Dayananda Saraswati Quotes


He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.


Citations

Saraswati, Dayananda. Light of Truth. Translated by Chiranjiva Bharadwaja, Arya Pratinidhi Sabha, 1915, p. 723.

Related Quotes

Dayananda Saraswati
Dayananda Saraswati
  • Born: February 12, 1824
  • Died: October 30, 1883
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Leader

Dayananda Saraswati (pronunciation (help·info)) was an Indian philosopher, social leader and founder of the Arya Samaj, a reform movement of the Vedic dharma. He was the first to give the call for Swaraj as "India for Indians" in 1876, a call later taken up by Lokmanya Tilak. Denouncing the idolatry and ritualistic worship, he worked towards reviving Vedic ideologies. Subsequently, the philosopher and President of India, S. Radhakrishnan called him one of the "makers of Modern India", as did Sri Aurobindo.