Satyarth Prakash

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Satyarth Prakash is a seminal Hindu reformist text authored by Swami Dayanand Saraswati that critiques orthodox practices and advocates a return to the Vedas.

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Satyarth Prakash canonical 2
Satyartha Prakasha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu reformist text ⓘ
book ⓘ
religious text ⓘ
altName Light of Truth ⓘ
linked to: The Light of Truth

Satyartha Prakasha ⓘ
linked to: Satyarth Prakash
associatedWith Arya Samaj ⓘ
author Swami Dayanand Saraswati ⓘ
centralTheme Hindu reform ⓘ
critique of religious orthodoxy ⓘ
return to the Vedas ⓘ
countryOfOrigin India ⓘ
critiques caste-based discrimination ⓘ
idol worship ⓘ
polytheism ⓘ
ritualism ⓘ
doctrine Vedic monotheism ⓘ
rejection of later Puranic practices ⓘ
genre polemical literature ⓘ
religious philosophy ⓘ
hasCommentaries multiple Arya Samaj scholars ⓘ
historicalContext 19th-century Hindu reform ⓘ
influenced Hindu reform movements in North India ⓘ
social reform in colonial India ⓘ
inspired Arya Samaj educational institutions ⓘ
keyFigureDescribed Vedic rishis ⓘ
language Hindi ⓘ
movement Arya Samaj ⓘ
opposes animal sacrifice ⓘ
child marriage ⓘ
untouchability ⓘ
promotes ethical living ⓘ
truthfulness ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ
publicationYear 1875 ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
structure divided into chapters called samullasas ⓘ
supports Vedic authority ⓘ
education for women ⓘ
monotheism ⓘ
rational interpretation of scripture ⓘ
social reform ⓘ
titleMeaning The Light of Truth ⓘ
translatedInto English ⓘ
Gujarati ⓘ
Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language

Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language

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Arya Samaj → scripturalBasis → Satyarth Prakash ⓘ
Swami Dayanand Saraswati → authored → Satyarth Prakash ⓘ
Satyarth Prakash → altName → Satyartha Prakasha ⓘ
linked to: Satyarth Prakash