam.' He formulated the process of calculating the motion of planets and the time of eclipses. Aryabhatt was the first to proclaim that the earth is round, it rotates on its axis, orbits the sun and is suspended in space - 1000 years before Copernicus published his heliocentric theory. He is also acknowledged for calculating p (Pi) to four decimal places: 3.1416 and the sine table in trigonometry. Centuries later, in 825 CE, the Arab mathematician, Mohammed Ibna Musa credited the value of Pi to the Indians, 'This value has been given by the Hindus.' And above all, his most spectacular contribution was the concept of zero without which modern computer technology would have been non-existent. Aryabhatt was a colossus in the field of mathematics.   
BHASKARACHARYA II 

(1114-1183 CE)

GENIUS IN ALGEBRA  
   Born in the obscure village of Vijjadit (Jalgaon) in Maharastra, Bhaskaracharya's work in Algebra, Arithmetic and Geometry catapulted him to fame and immortality. His renowned mathematical works called 'Lilavati' and 'Bijaganita' are considered to be unparalled and a memorial to his profound intelligence. Its translation in several languages of the world bear testimony to its eminence. In his treatise ' Siddhant Shiromani ' he writes on planetary positions, eclipses, cosmography, mathematical techniques and astronomical equipment. In the ' Surya Siddhant ' he makes a note on the force of gravity: 'Objects fall on earth due to a force of attraction by the earth. Therefore, the earth, planets, constellations, moon, and sun are held in orbit due to this attraction.' Bhaskaracharya was the first to discover gravity, 500 years before Sir Isaac Newton . He was the champion among mathematicians of ancient and medieval India . His works fired the imagination of Persian and European scholars, who through research on his works earned fame and popularity.   
ACHARYA KANAD 

(600 BCE)

FOUNDER OF ATOMIC THEORY  
   As the founder of ' Vaisheshik Darshan '- one of six principal philosophies of India - Acharya Kanad was a genius in philosophy. He is believed to have been born in Prabhas Kshetra near Dwarika in Gujarat . He was the pioneer expounder of realism, law of causation and the atomic theory. He has classified all the objects of creation into nine elements, namely: earth, water, light, wind, ether, time, space, mind and soul. He says, 'Every object of creation is made of atoms which in turn connect with each other to form molecules.' His statement ushered in the Atomic Theory for the first time ever in the world, nearly 2500 years before John Dalton . Kanad has also described the dimension and motion of atoms and their chemical reactions with each other. The eminent historian, T.N. Colebrook , has said, 'Compared to the scientists of Europe , Kanad and other Indian scientists were the global masters of this field.'   
NAGARJUNA (100 CE) 
 
WIZARD OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE 
   He was an extraordinary wizard of science born in the nondescript village of Baluka in Madhya Pradesh . His dedicated research for twelve years produced maiden discoveries and inventions in the faculties of chemistry and metallurgy. Textual masterpieces like ' Ras Ratnakar ,' 'Rashrudaya' and 'Rasendramangal' are his renowned contributions to the science of chemistry. Where the medieval alchemists of England failed, Nagarjuna had discovered the alchemy of transmuting base metals into gold. As the author of medical books like 'Arogyamanjari' and 'Yogasar,' he also made significant contributions to the field of curative medicine. Because of his profound scholarliness and versatile knowledge, he was appointed as Chancellor of the famous University of Nalanda . Nagarjuna's milestone discoveries impress and astonish the scientists of today.   
ACHARYA CHARAK 

(600 BCE) 

FATHER OF MEDICINE  
   Acharya Charak has been crowned as the Father of Medicine. His renowned work, the ' Charak Samhita ', is considered as an encyclopedia of Ayurveda. His principles, diagoneses, and cures retain their potency and truth even after a couple of millennia. When the science of anatomy was confused with different theories in Europe , Acharya Charak revealed through his innate genius and enquiries the facts on human anatomy, embryology, pharmacology, blood circulation and diseases like diabetes, tuberculosis, heart disease, etc. In the ' Charak Samhita ' he has described the medicinal qualities and functions of 100,000 herbal plants. He has emphasized the influence of diet and activity on mind and body. He has proved the correlation of spirituality and physical health contributed greatly to diagnostic and curative sciences. He has also prescribed and ethical charter for medical practitioners two centuries prior to the Hippocratic oath. Through his genius and intuition, Acharya Charak made landmark contributions to Ayurvedal. He forever remains etched in the annals of history as one of the greatest and noblest of rishi-scientists.   

ACHARYA SUSHRUT (600 BCE)   
 
FATHER OF PLASTIC SURGERY  
   A genius who has been glowingly recognized in the annals of medical science. Born to sage Vishwamitra, Acharya Sudhrut details the first ever surgery procedures in ' Sushrut Samhita ,' a unique encyclopedia of surgery. He is venerated as the father of plastic surgery and the science of anesthesia. When surgery was in its infancy in Europe , Sushrut was performing Rhinoplasty (restoration of a damaged nose) and other challenging operations. In the ' Sushrut Samhita ,' he prescribes treatment for twelve types of fractures and six types of dislocations. His details on human embryology are simply amazing. Sushrut used 125 types of surgical instruments including scalpels, lancets, needles, Cathers and rectal speculums; mostly designed from the jaws of animals and birds. He has also described a number of stitching methods; the use of horse's hair as thread and fibers of bark. In the ' Sushrut Samhita ,' and fibers of bark. In the ' Sushrut Samhita ,' he details 300 types of operations. The ancient Indians were the pioneers in amputation, caesarian and cranial surgeries. Acharya Sushrut was a giant in the arena of medical science.   
VARAHAMIHIR (499-587 CE) 

EMINENT ASTROLOGER AND ASTRONOMERA  
   renowned astrologer and astronomer who was honored with a special decoration and status as one of the nine gems in the court of King Vikramaditya in Avanti ( Ujjain ). Varahamihir's book 'panchsiddhant' holds a prominent place in the realm of astronomy. He notes that the moon and planets are lustrous not because of their own light but due to sunlight. In the ' Bruhad Samhita ' and ' Bruhad Jatak ,' he has revealed his discoveries in the domains of geography, constellation, science, botany and animal science. In his treatise on botanical science, Varamihir presents cures for various diseases afflicting plants and trees. The rishi-scientist survives through his unique contributions to the science of astrology and astronomy.   

ACHARYA PATANJALI (200 BCE)   
 
FATHER OF YOGA 
   The Science of Yoga is one of several unique contributions of India to the world. It seeks to discover and realize the ultimate Reality through yogic practices. Acharya Patanjali , the founder, hailed from the district of Gonda (Ganara) in Uttar Pradesh . He prescribed the control of prana (life breath) as the means to control the body, mind and soul. This subsequently rewards one with good health and inner happiness. Acharya Patanjali 's 84 yogic postures effectively enhance the efficiency of the respiratory, circulatory, nervous, digestive and endocrine systems and many other organs of the body. Yoga has eight limbs where Acharya Patanjali shows the attainment of the ultimate bliss of God in samadhi through the disciplines of: yam, niyam, asan, pranayam, pratyahar, dhyan and dharna. The Science of Yoga has gained popularity because of its scientific approach and benefits. Yoga also holds the honored place as one of six philosophies in the Indian philosophical system. Acharya Patanjali will forever be remembered and revered as a pioneer in the science of self-discipline, happiness and self-realization.   

ACHARYA BHARADWAJ (800 BCE)  
 
PIONEER OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY 
   Acharya Bharadwaj had a hermitage in the holy city of Prayag and was an ordent apostle of Ayurveda and mechanical sciences. He authored the ' Yantra Sarvasva ' which includes astonishing and outstanding discoveries in aviation science, space science and flying machines. He has described three categories of flying machines: 1.) One that flies on earth from one place to another. 2.) One that travels from one planet to another. 3.) And One that travels from one universe to another. His designs and descriptions have impressed and amazed aviation engineers of today. His brilliance in aviation technology is further reflected through techniques described by him: 
   1.) Profound Secret: The technique to make a flying machine invisible through the application of sunlight and wind force. 
   2.) Living Secret: The technique to make an invisible space machine visible through the application of electrical force. 
   3.) Secret of Eavesdropping: The technique to listen to a conversation in another plane. 
   4.) Visual Secrets: The technique to see what's happening inside another plane. 
   Through his innovative and brilliant discoveries, Acharya Bharadwaj has been recognized as the pioneer of aviation technology.   
ACHARYA KAPIL (3000 BCE)

FATHER OF COSMOLOGY  
Celebrated as the founder of Sankhya philosophy, Acharya Kapil is believed to have been born in 3000 BCE to the illustrious sage Kardam and Devhuti. He gifted the world with the Sankhya School of Thought. His pioneering work threw light on the nature and principles of the ultimate Soul (Purusha), primal matter (Prakruti) and creation. His concept of transformation of energy and profound commentaries on atma, non-atma and the subtle elements of the cosmos places him in an elite class of master achievers - incomparable to the discoveries of other cosmologists. On his assertion that Prakruti, with the inspiration of Purusha, is the mother of cosmic creation and all energies, he contributed a new chapter in the science of cosmology. Because of his extrasensory observations and revelations on the secrets of creation, he is recognized and saluted as the Father of Cosmology.

--
Divyang A. Pandya

sristi cylcle

2008-08-11T08:13:00.001-07:00

Namaste Satyavir सिंह आर्य जाँच के लिए आपका धन्यवाद ,

वर्ष की आयु के Satyuga 17,28000
Tretayuga 1,296000 का युग
Dwapar का युग 864000
Kalyuga का युग 432000

43,20,000

चार वर्ष की उम्र चालीस है youga तीन हजारों की कमी बीस वर्ष की आयु से एक है इस srishti हजारों 1,96,08,53109 चार साल दो अरब तीस वर्षों caror

वर्तमान में इस वर्ष की आयु से एक है srishti अरब छियानबे carore engit पचास लाख तीन हजार एक सौ नौ वर्ष है . इस उम्र के बाहर दो srishti के बारे में है agab पैंतीस croresninty चालीस लाख से एक छह साल हजारों +८९१

इस कल्पना के distruction इस srishti है abosolutely और गलत के लोगों misguiding

इस साल की उम्र के इस srishti -1,96,08,53109
शेष दर्ज़ा srishti 2,35,91,46891 साल की आयु

Satpal आर्य
मंत्री
आर्यसमाज जामनगर
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Namaste Satyavir singh arya Thanks for your inquiry,

The age of Satyuga 17,28000
The Age of Tretayuga 1,296000
The Age of Dwapar 864000
The Age of Kalyuga 432000

43,20,000

The age of four youga is forty three lack twenty thousands the age of this srishti is one thousands 1,96,08,53,109 years Four Arab Thirty two caror years

At present the age of this srishti is one Arab ninety six carore engit lacs fifty three thousand one hundred nine years. the left out age of this srishti is about two agab thirty five croresninty one lacs fourty six thousands eight hundred ninety one years

The imagination of distruction of this srishti is abosolutely wrong and misguiding the people

The age of this srishti -1,96,08,53109 years
Rest of the age os srishti 2,35,91,46891 years

Satpal arya
Mantri
Aryasamaj Jamnagar

Please let me know the sristi cycle (4 yug period one by one, chaturyugi period, manmantar period ....... and so on) to let the people know.

Also please let me know about 2012, aajtak anouncing that this will be the end. Please give your comments.

Please reply in hindi if possible.

Regards,

SATYAVIR SINGH ARYA from Palwal, Haryana
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Divyang A. Pandya

MAKER OF MODERN INDIA

2008-08-02T22:12:00.001-07:00

MAKER OF MODERN INDIA

The foreign invaders and colonisers of India had attacked it with their might and had crushed India politically. When the conquered Indians had accepted foreign domination and were bowing to their policies, Arya Samaj awakened them by reminding them that they were Indians. It was Swami Dayanand Saraswati who encouraged the spirit of nationalism and independence. All political revolutionary movements that existed towards the end of the nineteenth century had influential persons of the Arya Samaj movement as their leaders.

The reforms of Arya Samaj and impact of its thoughts have become well-established in the Vedic Dharm and the Hindu society in the following six spheres:

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Activities of Arya samaj

2008-08-02T22:10:00.001-07:00

ACTIVITIES OF THE ARYA SAMAJ

In the field of religion, Arya Samaj freed the Hindu society from the beliefs in many Gods and Goddesses and placed before them the ancient Vedic view that there is only one God. By removing superstition and meaningless customs and practices, Arya Samaj showed the true path of worshiping and doing sacraments (sanskars). Taking the Vedas as their guide, Arya Samaj awakened the true form of the Vedic Dharm which had been destroyed by the creation of many faiths and customs of the many religious groups.

The Hindu society had left the principle of the religious unity and as a result it was divided in many groups. Society was even more divided through the practice of caste system and untouchability. The differentiated practice in eating brought further divisions on the basis of sub-castes, so much so, that members of a caste or sub-caste were forbidden from eating with the persons of other castes.

The Hindu society was thus broken into thousands of little groups and it forgot that all Hindus belong to only one group. Arya Samaj encouraged this divided society to unite as one body. The evil practice of child marriage and the marriage of under aged girls to aged persons led to yet another evil in that many girls became widows at a very young age. To make matters worse these young girls were not allowed to remarry. Arya Samaj brought about a revolution among the women. The Samaj gave women their rightful place in society.

The India that had spread the light of knowledge throughout the world was in itself full of ignorance. At such time Western education based on Western ideas was introduced in India. This system attracted the people of India, the effect of which was seen in the Western influences on the reform movements. In such an atmosphere of Westernisation, Arya Samaj which was not influenced by Western Culture, revived the spirit of self-respect and the Indian culture.

The Hindus were forgetting their religion and losing their identity. At such an insecure period Arya Samaj not only restored the rightful position of the Vedic Dharm based on the Vedas but also showed to the whole world that it is the fountain head of righteousness.

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WHAT IS ARYA SAMAJ AND WHY WAS IT ESTABLISHED ?

2008-07-31T09:43:00.001-07:00

ARYA SAMAJ

WHAT IS ARYA SAMAJ AND WHY WAS IT ESTABLISHED ?

The moderm age is an age of logical thinking. In this age every subject is to be proved through intellect and logic. Any subject matter whether religious, social or political is not to be accepted blindly just because our ancestors have told us to do so. One should only accept a fact if it has been proved true, through knowledge and science and is in accordance with the law of nature and its creation.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was the founder of ARYA SAMAJ. This organisation was formed on the basis of intellectual reasoning and based on the principle of truth. Swami Dayanand Saraswati laid the foundation of the first ever Arya Samaj, on the 10^th of April 1875, in Doctor Manik Chand's Garden, in the famous city of Mumbai, India. The word 'ARYA' means noble = a person who has the following qualities :- good personality, righteousness, kind and devoted to truth and 'SAMAJ' means society. So 'Arya Samaj' means a society of noble people. Arya Samaj is not a religion, though it is a religious organisation, which practises the teachings of the four Vedas, namely Rigved, Yajurved, Samved and Atharvaved. These Vedas are the most ancient books of the earth, which contain the message of God for all human beings. The Vedas contain the entire knowledge necessary for the achievement of righteousness, wealth, desires and freedom from pains and sufferings.

The organisation that Swami Dayanand established was one of its kind. Dayanand discovered that under the British rule the people of India were losing their culture, history and religion. All around there was wrongdoings, people believed in things which were not true and people did not practice what they preached. For this reason it was necessary to establish an organisation whose duty was to rebuild the lost faith amongst the Indians, uplift their living standards and encourage them to love their country. Thus Swamiji established Arya Samaj

On the subject matter of importance of Arya Samaj, Swamiji said 'work together with Arya Samaj and accept its principles, otherwise nothing will be achieved. It is very important for all of us to serve the nation mentally, physically and financially. Arya Samaj is a means for fulfilling this service. Arya Samaj came into being to remove the social problems of the society and to encourage people to love their country in the way of fighting injustices".

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THE "LIGHT OF TRUTH" God And The Veda. Chapter 7

2008-07-26T06:19:00.001-07:00

1. There are more Gods than one mentioned in the Vedas. Do you believe this or not?

A.~ No, we do not; as nowhere in all the four Vedas there is written anything that could go to show that there are more gods than one. On the other hand, it is clearly said in many places that there is only one God.

2. What is meant by the mention of various devatas (Gods) in the Vedas then?

A.~Whatsoever or whosoever possesses useful and brilliant qualities is called a devata, as the earth for instance; but it is nowhere said that it is God or is the object of our adoration. Even in the above mantra it is said that He, who is the sustainer of all devatas, is the adorable God, and is worthy of of being sought after, They are greatly mistaken who take the word "devata" to mean God.

He is called devata of devatas - the greatest of all devatas, - because He aloneis the author of Creation, Sustenance and Dissolution of the Universe, the Great Judge and Lord of all. The Vedic text "The Lord of all of all, the Ruler of the universe, the Sustainer of all holds all things by means of thiry-three devatas" has been explained as follows in the fourteenth chapter of the Shatpatha Brahman:-

Heated cosmic bodies
Planets
Atmosphere
Super-terrestial space
Suns
Says of ethereal space
Satellities
Stars

These eight are called Vasus, because they are abode of all that lives, moves or exists. The eleven Rudras are the ten pranas - nervauric forces - enlivening the human body and the eleventh is the human spirit.

These are called Rudras because when they desert the body, it becomes dead and the relations of the deceased, consequently, begin to weep. The twelve months of a year are called Adityas, as they cause the lapse of the term of existence of each object or being. The (all-pervading) electricity is called Indra, as it is productive of great force. Yajna (assembly for the purposes of teaching and learning) is called Prajapati because it benefits mankind by the purification of air, water, rain and vegetables and because it aids the development of various arts, and because in it the honour is accorded to the learned and the wise.

These thirty-three aforesaid entities are called devatas by birtue of posssessing useful properties and qualities. Being Lord of all and greater than all, the Supreme Being is called the thirty-fourth Devata who alone is to be worshipped. The same thing is written on the other Shastras. Had people consulted these books, they would not have fallen into this error, viz., the believe that there are more gods than one mentioned in the Vedas.

"By One Supreme Ruler is this universe pervaded, eve every world in the whole circle of nature, He is the true God. Know Him, O man! and covet not unjustly the wealth of any creature existing. Renounce all that is unjust and enjoy pure delight - true spiritual happiness - by the practice of justice and righteousness which is another name for true religion.YAJUR VEDA 40:1

"God teaches in the Veda "I, O men, lived before the whole universe came into being, I am Lord of all, I am the eternal cause of the whole creation. I am the source and giver of all wealth. Let all men look up to me alone as children do to their parents. I have appointed different foods and drinks for all creatures to give them sustenance so that they may live in happiness." RIG VEDA 10: 48, 5.

" I am God Almighty, I am the Light of the world like the sun. Neither defeat, nor death, can ever approach me. I am the controller of the universe, know me alone as the Creator of all. Strive ye diligently for the acquisition of power and wealth such ( as true knowledge). Ask ye of me. May ye never lose my friendship. I give true knowledge, which is real wealth, unto men who are truthful. I am the revealer of Vedas which declare my true nature. It is through the Vedas that I advance the knowledge of all. I am the prompter of the good and true. I reward those who devote themselves to the good of humanity. I am the cause, I am the support of all that exists in this universe. May ye never turn away from me. May ye never accept another God in my place, nor worship him." RIG VEDA, 10:48, 5.

"God, O men existed in the beginning of the Creation. He is the Creator, Support and Sustainer of the sun and other luminous worlds, He was the Lord of the past Creation. He is the Lord of the present. He will be the Lord of the unborn universe. He created the whole world, and he sustains it. He is Eternal Bliss. May ye all praise and adore Him as we do." YAJUR VEDA, 13:4

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Ram Prasad Bismil Arya Samaj Activist and Revolutionary

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Ram Prasad Bismil
Arya Samaj Activist and Revolutionary

Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil

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Pandit Ram Prasad Bismil was born in Gwalior state. Through Swami Som Devaji he came into contact with the ideology of Swami Dayanand, which changed his entire way of life.

He decided to keep celibacy for the whole life to serve mother land. He was the main inspiration behind the Kakori Bomb case, and was imprisoned and then sentenced to death. He embraced the rope of execution by reciting vedic Hymn "Vishwani Deva.....", and in his autobiography written in jail had expressed his desire to work for "Krinvanto Vishwamaryam" in his next birth.

Ram Prasad Bismil answered Lala Lajpat Rai's call to the nations youth to join the freedom struggle against the British. When Lalaji was beaten to death during a protest march, Bismil's friends Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev avenged the anger by shooting a British officer. Bismil with associates Chandrashekar Sharma Azad, Bhagawati Charan, Rajguru and others organized many a brave events. They printed literature, provided shelter to revolutionaries, made hand bombs and were a constant source of headache to the British Government. Most famous of them are the dare devil train robbery at Kakori and the bombing of the Punjab assembly.

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Arya samaj

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Arya samaj was founded by the one of the greatest gem of the mother earth -"Swami Dayanand Saraswati".This organisation gave new direction to the then independence movement of India.He started one of the greatest reforming movement.As per the Indian congress history, 80% of Indian freedom fighters (fighting with Britishers)were related with Aryasamaj.In his book "Light of truth" he explains that in every nook and corner there are so called selfmade gods who are exploiting the poors and women in the name of religion . After using so many soft ways when they dont under stand the truth then he wrote the book of logics and critics to give "stone hard truth" based on logics to improve the lifestyle of people,peace of mind and to remove the clutches of so called self made gods and myths based religions.To under stand Aryasamaj one has to read that book with an open and logical mind.contact nearest aryasamaj sites/temples for more details on TRUTH & REALITIES .Promise yourself that you will not take sides while reading "Satyarth parkash" The light of truth.It shows the way to live and let live.Let us make the whole world "aryans" means noble persons with self respect & who respects his/her country/values/culture and who values human life and who do karmas and help others with no self interest,

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Handwritten letters of Swami Dayanand Saraswati

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Handwritten letters of Swami Dayanand Saraswati

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Divyang A. Pandya

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati : Arya samaj

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Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati : Arya samaj

Dates

Principal Events

Feb. 12, 1824

Moolshankar born in Tankaaraa - home education begins

1832

Invested with sacred yajyopaveet thread

1837

Participates in Shivaratri fast - loses faith in idol worship

1841

Sister dies – excessive emotional disturbance - mourns in silence

1842

Uncle dies - cries bitterly - resolves to seek means to conquer death

1846-1855

Leaves home in search of learned yogis – initiated into Brahmacharya as Shuddha Chaitanya - later caught by father and brought home - escapes again. Tours length and breath of Northern India - speaks with several yogis, scholars, teachers. Initiated into Sannyaas as Dayananda Saraswati by Swami Poornananda. Taught Yoga by Jwalanand Puri and Sivanand Giri

1855

Attended Kumbha Mela at Haridwar for the first time

Nov. 14, 1860

Arrives in Mathura and gains admission to Gurukul of Swami Virjanand Saraswati to study Sanskrit Grammar

April, 1863

Completes education - undertakes a solemn vow to teach Rishi-written books – takes leave of Guru Swami Virjanand

1863-1865

Lives at Agra – devotes his time to study and reflection in preparing for his life mission

Jan. 24, 1865

Commences his public ministry at Gwalior City

1865-1866

Visits several cities in North India, conducting lectures and disputations

Dec. 1866

Visits Guru Virjanand in Mathura - presents him with gifts - reports on his reform work

March 12, 1867

Attends the Kumbh Mela at Haridwar. Hoists his famous Paakhand Khandani Flag

1867-1868

Continues lectures and diputations in many Cities

Sept. 14, 1868

Guru Virjanand passes away - Swami Dayananda exclaims: "Alas! The sun of Sanskrit Grammar has set today!"

Oct. 26, 1869

Arrives in Banaras. Challenges Hindu Pandits

Nov. 16, 1869

Famous Kaashi Shaastraarth, the debate with 21 front-line Pandits of Banaras in the presence of approximately 50,000 people on the question of whether idol-worship is sanctioned in the Vedas. The Pandits lose the debate and create pandemonium. Swamiji suffers bodily harm

1869-1872

Continues lectures and disputations in many Cities

Dec. 16, 1872

Visits Calcutta and meets with Keshav Chandra Sen and Maharshi Devendranath Tagore of the Brahmo Samaj

Dec. 26, 1873?

Visits Aligarh on the invitation of Raja Jaikishen Das. Raja suggests that Swamiji publish his ideas

May, 1874

Swamiji delivers first lecture in faltering Hindi at Banaras

June 12, 1874

Begins dictating the contents of the Satyaarth Prakaash

Jan. 16, 1875

Seeks to convert the Prarthana Samaj at Rajkot into Arya Samaj

April 10, 1875

Establishes the Arya Samaj in Bombay

June, 1875

First Edition of the Satyaarth Prakaash published by Star Press, Banaras

January, 1877

Visits Delhi on occasion of the Imperial Darbar held on the eve of Queen Victoria becoming the Empress of India. Convenes a meeting of leaders of different faiths to exhort them to work unitedly for the nation. Present were Sayyad Ahmad Khan, Keshav Chandra Sen, Munshi Indramani, Naveenchandra Rai, and others.

March, 1877

Visits Chandaapur Inter-Faith Fair - seeks to unite all Religious Leaders. Present were Rev. T.J. Scott, Rev. Noble, and Moulvi Mahammad Kasim

March 31, 1877

Swamiji arrives in Ludhiana, Punjab

Feb. 27, 1879

Visits Kumbha Mela at Haridwar for the third time

May 1, 1879

Colonel H.S. Olcott and Madame Blavatsky visit Swamiji for the first time.

Sept. 1879

Swami Shraddhaanand (Munshi Raam) sees Rishi Dayananda for first time. Rishi sends his autobiography to be published in the Theosophist

Feb. 12, 1880

Swamiji establishes Vedic Yantraalaya Printing Press at Banaras

Aug. 16, 1880

Establishes Paropkaarini Sabha, a Charitable Trust

May 5, 1881

Pandit Lekh Ram sees Rishi Dayananda for first time

Feb. 27, 1883

Swamiji registers his Final Will

March 28, 1882

Presents a letter of protest against cow slaughter to Queen Victoria through the Viceroy. Letter signed by 250,000 people.

Sept. 26, 1883

Swamiji poisoned in Jodhpur

Oct. 30, 1883

Diwali Day - Swamiji breathes his last with the words - Lord! Let Your Will Be Done!

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Swami Shradhanand

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Swami Shradhanand whose martyrdom will ever inspire

Munshiram, then Mahatma Munshiram and finally initiated in Sanyas as Swami Shradhanand was born injullandhar district in 1913 Vikrami. The magic of Maharishi Dayanand totally changed a spoiled young Munshiram into Arya leader of top rank. His sphere of activities was very wide. He established Gurukul Kangri with one teacher (himself) and two students (his two sons) which later on developed as a very big university. He worked for conversion and converted thousands of malkhanvas. He worked for freedom movement and was Chairman reception committee of Congress session just after jalyanwala massacre He was the first non muslim to deliver sermon from the jama Masjid of Delhi. Above all he was a preacher of vedic dharma. He succumbed to the stabbing by a fanatic Muslim on 23th Dec. 1926.

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Divyang A. Pandya

Maharshi Jivan charitra

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I want to eradicate idol worship by the change of hearts of people.

Maharishi Dayanand bitterly opposed worshipping an idol as a substitute gor God. He was very well aware of the harms that idol worship had done. In Farukhabad a small temple was situated in the midst of a road which was under repair. Swamiji's disciple Madan Mohan said to swamiji, "Magistrate Mr. Scott is your devotee. If you just give hint, the temple will be demolished in road repair work." Maharishi replied that he wanted people to give up idol worship by the change of heart and against demolishing temples by force.

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Divyang A. Pandya

(स्‍वामी दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती)

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati (स्‍वामी दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) (1824 - 1883) was born in Gujarat, India. The Arya Samaj, a great Hindu reform movement, was founded by him in 1875. He was a sannyasin (renouncer) and an original scholar who believed in the infallible authority of the Vedas. Dayananda advocated the doctrine of Karma and rebirth, and emphasized the ideals of brahmcharya (chastity) and sanyasa (renunciation). Swami Dayanand had a great impact on the people of Haryana, and some notable personalities of the time, including Lal Lajpat Rai, Sir Chhotu Ram and Seth Chhaju Ram became his followers.

Far from borrowing concepts from other religions, as Ram Mohan Roy had done, Swami Dayananda was fiercely critical of Islam and Christianity as may be seen in his book Satyartha Prakasha. He was against what he considered to be the corruption of the pure faith in his own country. Unlike many other reform movements within Hinduism, the Arya Samaj's appeal was addressed not to the educated few but to the Indian nation as a whole.

The Arya Samaj unequivocally condemned idolatry, animal sacrifices, ancestor worship, pilgrimages, priest craft, offerings made in temples, the caste system, untouchability and child marriages, on the grounds that all these lacked Vedic sanction. It aimed to be a universal "church" based on the authority of the Vedas.

Dayananda's concept of Dharma is succinctly set forth in his Beliefs and Disbeliefs. He says "I accept as Dharma whatever is in full conformity with impartial justice, truthfulness and the like; that which is not opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas. Whatever is not free from partiality and is unjust, partaking of untruth and the like, and opposed to the teachings of God as embodied in the Vedas - that I hold as adharma." Again he says "He, who after careful thinking, is ever ready to accept truth and reject falsehood; who counts the happiness of others as he does that of his own self, him I call just."

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Divyang A. Pandya

ARYA SAMAJ JAMNAGAR

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Krinvanto Vishwamaryam

The Vedas are synonymous to the knowledge used for the benefit of human kind. According to the tradition of the Rishis of Bharat (lndia), the root source of this knowledge is The Omniscient God. Due entirely to His grace, at the beginning of creation, the four Vedas, viz. Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda came into light through the rishis, Agni, Varun, Aditya and Angirah, respectively. This happened when there existed no mode of verbal communication. Accordingly Vedas are the origin of the Sanskrit and other languages. Also, they are the source of scientific knowledge.

The Vedas contain teachings related to Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha for the welfare of human kind. These four elements are also the sources of Spiritual, Mental, Physical and Social development. In Vedas, we find the descriptions of the micro and the macro world as well as the knowledge of the Soul and the Supreme Reality. They also teach the methods of achieving the ultimate happiness by devotion to the Almighty. The Rigveda presents us with the following beautiful hymn to spread this wonderful knowledge throughout the world:

Om Indram vardhanto apturah krinvanto vishwamaryam. Apaghnanto aravnah
(Rigveda - 9/63/5)

Meaning, the humans must enhance the 'Indra' i.e. the soul, the prosperity and the good deeds, removing their attitudes of misery and the evils. This not only helps us improve our own lives but also helps us contribute towards the betterment of others. This was the main reason why Maharshi Dayananda Saraswati declared "Krinvanto Vishwamaryam" as the motto for Arya Samaj.

Here, the word "Arya" does not refer to any particular 'race', 'cast' or 'creed'; rather, it means a virtuous person. As it has been said:

Kartavyamacharn Karma, Akratvyamanacharan.
Vishthti Prakritachare yeh sa Arya smriteh
(Vasishti Smritih)

Meaning, a person who does only praiseworthy acts, holds the traditions in high regard and upholds them, does not adopt harmful habits and actions, but instead gets rid of such, and is, by his or her nature, a caring person, is alone called Arya.

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Divyang A. Pandya

Aryasamaj ke Stambh :PANDIT LEKH RAM

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Pandit Lekh Ram

There had been many shining stars who worked for the propogation of the philosophy and principles of Arya Samaj that was founded by the great visionary Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati in 1875. Pt Lekh Ram is one of the three contemporaries - Swami Shraddhanand who founded Gurukul kangri, Pt. Guru Datt who wrote such matchless books that found a respectable place in Oxford University, DharamVeer Pt. Lekh Ram who wrote Kuliat Musafir that became the most authentic document on religion.

Pt. Lekh Ram was born on 8th.Of Chaitra 1915 in the village Saiyad Pur in the Jhelum district of Punjab. His father was Tara Singh and the mother was Bhag Bhari.

He was influenced by the writings of Munshi Kanhaiya Lal Alakhdhari and came to know about Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati and Arya Samaj.He founded Arya Samaj at Peshawar. He also published a paper Dharmopdesh.

He resigned from his government job and devoted himself whole heartedly to writng and speaking for the propagation of the the ideals of Arya Samaj and Vedic Dharma. He became a preacher of Arya Pratinidhi Sabha Punjab. He also vowed to write the authentilc life history of Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati. For this, he travelled far and wide and produced a detailed account of the life of the founder of Arya Samaj. He established his view point so forcefully that nobody dared to come forward to oppose.

There is an interesting episode of his confrontations. Details are given on the following website,

Finale in 1889

The Mubahala challenge of the Pandit was thrown in 1888. By the end of 1889, result was to be out as Mirza stipulated, but the year passed away and nothing happened. Pandit Lekh Ram lived much beyond 1889. Actually he died in 1897 and Mirza never paid him 500 Rupees. The Pandit knew he wouldn't, true to the couplet: "Knots of my purse, Oh, open them not."

Epilogue:
Divine Decision subjected Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Qadiani to disgrace before Pandit Lekh Ram, Hindu Arya. How shameful indeed!

Pandit Lekh Ram died the death of a martyr on 6th.of March1897 from stab wounds a fanatic inflicted upon him.

Pt. Lekh Ram wrote thirty three books. All his writings are in Urdu, but they have been translated in Hindi and some books have been translated in English and Sindhi too. The biography of this great preacher was written by Swami Shraddhanand.

We should abide by his advice that Taqreer and Tehreer should continue from the platform of Arya Samaj.

This article has been adopted from an article originally written by Dr. Dharam Pal Arya - Ex Vice-Chancellor, Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya

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Divyang A. Pandya

Aryasamaj ke Stambh : MAHATMA HANSRAJ

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Mahatma Hansraj

Without doubt the largest non-governmental educational organization in the world is the chain of Dayanand Arya Vedic schools and colleges spread over the length and breadth of the country. To date it has 669 colleges, schools, professional and technical institutions. Hundreds of thousands of boys and girls owe their career to this multi-faceted set-up. Believe it or not, they owe their achievements and status to a frail young man of very modest means, who decided to dedicate his entire life to the cause of education. He was like a tiny seed from which sprouted a mighty banyan tree, which dropped its branches to sprout more banyans till they covered the entire country.

This young man was Hans Raj who soon came to be known as the Mahatma. The two Mahatmas, Gandhi and Hans Raj, had a lot in common: both were slightly built with enormous inner strength, both came from trading families. The Gandhis were banias; Hans Raj was a Khatri whose family was in money-lending. What Mohan Das did by leading the country from foreign bondage to freedom, Hans Raj did by leading the country from the darkness of ignorance to the enlightenment of knowledge.

Hans Raj was born in a small town, Bajwara, in district Hoshiarpur in 1864 (five years before Mohan Das Karam Chand). He lost his father before he was 12 and had to be looked after and educated by his elder brother who drew a meager salary of Rs 40 per month. The family moved to Lahore where Hans Raj joined a missionary school. He was incensed by the slighting references to Hindu pantheism, worship of idols and caste prejudices by a Christian teacher. He did not know what to do about them till he heard Swami Dayanand's stirring appeal to rejuvenate Aryan Hinduism by going back to the Vedas which believed in one God, rejected idol worship and the caste system.

Though born in Gujrat and nurtured in Maharashtra, the Arya Samaj took deeper roots in Punjab. This was largely due to a band of devotees like Lala Lajpat Rai, Pandit Guru Dutt Vidyarthi and Lala Sain Das. Hans Raj who had passed his BA with high credits and could have easily got a job in government service decided to accept the headmastership of a non-existent school with no pay.

Hans Raj set up the first DAV school in 1886 in the memory of Swami Dayanand who had died three years earlier. Three hundred students were enrolled and classes began in a rented house. The seed had been sown in fertile ground and the sapling nurtured to good health by a man who put his heart, soul and worldly wealth (which was only himself) into the job.

He took classes in history, politics and religion. On Sundays he took the boys out to the banks of the Ravi and spent the day with them. He inculcated in them the ideals of "learning, piety and patriotism." Long before the word Swadeshi came into vogue, he took to wearing khadi kurta and pyjama and wrapped a loose turban round his head His office had no chairs: he sat on the floor with an old-style desk on which he wrote. The spartan simplicity of his life won him respect and affection of the rich and the powerful. When he asked for donations for setting up new schools or colleges, they opened up their purses.

Inevitably, DAV institutions were drawn into the freedom movement. Hans Raj's own son, Balraj was arrested on charges of sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment. Most of Punjab's nationalists were products of DAV. Apart from reviving interest in Hindu sacred texts, Hans Raj involved his staff and students in relief work in floods and earthquakes in different parts of the country.

Hans Raj kept a punishing schedule of work - from early hours of the morning to late in the night. It took heavy toll of his health. He believed in healing properties of waters of the holy Ganga and spent some days of the year in Hardwar. It was in Hardwar that he was taken seriously ill. He returned to Lahore and on medical advice went to Salogra near Solon to recoup his health. He came back to Lahore. He knew his days were numbered. He sought solace in prayers. His favorite mantra was Aum Vishwani Deva.

The end came on November 14, 1938 at 11 p.m. His sons, daughters, grandchildren and innumerable friends were around him. His body was brought to the DAV College. Thousands upon thousands of people from all walks of life and communities came to pay him homage. His funeral procession, which wound its way through Anarkali, was the largest ever seen. It could not be accommodated in the cremation ground; the final rites were performed on the banks of the Ravi. Hans Raj College in Delhi derives its name from this great son of India.

Reproduction of the article, "The Great Builder" by Khushwant Singh
Copyright, The Hindustan Times, New Delhi, Saturday, July 31, 1999

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Aryasamaj ke Stambh

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Lala lajpat Rai

was born on 28th Jan, 1865 at a village named Dhudike in Ferozepur District of Punjab. His father, Munshi Radha Krishan Azad was a great scholar of Persian and Urdu . Lalaji's mother, Smt Gulab Devi, a strict religious lady, inculcated in her children strong morals values. Lalaji was brought up in a family background that allowed freedom of having different faiths and beliefs. Since childhood he had a desire to serve his country and therefore took a pledge to free it from foreign rule. In 1884 his father was transferred to Rohtak and Lala Lajpat Rai came along.

He became the secretary of Arya Samaj in Rohtak. In 1886 he passed his Law exams and he started his practice in Rohtak but moved to Hissar where some of his friends were also practicing Law. Lalaji's early legal practice at Hissar was very successful. His life of six years in Hissar became the apprenticeship for public service. He was elected to the Hissar municipality as a member and later as secretary. Besides practicing, Lalaji collected funds for the Daya Nand College, attended Arya Samaj functions. After the death of Swami Dayanand, Lalaji with his associates toiled to develop the Anglo-Vedic College. He came in contact with all the important Arya Samajis there.

In Hissar Lalaji started attending the meetings of the Congress Party and became an active worker in the Hissar-Rohtak region. When the Lieutenant Governor visited Hissar, Lalaji pleaded that the Welcome Address to be presented to him should be in Urdu. To satisfy the British officer a speech had already been prepared in English. Lalaji's suggestion made everyone nervous. But without a trace of fear, he presented the Address in Urdu and there by invited the wrath of the British.

Lala Lajpat Rai shifted to Lahore in 1892. Lalaji provided immense service toward the famine relief efforts during the famines of 1897 and 1899. He mobilized D A V college students and went to Bikaner and other areas of Rajasthan to rescue destitute children and bring them to Lahore. He believed that "a nation that does not protect its own orphan children cannot command respect at the hands of other people." When people fleeing the famine reached Lahore, they spent their first night at Lalaji's house. In 1898, Lalaji curtailed his legal practice and vowed to devote all his energy for the nation. The Kangra district of Panjab suffered destruction in the earthquake of 1905. Lalaji was there once again, organizing relief for extricating people from the debris.

His activities were multifarious. He was an ardent social reformer. He founded the Indian Home Rule League of America in October 1917, in New York and, a year later, he also set up, with himself as Director, the "Indian Information Bureau" in New York to serve as a Publicity Organization for India. Lala Lajpat Rai returned to India on Feb.20, 1920 as a great hero.

He plunged into Gandhi's non-cooperation movement, which in Punjab, under Lajpat Rai's leadership spread like wildfire in the province, and he soon came to be known as "The Lion of Punjab" or "Panjab Kesri". He traveled far and wide in India and his eloquence brought hundreds to the Congress fold. Lalaji injected new life in his countrymen. His writings and speeches were both hard hitting and effective. They swayed those they aimed to reach. He was a crusader, who knew no fear and championed every worthy cause with all the passion of his soul.

His love for service was insatiable. He founded educational institutions. He befriended the suppressed classes. In the political field he was indispensable. Lala Lajpat Rai's supreme sacrifice came when he led a procession in Lahore on Oct 30, 1928 to boycott the Simon Commission. The procession was sought to be broken up by the police and Lajpat Rai received lathi blows. While Lalaji tried his level best to keep the demonstration peaceful, the police targeted him and wounded him on his chest. The people were enraged at this insult and held a meeting the same evening. Lalaji, though in intense pain, gave a speech and declared "...every blow aimed at me is a nail in the coffin of British Imperialism....".

He recovered from the wounds left by the British but he remained emotionally scarred at the brutality of the "civilized" British. Why had he been specifically targeted by the British? Why had they lathi- charged against a peaceful gathering. These thoughts racked his spirit till the very end. Lalaji died on November 17, 1928 of heart failure.

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Divyang A. Pandya

Aryasamaj : Ten principle in hindi

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