Question

Swami Dayanand Saraswati

1. Was opposed to the worship of idols of Gods and Goddesses.

2. regarded the Vedas as infallible

3. had met and had discussion with Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

1. 1, 2 and 3
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 1 and 3 only
4. 1 and 2 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : 1, 2 and 3

The correct answer is 1,2 and 3 only.

• Swami Dayananda, traveled all over the North to places like Ajmer, Haridwar, Jaipur, Meerut, Gwalior, spreading the knowledge of Vedas among ordinary people.
• He mentioned that Idol worship was never a part of the Vedas, and God has no shape nor form. 
• Swami Dayanand Saraswati opposed the worship of idols of Gods and Goddesses. Hence statement 1 is correct.
• He rejected all later religious thought on the grounds of its conflict with the Vedas. 
• Dayanand regarded the Vedas as eternal and infallible and laid down his own interpretations of them in a book entitled Satyārth Prakāś.
• He considered the Vedas to be the inspired word of God and the fount of all knowledge. Hence statement 2 is correct.
• Initially, Swami had lectured in Sanskrit with the help of interpreters.
• But on the advice of Keshab Chandra Sen, the Swami started lecturing in Hindi.
• The idea of organizing the Arya Sarnaj originated after the Calcutta visit.
• In Calcutta, Dayanand met Ishwarchandra Vidyasagar, Barrister Chandra Shekhar Sen, Barrister Umeshchandra Bandhopadhya and Pt. Satyavrat Samshrami. Hence statement 3 is correct.