Question

How did Mool Shankar acquire true knowledge?

Answer 1

Answer:

Swami Dayanand Saraswati was more than a religious leader of India who left deep impact on the Indian society. He founded the Arya Samaj that brought about changes in the religious perception of Indians. He voiced his opinions against idolatry and the pointless emphasis on empty ritualism, and man-made dictates that women are not allowed to read the Vedas. His idea of denouncing the caste system inherited by oneself in lieu of their birth was nothing short of radical. He brought about a complete overhaul of the education system by introducing Anglo-Vedic schools to offer Indian students an updated curriculum teaching both the knowledge of the Vedas along with contemporary English education. Although he was never really involved in politics directly, his political observations were the source of inspiration for a number of political leaders during India’s struggle for independence. He was given the epithet of Maharishi and is considered as one of the Makers of Modern India.

Answer 2

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ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜɪᴠᴀʀᴀᴛʀɪ ɪɴ 1838 ᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ꜱʜɪᴠᴀ ᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏʟ ꜱʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴡᴀᴍɪ ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ. ʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴡ ᴀ ʀᴀᴛ ᴄʟɪᴍʙɪɴɢ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱʜɪᴠᴀʟɪɴɢᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏꜰꜰᴇʀɪɴɢꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪɢʜᴛ ꜰɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴍᴏᴏʟ ꜱʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ 14 ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅɪꜱɢᴜꜱᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ʀɪᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇʟɪᴇꜰꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ, “ᴄᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴋɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ꜰᴏʀᴍɪᴅᴀʙʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴꜱ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀꜰᴜʟ ꜱʜɪᴠᴀ, ʙᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴡᴇᴀᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ꜱʜᴏᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴀ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ʀᴀᴛɪᴊ” ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴇᴅꜱ ᴏꜰ ʀᴇʙᴇʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴀʟ ᴅɪꜱᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴠᴀꜱɪᴠᴇ ɪᴅᴏʟ ᴡᴏʀꜱʜɪᴘ ɪɴ ʜɪɴᴅᴜɪꜱᴍ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ꜱᴏᴡɴ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴍɪɴᴅ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴀɴʏᴀꜱᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏᴏʟ ꜱʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀ’ꜱ ᴍɪɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴡᴏ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴍ, ᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴄʜᴏʟᴇʀᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ʀᴇɪɴꜰᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ, ᴘᴀꜱꜱᴇᴅ ᴀᴡᴀʏ. ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇʟᴇꜱꜱ ʙᴏᴅʏ, ʜᴇ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ, “ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ. ɪ ᴍᴜꜱᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛᴇ ᴍʏꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀʟᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴ”. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜᴋᴛɪ (ᴇᴍᴀɴᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ) ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ (ꜱᴡᴀᴅʜʏᴀʏᴀ) ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪꜱɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʏᴏɢᴀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ, ʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴛ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ʜɪᴍꜱᴇʟꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴀꜱᴋ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴅᴀꜱ; ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍ ʏᴏɢᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀꜱ. ʟɪᴋᴇ ꜱʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀᴀᴄʜᴀʀʏᴀ, ʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟʟᴇᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴇxᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴀɴꜱᴋʀɪᴛ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ — ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴅᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪꜱ ᴏᴘᴘᴏɴᴇɴᴛꜱ ɪɴ ꜱᴀɴꜱᴋʀɪᴛ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ʟᴇᴄᴛᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ʜɪɴᴅᴜꜱᴛᴀɴɪ.

ʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ꜱᴀɴʏᴀꜱɪ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏꜰ 24. ʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪꜱ ᴅɪᴋꜱʜᴀ (ʙᴀᴘᴛɪꜱᴍ) ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴡᴀᴍɪ ᴘᴜʀɴᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ꜱᴀʀᴀꜱᴡᴀᴛɪ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀɴᴋꜱ ᴏꜰ ɴᴀʀᴍᴀᴅᴀ. ꜱᴡᴀᴍɪ ᴘᴜʀɴᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ꜱᴀʀᴀꜱᴡᴀᴛɪ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ꜱᴀʀᴀꜱᴡᴀᴛɪ. ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴠᴇᴅᴀꜱ, ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴄᴏɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴠᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛꜱ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴅᴏɢᴍᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜱᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴄʀᴇᴘᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜɪɴᴅᴜ ᴇᴛʜɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴍᴏʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ. ᴜɴʟɪᴋᴇ ʙᴜᴅᴅʜᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀʜᴀᴠɪʀᴀ, ʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴅᴀꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ᴀʀɢᴜᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴜɴʙɪᴀꜱᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴘʀᴇᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴜʀɢᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇʀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴇʀᴀᴅɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪꜱᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɴɪʜɪʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇꜱ ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ.

ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪʀʟᴡɪɴᴅ ᴛᴏᴜʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴄʜᴏʟᴀʀꜱ, ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴍᴀᴛʜᴜʀᴀ. ʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴛ ꜱᴡᴀᴍɪ ᴠɪʀᴊᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪʟʏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ʜɪᴍ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴜᴛᴇʟᴀɢᴇ. ꜱᴡᴀᴍɪ ᴠɪʀᴊᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ, ʙʟɪɴᴅ ʙʏ ʙɪʀᴛʜ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴛʀɪᴄᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴄɪᴘʟɪɴᴀʀɪᴀɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀ ꜰᴀʀ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀɪᴛɪᴄ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴛ ᴅᴏɢᴍᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴘᴇʀꜱᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ɪɴ ʜɪɴᴅᴜɪꜱᴍ. ʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱꜱᴜᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴜᴀᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏʀɪɢɪɴᴀʟ ᴠᴇᴅɪᴄ ᴛᴇxᴛꜱ. ᴅᴀʏᴀɴᴀɴᴅᴀ ꜱᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇᴅᴀꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜱʜᴀꜱᴛʀɪᴄ ᴛᴇxᴛꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴛᴜᴛᴇʟᴀɢᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ.

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