The word Hindu does not appear anywhere in the Vedic texts or even the Bhagavad Gita. Saraswati argues that the word Hindu is an improper word or misnomer- the correct word is Vaidic Dharma or Sanathana Dharma, a religion based upon the Vedas. Like with any aging society without reforms, the customs gave way to superstition and ignorance wherein practice superseded reason and the spread of blind faith threatened degradation of "Hindu" society. The caste system based on birth became strong and gave rise to further fragmentation. Great differences developed among the different sects and divided and weakened Hindu society. Their practitioners slowly migrated away from the teachings of the Vedas attaching greater significance to their founders and their preachings.
The major portion of the book is dedicated to laying down the reformist advocacy of Swami Dayanand with the last four chapters making a case for comparative study of different religious faiths.ĭayanand Saraswati claims in Satyarth Prakash Chapter VII that human beings live on sun, moon and other celestial bodies.ĭuring the Middle Ages of Indian history, many faiths and sects sprang up in religious and social spheres of Hindu society. The book was subsequently revised by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in 1882 and has been translated into more than 20 languages including Sanskrit and foreign languages, including English, French, German, Swahili, Arabic and Chinese.
Satyarth Prakash ( Hindi: सत्यार्थ प्रकाश, Satyārth′ prakāś′ – "The Light of Meaning of the Truth" or The Light of Truth) is an 1875 book written originally in Hindi by Dayanand Saraswati (Swami Dayanand), a religious and social reformer and the founder of Arya Samaj. AUM or Based on its etymology, OM is considered by the Arya Samaj to be the highest and most proper name of God.
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