Swami Vivekananda was a great man who always believed in karma. The evils that were going on in the society under the guise of religion. He worked to eliminate them and take the society on a new path. Swami Vivekananda always gave importance to ultimate mobility. He used to say that nothing is impossible to do in life.

But it is very important to have discipline. He believed in yoga and meditation. He used to say that through meditation and yoga, whatever a person wants can be achieved. It is said about him that once he read a book, he never forgot it in his life.

Swami Vivekananda is an ideal for the youth of India. By following his path, the youth can make their life meaningful. The great saint of Indian tradition, Swami Ramakrishna Paramahansa was his guru.

After coming in contact with Ramakrishna Paramhansa ji, Vivekananda ji had made human service his religion. Vivekananda ji did many such things for the upliftment of Hindu religion due to which Hindus will always be indebted to him.

Swami Vivekananda was born on 12 January 1863, on the day of Makar Sakranti, in an affluent Kayastha Bengali family of Kolkata. When Vivekananda ji was born, Kolkata was the capital of the British Empire.

Swami Vivekananda's childhood name was Narendranath Dutt but everyone lovingly called him Narendra. His father's name was Vishwanath Dutt. Who was a famous lawyer of Kolkata High Court. There was a lot of discussion about his advocacy. He was also well versed in Persian and English language.

His grandfather's name was Durgacharan Dutt. Who was a great scholar of Sanskrit and Persian. Narendra's grandfather left his home and took up Sannyasa at the age of 25. His mother's name was Bhuneshwari Devi. Which was the duodenum. His mother had immense faith in God. Most of his time was spent in worshiping Lord Shiva.

There were no brothers and sisters in total. Father had progressive views and mother had religious practices. Due to which there was a deep impact on the thinking and personality of child Narendra due to which he started moving towards spirituality since childhood. Narendra's family were devotees of Shiva.

Narendra Nath was very mischievous in his childhood and it was very difficult for his parents to handle him. Many times his mother used to say angrily that I had asked God for a son for myself.

But they gave me a demon and they used to do mischief even with their friends and elders. He used to ask such questions from Ramayana and Mahabharata to his teachers, great storytellers and pundits, which were difficult for him to answer. Since childhood he had a desire to know God.

In 1871, Vishwanath Dutt got Narendra admitted in the Metropolitan Institution of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar. When he was just 8 years old and he received his primary education from here, in 1877 his family suddenly moved to Raipur for some reason.

Due to which he left his studies midway. His family came back to Kolkata in 1879. When he returned to Kolkata, Narendra resumed his studies and he took the entrance examination of President's College and stood first in the entrance examination of President's College. He became the first student to get division and took admission in President College.

Narendra was inquisitive about various subjects like religion, history, philosophy, social science, literature and art. Apart from Vedas, Upanishads, Ramayana, Bhagwat, Geeta, Mahabharata and Puranas, he had special interest in many Hindu scriptures. He used to fulfill the curiosities of his mind by reading these scriptures.

Narendra always took part in physical yoga games and all types of sports. Bey was adept in Indian traditional music. A year later, he took admission in the Scottish Church College, Kolkata and started studying philosophy. Here he studied Western logic, Western philosophy and the history of European countries.

In 1884, Narendra had obtained the BA degree and also studied law. The time of 1884 was very sad for Swami Vivekananda because at this time he lost his father Vishwanath Dutt and after his father's death, he had no influence on him. The responsibility of brothers and sisters had come.

But he faced his responsibilities well without being afraid of the circumstances and made even the impossible possible with his strong faith and determination. Child Narendra was very intelligent since childhood due to which people also called him Shrutidhar .

Whatever he saw or read once, he would never forget it in his life. Such an amazingly knowledgeable person had never been seen anywhere else. As his age was increasing, his knowledge was also increasing and his devotion towards God was also increasing. His devotion and devotion increased due to which he joined the Brahmo Samaj, but even his methods of prayers and devotion could not satisfy his curiosity towards God.

When Narendra joined the Brahmo Samaj, he got the opportunity to meet the head of the Brahmo Samaj, Devendra Nath Tagore. Then, out of his curiosity, he asked Maharishi Devendra Nath Tagore whether he had seen God. Devendra Nath Tagore was surprised to hear his question and he understood that only Ramakrishna Paramahamsa could satisfy his curiosity. Then Devendra Nath Tagore advised him to go to Ramakrishna Paramahamsa.

After this, Narendra met Ramakrishna Paramahamsa of Dakshineswar in 1881. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa was not a very great scholar. But he was a great devotee of Mother Kali. He used to be a priest of a temple of Maa Kali. When Vivekananda ji met him for the first time, as per his habit he asked him the question, have you seen God, to which he replied, yes, I have seen God so closely.

As closely as I have been watching you, he was the only person to give such an answer to Narendra and Narendra was able to feel the truth of what he said very well. At that time, for the first time he was so impressed by a person. That he started meeting Ramakrishna Paramahansa Ji again and again and to satisfy his curiosity, he made Ramakrishna Paramahansa Ji his guru.

As Narendra continued to move forward on the path shown by him, his devotion and devotion towards his Guru increased and the relationship between Guru and disciple became more unbreakable. Thus, Swami Vivekananda studied Advaita for 5 years under the tutelage of his Guru. Acquired knowledge of Vedanta.

In 1885, Ramakrishna Paramhansa was struggling with a terrible disease like mouth cancer, when one of his disciples showed disgust by refusing to serve him. Swamiji was very saddened by this and he took upon himself the responsibility of serving his Guru. To show his love and service towards his Guru, Swamiji himself used to pick up the spittoon of phlegm and blood kept near his bed and throw it away.

He had selfless devotion and unalloyed devotion towards the Guru. He wanted to merge his existence in Gurudev and spread India's spiritual treasures throughout the world in the future. He had immense love and devotion in his heart for his Guru, the result of which was seen by the whole world.

He had dedicated his entire life to his Guru and his Guru's body had become completely dilapidated. But he still remained engaged in devotion to Guru without worrying about his family and his own food, that is why Ramakrishna Paramhansa, seeing so much dedication towards himself, declared Swamiji as his successor.

On 16 August 1886, Swamiji established the Ramakrishna Sangha in Varahanagar after the death of his Guru Ramakrishna Paramhansa because his Guru had made him his successor. But later it was named Ramakrishna Math. After the establishment of Ramakrishna Math, at the age of just 25, Swamiji took a vow of celibacy and renunciation and after this he left the name of Narendra and started being known by the name of Swami Vivekananda.

Swami ji continued to be engaged in building a new India and the day came in his life which snatched away from us a saint of spiritual heritage who had hoisted the flag of India in foreign countries. On July 4, 1902, the last day of his life, he woke up early in the morning and went to Belur Math and meditated for 3 hours. On the same day, he recited Shukla Yajurveda while explaining the Sanskrit grammar and philosophy of yoga.

Told his disciples that now another Vivekananda is needed to understand what this Vivekananda has done so far and went to his room at 7:00 in the evening and said that now no one will disturb him and at 9:10 in the night During his death, his disciples announced that Swami Vivekananda had attained Mahasamadhi. His last rites were performed on the banks of river Ganga.

Someone was influenced by Swami Vivekananda, a very influential and prodigious talent. He infused a new energy into every youth of the country, which not only provided guidance to the youth but also enabled them to improve their lives.

Such people were also influenced by Swami Vivekananda whose life itself can influence others. Among these people, mainly our Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Narendra Modi, Anna Hazare, Nikola Tesla, Anne Besant Rolande, Chakraborty Rajagopalachari were influenced. This was such a person.

In the present times, whose life has also become ideal, but it is a matter of thinking that how simple and well-organized a person Swami Vivekananda was. Whose ideals influenced so many great people.

According to Banhatti, Swami Vivekananda was a complete artist in himself. He was a good writer, singer and painter. The essays written by him were published in both Ramakrishna Mission and Ramakrishna Math magazines. Swami Vivekananda was a person who had a good command over the language.

Due to which people could understand all the lectures he gave very easily because his lectures were very effective.

Swami Vivekananda was rich in versatile talent. Who had a deep impact on everyone, his life is an example for the entire youth of India. He used to say that if a person wishes, he can achieve everything he wants to achieve by taking a strong determination. Every year, Swami Vivekananda's birthday is celebrated as Youth Day on January 12. It is also called Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary. Is.

During his lifetime, Swamiji reached Kanyakumari on 24 December 1892. Here he went to a hill near the sea and meditated in solitude for three consecutive days. This hill is today known as Vivekananda Memorial and has become a very famous and philosophical place. .

In this way, Swamiji spent his entire life in charity and created a new India for our upliftment.

Swami Vivekananda was a very intelligent and talented person, due to his nature and always doing good works for the country, he attracted all the people towards himself. Due to this, Swami Vivekananda had become an ideal in the eyes of all the youth. 12 January is celebrated as Youth Day in the country and it is said that a person can achieve everything in life through yoga and meditation.

Spiritual Ambassador of India and Saint Swami Vivekananda

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