Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

Indian reformer, Arya Samaj founder.

An Indian philosopher and social reformer, he founded the Arya Samaj, a movement aimed at promoting Vedic knowledge, social equality, and a reformed Hindu society. He advocated for the removal of caste-based discrimination, idol worship, and other social ills, emphasizing the importance of education and the belief in one God. Swami Dayananda Saraswati’s contributions to the Indian Renaissance included encouraging women's rights, promoting scientific thinking, and reviving the study of the ancient Vedas as a way to promote truth and morality.

Swami Dayanand Saraswati Quotes about Truth

  • Truth can be stated in a thousand different ways, yet each one can be true.
  • He is good and wise who always speaks the truth, acts on the dictates of virtue, and tries to make others good and happy.
  • Truth alone triumphs, not untruth.
  • I love to follow truth; nay, I have made it my duty to persuade others to act on truth and abjure falsehood for the sake of their own good. So, the eradication of iniquities is the object of my life.