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Who is Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati?

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was an Indian philosopher, Social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj. He is also known as Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati or Rishi Dayanand.

Satyarth Prakash

In 1875 he wrote the book ‘Satyarth Prakash’, meaning ‘The Light of Truth’ which is considered one of his major scholarly works.

Arya Samaj 

He founded the Arya Samaj which was an organization for teaching the true Vedic religion and also a social reform movement.

Vedas >

Rigveda

Yajurveda

Samaveda

Atharvaveda

Satyarth Prakash

Sanskar vidhi

Rigvedaadi bhasya bhumika

Arya udeshaya ratnamala

Vyavaharbhanu

Laghu Grantha

Panch maha yajya vidhi

Shastratha Sangraha

Yajvidhi

Vedang Prakash

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati – founder, Arya Samaj

“I have not come to preach any new dogmas or religion, nor to establish a new order, nor be proclaimed a new Messiah or Pontiff. I have only brought before my people the light of the Vedic wisdom which had been hidden during the centuries of India’s thralldom.”   – Swami dayanand

Inspiring quotes >

Even if people burn my fingers by burning them as candle sticks then even I will never deviate from path of saying truth.