He opposed child marriage and encouraged widow remarriage. He also started the Shuddhi Movement to reconvert those Hindus who had been converted to other religions.ĭayanand Saraswati attacked decadent socio-religious customs and practices. His philosophy was- “Go back to the Vedas”. He said the all knowledge was contained in the Vedas and the social problems of India could be solved but studying the Vedas.
He left home at an early age and wandered across the country in search of knowledge and answers to his spiritual questions.ĭayanand Saraswati believed in the existence of only One Supreme Reality which should be worshipped in spirit not form. Born in AD 1824 at Gujarat, he was named Mul Shankara b his parents. Swami Dayanand SaraswatiĪ powerful religious and social reform movement in northern Indian was started by Swami Dayanand Saraswati. A powerful religious and social reform movement in northern Indian was started by Swami Dayanand Saraswati.
