Swami Karpatri | |
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![]() Swami in his ashram in Varanasi. | |
President of Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad | |
In office 1948–1971 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | position disestablished |
Personal | |
Born | Har Narayan Ojha 11 August 1907 [1] |
Died | 7 February 1982 74) | (aged
Religion | Hinduism |
Denomination | Dashanami Sampradaya |
Known for | Hindu revivalism and activism |
Organization | |
Founder of | Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad |
Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
Religious career | |
Teacher | Brahmananda Saraswati |
Swami Karpatri (1907–1980) born as Har Narayan Ojha was a Hindu saint and revivalist,who founded Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad. He was also a writer and lead many pro-Hindu movements such as cow protection movement and was a vocal critic of the Sangh Parivar and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. [2]
He was a sannyasi in the Hindu Dashanami monastic tradition and was of conservative branch of Hinduism.
He was born in a Saryuparin Brahmin family in a small village of Bhatni in Pratapgarh,United Provinces of Agra and Oudh,British India (now modern-day Uttar Pradesh). From early childhood he had no interest in worldly matters and was married to Srimati Mahadevi at the age of 9 in the year 1916. [1] He planned home to left home in order to attain Sannyasa,though his father insisted him to give them a child before leaving. After which a girl child was born to him,after which he left his home at the age of 19. [3]
He went to Sangved Vidyalaya and started his Sanskrit grammar education in 1926. After this,he studied Vedanta and other darshanas from Swami Vishveshvarashrama. [4]
On the day of Vijayadashmi,He established Dharm Sangh in the year 1940. He travelled through all parts of India and established many branches of Dharm Sangh. The Slogan was:
Dharma ki Jaya Ho
Victory to Dharma!
Adharma ka Nash Ho
He revived the lost traditions of Varanasi. [6]
Dharm Sangh under leadership of Swami Karpatri helped the Noakhali victims of 1946 riots and provided them land, food and financial aid. [6]
He re-converted Hindus who were forcibly made Muslims and gave them initiation under Rama-Nama. [7] [8]
He and his group was the first one to be jailed in Independent India. Even before Independence, In the year 1947, he started protests and meetings from the month of April. On the night of 14 August 1947, the members of Dharm Sangh were raising the slogans of "Bharat Akhand Ho" (May Bharat be united), All of them were jailed. [6]
He was a disciple of Shankaracharya of Jyotir Math Swami Brahmananda Saraswati. [9] He spent most of his life at Varanasi.
Swami Nishchalananda Saraswati, the 145th Govardhan Peeth Shankaracharya of Puri, Odisha, is an eminent disciple of Swami Karpatri. [10]
He initiated Alain Daniélou, a noted French Historian into Shaivite Hinduism under the name, Shiv Sharan. [11]
Other than DharmSangh, In 1948, Swami Karpatri founded the Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad (RRP), [12] A traditionalist Hindu party. The RRP won three Lok Sabha seats in the 1952 Lok Sabha election and two in 1962. [13] He led a movement against the Hindu Code Bill. He was also a prominent agitator in 1966 anti-cow slaughter agitation. [14] On 18 April 1948, he founded the newspaper Sanmarg which promoted Sanatana Dharma and also advocated against the Hindu Code Bill and voiced opposition on cow slaughters. [15]
On the day of his demise in the year 1980 “Magh Shukla Chaturdashi”, he asked his disciples to sing the "Ayodhya Tyaga" story of Ramayana for him; he himself did the recitation of Sri Sukta and at the end by keeping the idol of Krishna on his chest, he died by reciting "Shiva Shiva Shiva" thrice. [6]
Swami Karpatri maintained no-compromise policy with regards to Hindu laws and Shastras. He was called Dharmasamrata [16] [8] (English: The Emperor of Dharma) by the masses.
In 1932, when he was in his late 20s, he debated with Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya on the topic Pranava (ॐ). [17] Unable to Answer Swami Karpatri's arguments, Malaviya accepted his defeat. This incident was later published in the book "Mananiya Prashnottara". [18]
A debate took place in 1964; this one was between Sanatani Pandits and Arya Samaj. Swami Karpatri was just a viewer in the debate, but he later joined the debate with Yudhisthir Mimansak. [19]
Another debate took place in 1965 between Swami Karpatri and Madhva sampradaya sanyasi Sri Vidyamanya Teerth. Sri Vidyamanya challenged people to defend Advaita Siddhanta. Swami Karpatri accepted the challenge and the debate went on for 2 days. [20] As Vidyamanya Tirth Swami Ji posed insightful questions, Karpatri Maharaj Ji resorted to logical reasoning of vedanta. The flaws in the arguments of Vidyamanya Tirth Swami Ji became evident, leaving him with no substantial counterpoints. Eventually, Swami Karpatri Ji's logical reasoning prevailed, marking his victory in the debate. [21]
Marxwad Aur Ramrajya: Criticism of Modern Ideologies such as Marxism, Feminism etc. [22] [23]
Vichar Piyush: A Summary of Swami Karpatri's Thoughts. [24]
Bhakti Sudha: An anthology of various articles written by Swami Karpatri on importance of Bhakti. [25]
Bhagwat Sudha: Explaining the Essence of Srimad Bhagvat Puran. [26]
Sri Radha Sudha: A record of Swami Karpatri's speeches on Radha Sudha Nidhi. [27]
Bhakti Rasarnava: A Unique work on Bhakti. [28]
Pibata Bhagvata Rasamalaya: A Book dealing with Rasa of Srimad Bhagvata Purana. [29]
Kaal Mimansa: A work dealing with the chronology in context of the Pauranic and Other Hindu Epic literature. [30]
Kya Sambhog se Samadhi: A Simple Refutation of Osho's interpretation of Samadhi. [31]
Capitalism, Socialism and Ramrajya: Refuting Osho's shallow understanding on these Ideologies. [32]
Ramayana Mimansa: A Book with systematic analysis of the Hindu Epic Ramayana. [33]
Ved Ka Swaroop Aur Pramanya: The epistemological significance and Structure of the Vedas. [34]
Veda Pramanya Mimansa: Establishing the supreme authority of Vedas. [35]
VedaSwarupVimarsh: A Short book defining the swarupa of Vedas while refuting the claims of Social Reformers and Modern day Scholars Like Swami Dayanand. [36]
Samanvaya Samrajya Samrakshanam:A work dealing with coordination between various schools of Hinduism. [37]
Ahamartha aur Parmartha Sara: A commentary on Patanjali's work "Parmarth Sara" with the refutation of Vishishta Advaita View. [38]
Nastika-Astika Vaad: A point to point refutation of Nastika Arguments used against Astikas. [39]
Videsh Yatra Shastriya Paksha: The Views of Hindu Shastras on Travelling Abroad. [40]
Sankirtan Mimansa evam Varnashrama Dharma: A text Describing the maintenance of Varnashrama Dharma along with Holy Enchanting. [41]
Rss aur Hindu Dharma: Deals with Structural criticism of Sangh-Sponsored Anti-Shastra ideology. [42] Gau - Ek Samagra Chintan: The importance of Cow within Hinduism and Humanity as a whole. [43]
Vedartha Parijata: Explaining the True Essence of the Vedas along with Commentary. [44]
Kumbha Tithyadi Nirnaya: A treatise dealing with the astrological conclusions in context of Tithis and Kumbha Parva. [45]
Yajurveda Commentary: Bhashya (Commentary) of Shukla Yajurveda by Swami Karpatri in eight parts.< [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53]
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