{"id":5962,"date":"2026-01-12T11:58:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arshaworld.org\/avs\/?p=5962"},"modified":"2026-01-14T12:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:33:42","slug":"national-youth-day-marks-the-birth-anniversary-of-swami-vivekananda-ji","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arshaworld.org\/avs\/national-youth-day-marks-the-birth-anniversary-of-swami-vivekananda-ji\/","title":{"rendered":"12th of January \u201cNational Youth Day\u201d marks the 163rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda Ji!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Today 12th of January \u201cNational Youth Day\u201d marks the 163rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda Ji!<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Swami Vivekananda was a great soul who deeply moved the hearts of humanity with his spellbinding speech starting with the famous opening address \u201cMy brothers and sisters of America,\u201d. It was the powerful call for \u2018Universal brotherhood\u2019 that resounded there, which at that time was a very rare concept in Western thought.<\/p>

Swamiji delivered his address in 1893, in Chicago at the Parliament of the World\u2019s Religions, held as part of the World\u2019s Columbian Exposition which was in connection with the 400th anniversary of Columbus\u2019s arrival in America. The Newspapers and other media had published reports of the event giving significant prominence to Vivekanand ji. This marked the beginning of his triumphant conquest of the West!<\/p>

Subsequently, Vivekanandaji had delivered nearly a dozen speeches at the exposition. In 1894, Swamiji established the Vedanta Society in New York. Later, he made conviction in the hearts of the public globally about the greatness of Sanatana Dharma through numerous lectures and extensive tours across England and America.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\u201cDoes God exist? Can God be seen? How is that possible? What is the true meaning of life?\u201d; likewise questions related to Prapancha and Iswara were those which filled Swamiji\u2019s mind since his childhood. Although he had met many Sannyasis and scholars, none of them could fully satisfy his questions. Swamiji was known as \u2018Narendra\u2019 before embracing Sannyasa life.<\/p>

At that time, it was from his English teacher, Professor Hastie, that Sri Narendra who was a student, came to know about the Mahayogi Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, who was living at Dakshineswar.<\/p>

In 1881, when Narendra arrived in the presence of Sri Ramakrishna ji along with a few friends, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ji received him as if Narendra was someone he had been waiting for for a long time. It was this divine meeting which determined the course of Narendra\u2019s future. The words of Sri Ramakrishna Ji himself proves that it was not a mere casual meeting.<\/p>

\u201cWhy did it take so long for you to come? For how long have I been yearning to share my spiritual experiences and open my heart\u2026!\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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God will manifest himself before the one who sincerely longs for the vision of God.\u201d was the answer Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa gave for the question \u201cCan we see God?\u201d which had troubled Narendra for a very long time. That meeting with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ji was a turning point in the life of Narendra. He found his spiritual guru in Sri Ramakrishna Deva Paramahamsa ji and he in turn found in Narendra, his successor.<\/p>

Sri Narendranath Datta, who later became Swami Vivekananda, was born on the morning of Monday, 12th January 1863, on the auspicious day of Makara Sankranti, during the month of Pausha, when Krishna Saptami and Hasta Nakshatra coincided. He was born in a prosperous family in Simla, a locality in northern Kolkata. He was the sixth of ten children to Vishwanath Datta, a legal scholar and lawyer, and Bhuvaneshwari Devi, a highly educated and renowned history scholar.<\/div>
Swami Vivekananda was the leading modern exponent of the Vedanta Shastra, the highest spiritual vision in Sanatana Dharma,<\/div>
and a spiritual Guru whose influence had spread across the world.<\/div>
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Swamiji was the chief disciple of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa ji and also the founder of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The discourses of Swami Vivekananda ji had played a vital role in awakening the youth of India. Swamiji was able to inspire followers across the world and create promoters of the message of Sanatana Dharma through idea-rich speeches and fearless discourses.<\/p>

The selfless, Karma-Yoga\u2013based noble works done by him had illuminated new chapters in the renaissance history of Indian culture and Hindu Dharma.<\/p>

Swamiji had once said:<\/div>
\u201cThe goal of our life is to bring Sanatana Dharma into everyone\u2019s life. As was the norm in the past, Hindu Dharma must reach the palaces of kings as well as the huts of the poorest peasants. The common heritage of our race, our birthright, Aarsha Dharma must reach every one\u2019s doorstep free of charge. Vedic Dharma must be made as easy and free in India as the air we breathe. This is the real work that we have to do in India. I am confident that as Arya Dharma reaches every heart, all miseries will vanish like that darkness that sees light.\u201d<\/div>
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On the birth anniversary of this great soul, we pledge that Aarsha Vidya Samaj will continue to strive tirelessly to fulfill his call:<\/div>
\u201cDharmo Rakshathi Rakshithaha\u201d<\/div>
(Dharma protects those who protect it.)<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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With love and regards,<\/strong><\/div>
Aarsha Vidya Samajam<\/strong><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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