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12th January 1863 Swami Vivekanand Born Narendra Nath Datta Hindu Monk And Philosopher As An Ardent Disciple Of Swami Ramkrishna Paramhans





Swami-Vivekananda

12 जनवरी विश्वविजेता स्वामी विवेकानंद / जन्म-दिवस

यदि कोई यह पूछे कि वह कौन युवा संन्यासी था, जिसने विश्व पटल पर भारत और हिन्दू धर्म की कीर्ति पताका फहराई, तो सबके मुख से निःसंदेह स्वामी विवेकानन्द का नाम ही निकलेगा।
विवेकानन्द का बचपन का नाम नरेन्द्र था। उनका जन्म कोलकाता में 12 जनवरी, 1863 को हुआ था। बचपन से ही वे बहुत शरारती, साहसी और प्रतिभावान थे। पूजा-पाठ और ध्यान में उनका मन बहुत लगता था।
नरेन्द्र के पिता उन्हें अपनी तरह प्रसिद्ध वकील बनाना चाहते थे; पर वे धर्म सम्बन्धी अपनी जिज्ञासाओं के लिए इधर-उधर भटकते रहते थे। किसी ने उन्हें दक्षिणेश्वर के पुजारी श्री रामकृष्ण परमहंस के बारे में बताया कि उन पर माँ भगवती की विशेष कृपा है। यह सुनकर नरेन्द्र उनके पास जा पहुँचे।
वहाँ पहुँचते ही उन्हें लगा, जैसे उनके मन-मस्तिष्क में विद्युत का संचार हो गया है। यही स्थिति रामकृष्ण जी की भी थी; उनके आग्रह पर नरेन्द्र ने कुछ भजन सुनाये। भजन सुनते ही परमहंस जी को समाधि लग गयी। वे रोते हुए बोले, नरेन्द्र मैं कितने दिनों से तुम्हारी प्रतीक्षा में था। तुमने आने में इतनी देर क्यों लगायी ? धीरे-धीरे दोनों में प्रेम बढ़ता गया। वहाँ नरेन्द्र की सभी जिज्ञासाओं का समाधान हुआ।
उन्होंने परमहंस जी से पूछा – क्या आपने भगवान को देखा है ? उन्होंने उत्तर दिया – हाँ, केवल देखा ही नहीं उससे बात भी की है। तुम चाहो तो तुम्हारी बात भी करा सकता हूँ। यह कहकर उन्होंने नरेन्द्र को स्पर्श किया। इतने से ही नरेन्द्र को भाव समाधि लग गयी। अपनी सुध-बुध खोकर वे मानो दूसरे लोक में पहुँच गये।
अब नरेन्द्र का अधिकांश समय दक्षिणेश्वर में बीतने लगा। आगे चलकर उन्होंने संन्यास ले लिया और उनका नाम विवेकानन्द हो गया। जब रामकृष्ण जी को लगा कि उनका अन्त समय पास आ गया है, तो उन्होंने विवेकानन्द को स्पर्श कर अपनी सारी आध्यात्मिक शक्तियाँ उन्हें दे दीं। अब विवेकानन्द ने देश-भ्रमण प्रारम्भ किया और वेदान्त के बारे में लोगों को जाग्रत करने लगे।
उन्होंने देखा कि ईसाई पादरी निर्धन ग्रामीणों के मन में हिन्दू धर्म के बारे में तरह-तरह की भ्रान्तियाँ फैलाते हैं। उन्होंने अनेक स्थानों पर इन धूर्त मिशनरियों को शास्त्रार्थ की चुनौती दी; पर कोई सामने नहीं आया। इन्हीं दिनों उन्हें शिकागो में होने जा रहे विश्व धर्म सम्मेलन का पता लगा। उनके कुछ शुभचिन्तकों ने धन का प्रबन्ध कर दिया। स्वामी जी भी ईसाइयों के गढ़ में ही उन्हें ललकारना चाहते थे। अतः वे शिकागो जा पहुँचे।
शिकागो का सम्मेलन वस्तुतः दुनिया में ईसाइयत की जयकार गुँजाने का षड्यन्त्र मात्र था। इसलिए विवेकानन्द को बोलने के लिए सबसे अन्त में कुछ मिनट का ही समय मिला; पर उन्होंने अपने पहले ही वाक्य ‘अमरीकावासियो भाइयो और बहिनो’ कहकर सबका दिल जीत लिया। तालियों की गड़गड़ाहट से सभागार गूँज उठा। यह 11 सितम्बर, 1893 का दिन था। उनका भाषण सुनकर लोगों के भ्रम दूर हुए। इसके बाद वे अनेक देशों के प्रवास पर गये। इस प्रकार उन्होंने सर्वत्र हिन्दू धर्म की विजय पताका लहरा दी।
भारत लौटकर उन्होंने श्री रामकृष्ण मिशन की स्थापना की, जो आज भी विश्व भर में वेदान्त के प्रचार में लगा है। जब उन्हें लगा कि उनके जीवन का लक्ष्य पूरा हो गया है, तो उन्होंने 4 जुलाई, 1902 को महासमाधि लेकर स्वयं को परमात्म में लीन कर लिया।

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    Swami Vivekananda

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    For other uses, see Swami Vivekananda (disambiguation).
    Swami Vivekananda
    Swami Vivekananda-1893-09-signed.jpg
    Vivekananda in Chicago, September 1893. On the left, Vivekananda wrote: "one infinite pure and holy – beyond thought beyond qualities I bow down to thee".[1]
    BornNarendranath Datta
    12 January 1863
    Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
    (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
    Died4 July 1902 (aged 39)
    Belur Math, Bengal Presidency,British India
    (now in West Bengal, India)
    NationalityIndian
    Founder ofBelur Math, Ramakrishna Math andRamakrishna Mission
    GuruRamakrishna
    PhilosophyVedanta
    Literary worksRaja Yoga, Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga
    Prominent Disciple(s)Ashokananda, Virajananda,Paramananda, Alasinga Perumal,Abhayananda, Sister Nivedita,Swami Sadananda
    Quotation"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached"
    (See more quotations in Wikiquote)
    Signature
    Swami Vivekananda (Bengali: [ʃami bibekanɒnɖo] ( listen), Shāmi Bibekānondo; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendra Nath Datta (Bengali: [nɔrend̪ro nat̪ʰ d̪ɔt̪t̪o]), was an Indian Hindu monk and chief disciple of the 19th-century saint Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the introduction of the Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the Western world[2] and is credited with raising interfaith awareness, bringingHinduism to the status of a major world religion during the late 19th century.[3] He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India, and contributed to the concept of nationalism in colonial India.[4] Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission.[2] He is perhaps best known for his inspiring speech which began, "Sisters and brothers of America ...,"[5] in which he introduced Hinduism at theParliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in 1893.
    Born into an aristocratic Bengali family of Calcutta, Vivekananda was inclined towards spirituality. He was influenced by his guru, Ramakrishna, from whom he learnt that all living beings were an embodiment of the divine self; therefore, service to God could be rendered by service to mankind. After Ramakrishna's death, Vivekananda toured the Indian subcontinent extensively and acquired first-hand knowledge of the conditions prevailing in British India. He later travelled to the United States, representing India at the 1893 Parliament of the World Religions. Vivekananda conducted hundreds of public and private lectures and classes, disseminating tenets of Hindu philosophy in the United States, England and Europe. In India, Vivekananda is regarded as a patriotic saint and his birthday is celebrated as National Youth Day in India.

    Early life (1863–1888)[edit]

    Birth and childhood[edit]

    A Bengali woman , sitting
    Vivekananda as a wandering monk
    (left) Bhuvaneswari Devi (1841–1911); "I am indebted to my mother for the efflorescence of my knowledge."[6] – Vivekananda
    (right) 3, Gourmohan Mukherjee Street, birthplace of Vivekananda, now converted into a museum and cultural centre
    Vivekananda was born Narendranath Datta (shortened to Narendra or Naren)[7] at his ancestral home at 3 Gourmohan Mukherjee Street in Calcutta, the capital of British India, on 12 January 1863 during the Makar Sankranti festival.[8] He belonged to a traditional BengaliKayastha family and was one of nine siblings.[9] His father, Vishwanath Datta, was an attorney at theCalcutta High Court.[10][11] Durgacharan Datta, Narendra's grandfather, was a Sanskrit and Persian scholar[12] who left his family and became a monk at age twenty-five.[13] His mother, Bhuvaneswari Devi, was a devout housewife.[12] The progressive, rational attitude of Narendra's father and the religious temperament of his mother helped shape his thinking and personality.[14][15]
    Narendra was interested spiritually from a young age, and used to meditate before the images of deities such as Shiva, Rama, and Sita.[16] He was fascinated by wandering ascetics and monks.[15] Narendra was naughty and restless as a child, and his parents often had difficulty controlling him. His mother said, "I prayed to Shiva for a son and he has sent me one of his demons".[13]

    Education[edit]

    In 1871 Narendra enrolled at Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's Metropolitan Institution, where he studied until his family moved to Raipur in 1877.[17] In 1879, after his family's return to Calcutta, he was the only student to receive first-division marks in the Presidency College entrance examination. [17] He was an avid reader[18] in a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, religion, history, social science, art and literature.[19] He was also interested in Hindu scriptures, including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Puranas. Narendra was trained in Indian classical music,[20] and regularly participated in physical exercise, sports and organised activities.[19]
    Narendra studied Western logic, Western philosophy and European history at the General Assembly's Institution (now known as the Scottish Church College).[21] In 1881 he passed the Fine Arts examination, and completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1884.[22][23] Narendra studied the works of David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Baruch Spinoza, Georg W. F. Hegel, Arthur Schopenhauer, Auguste Comte, John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin.[24][25] He became fascinated with the evolutionism of Herbert Spencer and corresponded with him,[26][27] translating Spencer's bookEducation (1861) into Bengali.[28] While studying Western philosophers, he also learned Sanskrit scriptures and Bengali literature.[25] William Hastie (principal of General Assembly's Institution) wrote, "Narendra is really a genius. I have travelled far and wide but I have never come across a lad of his talents and possibilities, even in German universities, among philosophical students".[24] Some accounts have called Narendra a shrutidhara (a person with a prodigious memory).[29][30][31]

    Spiritual apprenticeship[edit]

    See also: Swami Vivekananda and meditation
    Narendra became a member of a Freemasonry lodge and a breakaway faction of the Brahmo Samaj led by Keshub Chandra Sen and Debendranath Tagore.[21][32][33] His initial beliefs were shaped by Brahmo concepts, which included belief in a formless God and the deprecation of idolatry.[16][34]
    At this time, Narendra met Debendranath Tagore (the leader of Brahmo Samaj) and asked if he had seen God. Instead of answering his question, Tagore said "My boy, you have the Yogi '​s eyes."[32][28] Not satisfied with his knowledge of philosophy, Narendra wondered if God and religion could be made a part of one's growing experiences and deeply internalised. He asked several prominent Calcutta residents if they had come "face to face with God", but none of their answers satisfied him.[35][23]

    With Ramakrishna[edit]

    Main article: Relationship between Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda
    See also: Swami Vivekananda's prayer to Kali at Dakshineswar
    Narendra's first introduction to Ramakrishna occurred in a literature class at General Assembly's Institution when he heard Professor William Hastie lecturing on William Wordsworth's poem, The Excursion.[34] While explaining the word "trance" in the poem, Hastie suggested that his students visit Ramakrishna of Dakshineswar to understand the true meaning of trance. This prompted some of his students (including Narendra) to visit Ramakrishna.[36][37][38]
    Image of Ramakrishna, sitting.
    Image of Vivekananda, sitting in meditative posture, eyes opened
    (left) Ramakrishna, guru of Vivekananda (right) Vivekananda in Cossipore 1886
    In November 1881,.[a] when Narendra was preparing for his upcoming F. A. examination, Ram Chandra Dattaaccompanied him to Surendra Nath Mitra's, house where Ramakrishna was invited to deliver a lecture.[40] At this meeting, Ramakrishna asked young Narendra to sing. Impressed by his singing talent, he asked Narendra to come to Dakshineshwar.[41] Narendra did not consider this their first meeting, and neither man mentioned this meeting later.[36]
    In late 1881 or early 1882, Narendra went to Dakshineswar with two friends and met Ramakrishna.[36]This meeting proved to be a turning point in his life.[42]Although he did not initially accept Ramakrishna as his teacher and rebelled against his ideas, he was attracted by his personality and began to frequently visit him at Dakshineswar.[43] He initially saw Ramakrishna's ecstasies and visions as "mere figments of imagination"[14] and "hallucinations".[44] As a member of Brahmo Samaj, he opposed idol worship, polytheism and Ramakrishna's worship ofKali.[45] He even rejected the Advaita Vedanta of "identity with the absolute" as blasphemy and madness, and often ridiculed the idea.[44] Narendra tested Ramakrishna, who faced his arguments patiently: "Try to see the truth from all angles", he replied.[43]
    Narendra's father's sudden death in 1884 left the family bankrupt; creditors began demanding the repayment of loans, and relatives threatened to evict the family from their ancestral home. Narendra, once a son of a well-to-do family, became one of the poorest students in his college.[46] He unsuccessfully tried to find work and questioned God's existence,[47] but found solace in Ramakrishna and his visits to Dakshineswar increased.[48]
    One day Narendra requested Ramakrishna to pray to goddess Kali for their family's financial welfare. Ramakrishna suggested him to go to the temple himself and pray. Following Ramakrishna's suggestion, he went to the temple thrice, but failed to pray for any kind of worldly necessities and ultimately prayed for true knowledge and devotion from the goddess.[49][50][51] Narendra gradually grew ready to renounce everything for the sake of realising God, and accepted Ramakrishna as his Guru.[43]
    In 1885, Ramakrishna developed throat cancer, and was transferred to Calcutta and (later) to a garden house inCossipore. Narendra and Ramakrishna's other disciples took care of him during his last days, and Narendra's spiritual education continued. At Cossipore, he experienced Nirvikalpa samadhi.[52] Narendra and several other disciples received ochre robes from Ramakrishna, forming his first monastic order.[53] He was taught that service to men was the most effective worship of God.[14][52] Ramakrishna asked him to care for the other monastic disciples, and in turn asked them to see Narendra as their leader.[54] Ramakrishna died in the early-morning hours of 16 August 1886 in Cossipore.[54][55]

    Founding of first Ramakrishna Math at Baranagar[edit]

    Main article: Baranagar Math
    After Ramakrishna's death, his devotees and admirers stopped supporting his disciples. Unpaid rent accumulated, and Narendra and the other disciples had to find a new place to live.[56] Many returned home, adopting a Grihastha (family-oriented) way of life.[57] Narendra decided to convert a dilapidated house at Baranagar into a new math (monastery) for the remaining disciples. Rent for the Baranagar Math was low, raised by "holy begging" (mādhukarī). The math became the first building of the Ramakrishna Math: the monastery of the monastic order of Ramakrishna.[42] Narendra and other disciples used to spend many hours in practising meditation and religious austerities every day.[58] Narendra later reminisced about the early days of the monastery:[59]
    We underwent a lot of religious practice at the Baranagar Math. We used to get up at 3:00 am and become absorbed in japa and meditation. What a strong spirit of detachment we had in those days! We had no thought even as to whether the world existed or not.
    In 1887, Narendra compiled a Bengali song anthology named Sangeet Kalpataru with Vaishnav Charan Basak. Narendra collected and arranged most of the songs of this compilation, but could not finish the work of the book for unfavourable circumstances.[60]

    Monastic vows[edit]

    In December 1886, the mother of Baburam[b] invited Narendra and his other brother monks to Antpur village. Narendra and the other aspiring monks accepted the invitation and went to Antpur to spend few days. In Antpur, in the Christmas Eve of 1886, Narendra and eight other disciples took formal monastic vows.[58] They decided to live their lives as Jesus Christ lived.[58] Narendranath took the name "Swami Vivekananda".[61]

    Travels in India (1888–1893)[edit]

    In 1888, Narendra left the monastery as a Parivrâjaka— the Hindu religious life of a wandering monk, "without fixed abode, without ties, independent and strangers wherever they go".[62] His sole possessions were a kamandalu (water pot), staff and his two favourite books: the Bhagavad Gita and The Imitation of Christ.[63] Narendra travelled extensively in India for five years, visiting centres of learning and acquainting himself with diverse religious traditions and social patterns.[64][65] He developed sympathy for the suffering and poverty of the people, and resolved to uplift the nation.[64][66]Living primarily on bhiksha (alms), Narendra travelled on foot and by railway (with tickets bought by admirers). During his travels he met, and stayed with Indians from all religions and walks of life: scholars, dewans, rajas, Hindus, Muslims, Christians, paraiyars (low-caste workers) and government officials.[66]

    North[edit]

    In 1888 Narendra's first destination was Varanasi, where he visited the places where Gautama Buddha and Adi Shankarapreached[67][68] and met Bengali writer Bhudev Mukhopadhyay and Hindu saint Trailanga Swami.[69] After meeting Vivekananda, Mukhopadhyay said "Such vast experience and insight at such an early age! I am sure he will be a great man".[67] Narendra also met Sanskrit and Vedic scholar Babu Pramadadas Mitra,[70] with whom he corresponded on the interpretation of Hindu scriptures.[70][69] After leaving Varanasi, he visited Ayodhya, Lucknow, Agra, Vrindavan, Hathrasand Rishikesh.[68] When he was staying in Vrindavan, one day, he saw a man smoking a hookah. He asked to the man to give him a tobacco bowl, but the man refused to do so explaining he was a man of lower caste. Narendra initially accepted his point and started walking, but within few minutes, he started feeling ashamed, as he had been practising "non-duality of soul" for a long time. He returned to the man, once again requested him to give him tobacco boil and despite the man's reluctance, he took the hookah from him and started smoking.[71]
    Vivekananda sitting, black and white image
    Vivekananda as a wandering monk
    After Ramakrishna's death, in January 1887 Vivekananda (then Narendranath Datta) and eight other disciples of Ramakrishna took formal monastic vows in Baranagar Math. In 1888, Narendra left the math and began life as a wandering monk. Both photos were taken at this time.[72]
    While on the way to Haridwar, in September 1888,[73]Narendra stayed at Hathras. There in the railway waiting room Narendra met Sharat Chandra Gupta, a railway station master.[74] Gupta went to Narendra and asked if he was hungry, to which he got a reply in positive. He took Narendra to his home. When Narendra asked him what food he was going to offer, Gupta quoted a Persian poem in reply: "Oh beloved, I shall prepare the most delicious dish with the flesh of my heart".[75] Narendra told Gupta that he had a great mission in life — he wanted to serve his motherland where starvation and poverty stalk millions of people. He narrated his dream of seeing India regaining her old glory. During the conversations Gupta asked Narendra if he could help him anyhow. Narendra immediately replied— "Yes, take up the kamandalu and go begging". Gupta understood that he was being asked to renounce his personal interest for the welfare of many. He decided to renounce the world and became a disciple of Narendranath.[76] Narendra and Gupta left Hathras together.[76]
    After leaving Hathras Narendra and Gupta first went to Haridwar, and from there travelled to Rishikesh, on foot. Here Narendra initiated Gupta into Sannyasa and was named Swami Sadananda.[77][78] Gupta was the directly initiated monastic disciple of Vivekananda.[77] Vivekananda called him "the child of my spirit".[79]

    Meeting with Pavhari Baba[edit]

    See also: Pavhari Baba § Meeting with Swami Vivekananda
    Between 1888 and 1890, Narendra visited Vaidyanath and Allahabad. In January 1890 he went from Allahabad toGhazipur and met Pavhari Baba,[65][80] an Advaita Vedanta ascetic who spent much of his time in meditation.[81] At the time he suffered from lumbago,[80] and it was becoming impossible for him to move or sit in meditation.[82] After meeting Baba, Narendra wanted to become his disciple and Baba asked him to stay a few more days at Ghazipur. However, the night before his initiation Narendra had a dream in which Ramakrishna looked at him with a melancholy face. This dream convinced Narendra that no one other than Ramakrishna could be his teacher, and he abandoned the idea of becoming Baba's disciple.[83]

    Return to Baranagar Math and Himalayan journey (1890–91)[edit]

    During the first half of 1890, after the deaths of fellow Ramakrishna disciples Balaram Bose and Suresh Chandra Mitra, Narendra returned to Baranagar Math because of ill health and to arrange for the math's financial support.[84] After finishing his work in July, he left the math[74] (accompanied by fellow monk Swami Akhandananda) for the Himalayas.
    This constituted the first phase of a journey which would bring Narendra to the West.[74][85] He visited the sacred sites ofNainital, Almora, Srinagar, Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar. During these travels, he met Swami Brahmananda,Saradananda, Turiyananda and Advaitananda. They stayed at Meerut for several days engaged in meditation, prayer and study of the scriptures. At the end of January 1891, Narendra left his colleagues and travelled to Delhi.[85][86]

    Rajputana (1891)[edit]

    See also: Ajit Singh of Khetri § Relationship with Swami Vivekananda
    After visiting historical sites at Delhi, Narendra started his travel towards Rajputana. In these days, he drew inspiration from the words of the Gautama Buddha— [87][88][89]
    Go forward without a path,
    Fearing nothing, caring for nothing!
    Wandering alone, like the rhinoceros!
    Even as a lion, not trembling at noises,
    Even as the wind, not caught in the net,
    Even as the lotus leaf, untainted by water,
    Do thou wander alone, like the rhinoceros!
    In February 1891, he first went to Alwar, where he was warmly welcomed by the Hindus and the Muslims.[89] There he told a Muslim religion scholar that one significant feature of the Quran is, though it was written a thousand years ago, the book was free from "interpolation" and retained its original purity.[90] When Narendra met the Mangal Singh, king of Alwar, whose outlook was Westernised, Singh challenged Narendra and ridiculed Hindu idol worship. Narendra attempted to explain to him that Hindu worship is symbolic worship, but failed to make the king understand. Then Narendra saw a painting hanging on the wall, it was the a painting of the Singh's deceased father and asked him to spit on it. Singh became angry and retorted how he could spit on his father. Narendra explained, though it was just a painting, not the king himself, it reminds everybody about the king, similarly an idol worshipped by a Hindu is actually a symbolic worship of the Supreme.[91][90]
    From Alwar, Narendra went to Jaipur, where he studied Panini's Ashtadhyayi with a Sanskrit scholar. Narendra then went to Ajmer, where he visited the palace of Akbar and the Dargah Sharif. At Mount Abu he met Raja Ajit Singh of Khetri, who became an ardent devotee and supporter.[92] Swami Tathagatananda, a senior monk in the Ramakrishna Order, wrote of their relationship:
    ... Vivekananda's friendship with Maharaja Ajit Singh of Khetri was enacted against the backdrop of Khetri, a sanctified town in Northern Rajasthan, characterized by its long heroic history and independent spirit. Destiny brought Swamiji and Ajit Singh together on 4 June 1891 at Mount Abu, where their friendship gradually developed through their mutual interest in significant spiritual and secular topics. The friendship intensified when they travelled to Khetri and it became clear that theirs was the most sacred friendship, that of a Guru and his disciple.[93]
    At Khetri Narendra delivered discourses to the Raja, became acquainted with pandit Ajjada Adibhatla Narayana Dasu and studied the Mahābhāṣya on the sutras of Panini. After two-and-a-half months there, in October 1891 he left forMaharastra.[66][94]

    West (1891–1892)[edit]

    Narendra visited Ahmedabad, Wadhwan and Limbdi; at the former, he completed his studies of Islamic and Jaincultures.[66] At Limbdi he met Thakur Saheb Jaswant Singh, who had been to England and America. From him, Narendra first got the idea of going to the West to preach Vedanta. He visited Junagadh and was the guest of Haridas Viharidas Desai, diwan of the state, who was so charmed by his company that every evening he and all the state officials conversed with Narendra until late at night. Narendra also visited Girnar, Kutch, Porbander, Dwaraka, Palitana, Nadiad, Nadiad ni haveli and Baroda. He remained for nine months at Porbander, furthering his philosophical and Sanskrit studies with learned pandits.[66]
    Narendra's next destinations included Mahabaleshwar, Pune, Khandwa and Indore. At Kathiawar he heard of the 1893Parliament of the World's Religions, and was urged by his followers to attend it. After a brief stay in Bombay in July 1892, he met Bal Gangadhar Tilak during a train journey.[95] After staying with Tilak for a few days in Pune,[96] Narendra travelled to Belgaum in October 1892 and to Panaji and Margao in Goa, spending three days at Rachol Seminary (the oldest convent in Goa, with rare religious manuscripts and printed works in Latin) studying Christian theological works.[97]

    South (1892–1893)[edit]

    Narendra later travelled to Bangalore, where he became acquainted with K. Seshadri Iyer (diwan of the Mysore state). Iyer described Narendra as "a magnetic personality and a divine force which were destined to leave their mark on the history of his country". Iyer introduced him to the Maharaja (king) of Mysore Chamaraja Wodeyar. Wodeyar invited Narendra to stay in his palace as a guest.[98][99] The maharaja gave Narendra a letter of introduction to the diwan ofCochin and a railway ticket.[100]
    From Bangalore, Narendra visited Trissur, Kodungalloor and Ernakulam. At Ernakulam he met Chattampi Swamikal, a contemporary of Narayana Guru, in early December 1892.[101] From Ernakulam, Narendra travelled to Trivandrum,Nagercoil and reached Kanyakumari on foot on Christmas Eve 1892.[102] At Kanyakumari, Narendra meditated on the "last bit of Indian rock" (later known as the Narendra Rock Memorial). At Kanyakumari, Narendra had a "vision of one India" (the "Kanyakumari resolve of 1892").[103] He wrote:
    "At Cape Camorin sitting in Mother Kumari's temple, sitting on the last bit of Indian rock—I hit upon a plan: We are so many sanyasis wandering about, and teaching the people metaphysics—it is all madness. Did not our Gurudeva use to say, 'An empty stomach is no good for religion?' We as a nation have lost our individuality and that is the cause of all mischief in India. We have to raise the masses."[103][104]
    From Kanyakumari, Narendra visited Madurai and had meetings with the Raja of Ramnad Bhaskara Sethupathi. During his meetings, he had extensive discussions on Hindu philosophy with eminent scholars like Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar. The raja became his disciple, urging him to attend the Parliament of Religions in Chicago. From Madurai, Narendra visited Rameswaram, Pondicherry and Madras; there, he met some of his disciples, specially Alasinga Perumal(who played important roles in collecting funds for his voyage to America and later establishing the Ramakrishna Mission in Madras).[105] Perumal went door to door in hopes of getting money for Narendra's travel.[106] With funds collected by his Madras disciples, the kings of Mysore, Ramnad, Khetri, diwans and other followers, Narendra left Bombay for Chicago on 31 May 1893 with the name "Vivekananda" (as suggested by Ajit Singh of Khetri)[104], which means "the bliss of discerning wisdom".[107]

    First visit to the West (1893–1897)[edit]

    Vivekananda started his journey to the West on 31 May 1893[108] and visited several cities in Japan (including Nagasaki,Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo),[109] China and Canada en route to the United States,[108] reaching Chicago on 30 July 1893.[110][108] However, he was disappointed to learn that no one without credentials from a bona fideorganisation would be accepted as a delegate. Vivekananda contacted Professor John Henry Wright of Harvard University, who invited him to speak at Harvard.[111] On learning that Vivekananda lacked credentials to speak at the Chicago Parliament, Wright said "To ask for your credentials is like asking the sun to state its right to shine in the heavens".[112] Vivekananda wrote of the professor, "He urged upon me the necessity of going to the Parliament of Religions, which he thought would give an introduction to the nation".[112]

    Parliament of the World's Religions[edit]

    Main article: Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893)
    A group of men are sitting and looking forward
    Five men are standing
    (left) Vivekananda on the platform at the Parliament of Religions, September 1893; left to right: Virchand Gandhi, Dharmapala, Vivekananda
    (right) Swami Vivekananda with the East Indian group, in the photo: (from left to right) Narasimha Chaira, Lakeshnie Narain, Vivekananda, H. Dharmapala, and Virchand Gandhi
    The Parliament of the World's Religions opened on 11 September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.[113][114][115] On this day, Vivekananda gave a brief speech representing India and Hinduism.[116] He was initially nervous, bowed to Saraswati (the Hindu goddess of learning) and began his speech with "Sisters and brothers of America!".[117][115] At these words, Vivekananda received a two-minute standing ovation from the crowd of seven thousand.[118] When silence was restored he began his address, greeting the youngest of the nations on behalf of "the most ancient order of monks in the world, the Vedic order of sannyasins, a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance".[119] Vivekananda quoted two illustrative passages from the "Shiva mahimna stotram": "As the different streams having their sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take, through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee!" and "Whosoever comes to Me, through whatsoever form, I reach him; all men are struggling through paths that in the end lead to Me."[119] Despite the brevity of his speech, it voiced the spirit and sense of universality of the parliament.[119][120]
    Parliament President John Henry Barrows said, "India, the Mother of religions was represented by Swami Vivekananda, the Orange-monk who exercised the most wonderful influence over his auditors".[117] Vivekananda attracted widespread attention in the press, which called him the "cyclonic monk from India". The New York Critique wrote, "He is an orator by divine right, and his strong, intelligent face in its picturesque setting of yellow and orange was hardly less interesting than those earnest words, and the rich, rhythmical utterance he gave them". The New York Herald noted, "Vivekananda is undoubtedly the greatest figure in the Parliament of Religions. After hearing him we feel how foolish it is to sendmissionaries to this learned nation".[121] American newspapers reported Vivekananda as "the greatest figure in the parliament of religions" and "the most popular and influential man in the parliament".[122] The Boston Evening Transcriptreported that Vivekananda was "a great favourite at the parliament... if he merely crosses the platform, he is applauded".[123] He spoke several more times at the Parliament on topics related to Hinduism, Buddhism and harmony among religions until the parliament ended on 27 September 1893. Vivekananda's speeches at the Parliament had the common theme of universality, emphasising religious tolerance.[124] He soon became known as a "handsome oriental" and made a huge impression as an orator.[125]

    Lecture tours in the U.S. and England[edit]

    "I do not come", said Swamiji on one occasion in America, "to convert you to a new belief. I want you to keep your own belief; I want to make the Methodista better Methodist; thePresbyterian a better Presbyterian; the Unitariana better Unitarian. I want to teach you to live the truth, to reveal the light within your own soul."[126]
    After the Parliament of Religions, he toured many parts of the US as a guest. His popularity opened up new views for expanding on "life and religion to thousands".[125] During a question-answer session at Brooklyn Ethical Society, he remarked, "I have a message to the West as Buddha had a message to the East."
    Vivekananda spent nearly two years lecturing in the eastern and central United States, primarily in Chicago, Detroit, Boston, and New York. He founded the Vedanta Society of New York in 1894.[127] By spring 1895 his busy, tiring schedule had affected his health.[128]He ended his lecture tours and began giving free, private classes in Vedanta and yoga. Beginning in June 1895, Vivekananda gave private lectures to a dozen of his disciples atThousand Island Park in New York for two months.[128]
    During his first visit to the West he travelled to England twice, in 1895 and 1896, lecturing successfully there.[129] In November 1895 he met Margaret Elizabeth Noble an Irish woman who would become Sister Nivedita.[128] During his second visit to England in May 1896 Vivekananda met Max Müller, a noted Indologist from Oxford University who wrote Ramakrishna's first biography in the West.[120] From England, Vivekananda visited other European countries. In Germany he met Paul Deussen, another Indologist.[130] Vivekananda was offered academic positions in two American universities (one the chair in Eastern Philosophy at Harvard University and a similar position at Columbia University); he declined both, since his duties would conflict with his commitment as a monk.[128]
    Left: Vivekananda in Greenacre, Maine (August 1894).[131] Right: Vivekananda at Mead sisters house, South Pasadena in 1900.
    Vivekananda attracted followers and admirers in the U.S. and Europe, including Josephine MacLeod, William James, Josiah Royce, Robert G. Ingersoll, Nikola Tesla, Lord Kelvin, Harriet Monroe,Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Sarah Bernhardt, Emma Calvé and Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz.[14][128][130][132] He initiated several followers : Marie Louise (a French woman) becameSwami Abhayananda, and Leon Landsberg became Swami Kripananda,[133] so that they could continue the work of the mission of the Vedanta Society. This society even to this day is filled with foreign nationals and is also located in Los Angeles.[134] During his stay in Los Angeles, Vivekananda built a retreat to house Vedanta students. He called it Peace retreat or Santi Asrama.[135] The American headquarters of the Vedanta Society (one of the twelve) in USA is located in Los Angeles. There is also a Vedantha Press in Hollywood which publishes Hindu scriptures and texts in English. [136] Christina Greenstidel of Detroit was also initiated by Vivekananda with a mantra and she became Sister Christine,[137] and they established a close father–daughter relationship.[138]
    From the West, Vivekananda revived his work in India. He regularly corresponded with his followers and brother monks,[c]offering advice and financial support. His letters from this period reflect his campaign of social service,[139] and were strongly worded.[140] He wrote to Swami Akhandananda, "Go from door to door amongst the poor and lower classes of the town of Khetri and teach them religion. Also, let them have oral lessons on geography and such other subjects. No good will come of sitting idle and having princely dishes, and saying "Ramakrishna, O Lord!"—unless you can do some good to the poor".[141][142] In 1895, Vivekananda founded the periodical Brahmavadin to teach the Vedanta.[143] Later, Vivekananda's translation of the first six chapters of The Imitation of Christ was published in Brahmavadin in 1889.[144]Vivekananda left for India on 16 December 1896 from England with his disciples, Captain and Mrs. Sevier and J.J. Goodwin. On the way they visited France and Italy, and set sail for India from Naples on 30 December 1896.[145] He was later followed to India by Sister Nivedita, who devoted the rest of her life to the education of Indian women and India's independence.[128][146]

    Back in India (1897–1899)[edit]

    The ship from Europe arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 15 January 1897,[145] and Vivekananda received a warm welcome. In Colombo he gave his first public speech in the East, India, the Holy Land. From there on, his journey to Calcutta was triumphant. Vivekananda travelled from Colombo to Pamban, Rameswaram, Ramnad, Madurai,Kumbakonam and Madras, delivering lectures. Common people and rajas gave him an enthusiastic reception. During his train travels, people often sat on the rails to force the train to stop so they could hear him.[145] From Madras, he continued his journey to Calcutta and Almora. While in the West, Vivekananda spoke about India's great spiritual heritage; in India, he repeatedly addressed social issues: uplifting the people, eliminating the caste system, promoting science and industrialisation, addressing widespread poverty and ending colonial rule. These lectures, published as Lectures from Colombo to Almora, demonstrate his nationalistic fervour and spiritual ideology.[147]
    A group photo of Vivekananda and his disciples.
    Image of Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, a branch of the Ramakrishna Math
    (left) Vivekananda at Chennai 1897 (right) Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati (a branch of theRamakrishna Math founded on 19 March 1899) later published many of Vivekananda's work and now publishes Prabuddha Bharata.
    On 1 May 1897 in Calcutta, Vivekananda founded theRamakrishna Mission for social service. Its ideals are based onKarma Yoga,[148][149] and its governing body consists of the trustees of the Ramakrishna Math(which conducts religious work).[150] Both Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission have their headquarters at Belur Math.[120][151] Vivekananda founded two other monasteries: one in Mayavati in the Himalayas (near Almora), the Advaita Ashrama and another in Madras. Two journals were founded: Prabuddha Bharata in English and Udbhodan in Bengali.[152] That year, famine-relief work was begun by Swami Akhandananda in the Murshidabad district.[120][150]
    Vivekananda earlier inspired Jamsetji Tata to set up a research and educational institution when they travelled together from Yokohama to Chicago on Vivekananda's first visit to the West in 1893. Tata now asked him to head his Research Institute of Science; Vivekananda declined the offer, citing a conflict with his "spiritual interests".[153][154][155] He visited the Punjab, attempting to mediate an ideological conflict between Arya Samaj (a reformist Hindu movement) and sanatan(orthodox Hindus).[156] After brief visits to Lahore,[150] Delhi and Khetri, Vivekananda returned to Calcutta in January 1898. He consolidated the work of the math and trained disciples for several months. Vivekananda composed "Khandana Bhava–Bandhana", a prayer song dedicated to Ramakrishna, in 1898.[157]

    Second visit to the West and final years (1899–1902)[edit]

    See also: Swami Vivekananda in California
    Vivekananda sitting, wearing white shawl
    Image of Vivekananda relaxing in a chair.
    (left) Vivekananda at Belur Math on 19 June 1899
    (right) Vivekananda (photo taken in Bushnell Studio, San Francisco, 1900)
    Despite declining health, Vivekananda left for the West for a second time in June 1899[158] accompanied by Sister Nivedita and Swami Turiyananda. Following a brief stay in England, he went to the United States. During this visit, Vivekananda established Vedanta Societies in San Francisco and New York and founded a shanti ashrama(peace retreat) in California.[159] He then went to Paris for the Congress of Religions in 1900.[160] His lectures in Paris concerned the worship of the lingam and the authenticity of the Bhagavad Gita.[159] Vivekananda then visited Brittany, Vienna, Istanbul, Athens and Egypt. The French philosopher Jules Bois was his host for most of this period, until he returned to Calcutta on 9 December 1900.[159]
    After a brief visit to the Advaita Ashrama in Mayavati Vivekananda settled at Belur Math, where he continued co-ordinating the works of Ramakrishna Mission, the math and the work in England and the U.S. He had many visitors, including royalty and politicians. Although Vivekananda was unable to attend the Congress of Religions in 1901 in Japan due to deteriorating health, he made pilgrimages toBodhgaya and Varanasi.[161] Declining health (including asthma, diabetes and chronic insomnia) restricted his activity.[162]

    Death[edit]

    On 4 July 1902 (the day of his death)[163] Vivekananda awoke early, went to the chapel at Belur Math and meditated for three hours. He taught Shukla-Yajur-Veda, Sanskrit grammar and the philosophy of yoga to pupils,[164][165] later discussing with colleagues a planned Vedic college in the Ramakrishna Math. At seven p.m. Vivekananda went to his room, asking not to be disturbed;[164] he died at 9:10 p.m. while meditating.[166] According to his disciples, Vivekananda attained mahasamādhi;[167] the rupture of a blood vessel in his brain was reported as a possible cause of death.[168] His disciples believed that the rupture was due to his brahmarandhra (an opening in the crown of his head) being pierced when he attained mahasamādhi. Vivekananda fulfilled his prophecy that he would not live forty years. [169] He was cremated on a sandalwood funeral pyre on the bank of the Ganges in Belur, opposite where Ramakrishna was cremated sixteen years earlier.[170]

    Teachings and philosophy[edit]

    Main article: Teachings and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda
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    Vivekananda believed that a country's future depends on its people, and his teachings focused on human development.[171] He wanted "to set in motion a machinery which will bring noblest ideas to the doorstep of even the poorest and the meanest".[172] Vivekananda believed that the essence of Hinduism was best expressed in the Vedanta philosophy, based on Adi Shankara's interpretation. He summarised the Vedanta as follows:[173]
    Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this Divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or mental discipline, or philosophy—by one, or more, or all of these—and be free.
    This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details.
    Vivekananda linked morality with control of the mind, seeing truth, purity and unselfishness as traits which strengthened it.[174] He advised his followers to be holy, unselfish and to have śraddhā (faith). Vivekananda supportedbrahmacharya (celibacy),[175] believing it the source of his physical and mental stamina and eloquence.[176] He emphasised that success was an outcome of focused thought and action; in his lectures on Raja Yoga he said, "Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life – think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced".[177]

    Influence and legacy[edit]

    Main article: Influence and legacy of Swami Vivekananda
    Vivekananda revitalised Hinduism within and outside India, and was the principal reason for the enthusiastic reception of yoga, transcendental meditation and other forms of Indian spiritual self-improvement in the West.[178] Agehananda Bharati explained, "...modern Hindus derive their knowledge of Hinduism from Vivekananda, directly or indirectly".[179]Vivekananda espoused the idea that all sects within Hinduism (and all religions) are different paths to the same goal.[180] However, this view has been criticised as an oversimplification of Hinduism.[180]
    Statue in a garden
    at Shri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, India
    (left) Vivekananda statue near the Gateway of India, Mumbai
    (right) at Shri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysore, India
    In the background of emerging nationalism in British-ruled India, Vivekananda crystallised the nationalistic ideal. In the words of social reformer Charles Freer Andrews, "The Swami's intrepid patriotism gave a new colour to the national movement throughout India. More than any other single individual of that period Vivekananda had made his contribution to the new awakening of India".[181] Vivekananda drew attention to the extent of poverty in the country, and maintained that addressing such poverty was a prerequisite for national awakening.[182] His nationalistic ideas influenced many Indian thinkers and leaders. Sri Aurobindo regarded Vivekananda as the one who awakened India spiritually.[183]Mahatma Gandhi counted him among the few Hindu reformers "who have maintained this Hindu religion in a state of splendor by cutting down the dead wood of tradition".[184]
    The first governor-general of independent India, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, said "Vivekananda saved Hinduism, saved India".[185] According to Subhas Chandra Bose, a proponent of armed struggle for Indian independence, Vivekananda was "the maker of modern India";[186] for Gandhi, Vivekananda's influence increased Gandhi's "love for his country a thousandfold". Vivekananda influenced India's independence movement;[187] his writings inspired freedom fighters such as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Aurobindo Ghose, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bagha Jatin and intellectuals such asAldous Huxley, Christopher Isherwood, Romain Rolland.[188] Many years after Vivekananda's death Rabindranath Tagoretold French Nobel laureate Romain Rolland,[189] "If you want to know India, study Vivekananda. In him everything is positive and nothing negative". Rolland wrote, "His words are great music, phrases in the style of Beethoven, stirring rhythms like the march of Händel choruses. I cannot touch these sayings of his, scattered as they are through the pages of books, at thirty years' distance, without receiving a thrill through my body like an electric shock. And what shocks, what transports, must have been produced when in burning words they issued from the lips of the hero!"[190]
    Jamsetji Tata was inspired by Vivekananda to establish the Indian Institute of Science, one of India's best-known research universities.[155] Abroad, Vivekananda communicated with orientalist Max Müller, and scientist Nikola Tesla was one of those influenced by his Vedic teachings. While National Youth Day in India is observed on his birthday, 12 January, the day he delivered his masterful speech at the Parliament of Religions, 11 September 1893 is “World Brotherhood Day”.[191][192] In September 2010, India's Finance Ministry highlighted the relevance of Vivekananda's teachings and values to the modern economic environment. The Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee approved in principle the Swami Vivekananda Values Education Project at a cost of INR1 billion (US$16 million), with objectives including involving youth with competitions, essays, discussions and study circles and publishing Vivekananda's works in a number of languages.[193] In 2011, the West Bengal Police Training College was renamed the Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, West Bengal.[194] The state technical university in Chhattisgarh has been named the Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekananda Technical University.[195] In 2012, the Raipur airport was renamed Swami Vivekananda Airport.[196]
    The 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was celebrated in India and abroad. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in India officially observed 2013 as the occasion in a declaration.[197] Year-long events and programs were organised by branches of the Ramakrishna Math, the Ramakrishna Mission, the central and state governments in India, educational institutions and youth groups. Bengali film director Tutu (Utpal) Sinha made a film, The Light: Swami Vivekananda as a tribute for his 150th birth anniversary.[198]

    Literary works[edit]

    Lectures from Colombo to Almora front cover 1897 edition
    Vedanta Philosophy An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society 1901 cover page
    (left) Lectures from Colombo to Almora front cover 1897 edition
    (right) Vedanta Philosophy An address before the Graduate Philosophical Society 1901 cover page
    Vivekananda was a powerful orator and writer in English and Bengali;[199] most of his published works were compiled from lectures given around the world. He was a singer and a poet,[200]"A singer, a painter, a wonderful master of language and a poet, Vivekananda was a complete artist." composing many songs and poems (including his favourite, "Kali the Mother"). Vivekananda blended humour with his teachings, and his language was lucid. His Bengali writings testify to his belief that words (spoken or written) should clarify ideas, rather than demonstrating the speaker (or writer's) knowledge.
    Bartaman Bharat meaning "Present Day India" [201] is an erudite Bengali language essay written by him, which was first published in the March 1899 issue of Udbodhan, the only Bengali language magazine of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. The essay was reprinted as a book in 1905 and later compiled into the fourth volume of The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda.[202] In this essay his refrain to the readers was to honour and treat every Indian as a brother irrespective of whether he was born poor or in lower caste.[203]
    Published in his lifetime[204]
    Published posthumously
    Here a list of selected books of Vivekananda published after his death (1902)[204]
    • Addresses on Bhakti Yoga
    • Bhakti Yoga
    • The East and the West (1909)[208]
    • Inspired Talks (1909)
    • Narada Bhakti Sutras – translation
    • Para Bhakti or Supreme Devotion
    • Practical Vedanta
    • Jnana Yoga
    • Raja Yoga (1920)
    • Speeches and writings of Swami Vivekananda; a comprehensive collection
    • Complete Works: a collection of his writings, lectures and discourses in a set of nine volumes

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    Notes[edit]

    1. Jump up^ The exact date of the meeting is unknown. Vivekananda researcher Shailendra Nath Dhar studied the Calcutta University Calendar of 1881—1882 and found in that year, examination started on 28 November and ended on 2 December[39]
    2. Jump up^ A brother monk of Narendranath
    3. Jump up^ Brother monks or brother disciples means other disciples of Ramakrishna who lived monastic lives.

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    2. ^ Jump up to:a b Georg 2002, p. 600.
    3. Jump up^ Clarke 2006, p. 209.
    4. Jump up^ Von Dense 1999, p. 191.
    5. Jump up^ Dutt 2005, p. 121.
    6. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, p. 21.
    7. Jump up^ Paul 2003, p. 5.
    8. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 2.
    9. Jump up^ Mukherji 2011, p. 5.
    10. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 1.
    11. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 3.
    12. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 4.
    13. ^ Jump up to:a b Banhatti 1995, p. 2.
    14. ^ Jump up to:a b c d Nikhilananda 1964.
    15. ^ Jump up to:a b Sen 2003, p. 20.
    16. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 5.
    17. ^ Jump up to:a b Banhatti 1995, p. 4.
    18. Jump up^ Sil 1997, p. 32.
    19. ^ Jump up to:a b Chakrabarti 2001, pp. 628–631.
    20. Jump up^ Sen 2003, p. 21.
    21. ^ Jump up to:a b Sen 2006, pp. 12–14.
    22. Jump up^ Sen 2003, pp. 104–105.
    23. ^ Jump up to:a b Pangborn & Smith 1976, p. 106.
    24. ^ Jump up to:a b Dhar 1976, p. 53.
    25. ^ Jump up to:a b Malagi & Naik 2003, pp. 36–37.
    26. Jump up^ Prabhananda 2003, p. 233.
    27. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, pp. 7–9.
    28. ^ Jump up to:a b Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 31.
    29. Jump up^ Sil 1997, p. 30.
    30. Jump up^ Gupta 2003, p. 2.
    31. Jump up^ Dhar 1976, p. 59.
    32. ^ Jump up to:a b Banhatti 1995, p. 8.
    33. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 20.
    34. ^ Jump up to:a b Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 29.
    35. Jump up^ Sen 2006, pp. 12–13.
    36. ^ Jump up to:a b c Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 43.
    37. Jump up^ Ghosh 2003, p. 31.
    38. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 18.
    39. Jump up^ Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 30.
    40. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 21.
    41. Jump up^ Paranjape 2012, p. 132.
    42. ^ Jump up to:a b Prabhananda 2003, p. 232.
    43. ^ Jump up to:a b c Banhatti 1995, pp. 10–13.
    44. ^ Jump up to:a b Rolland 1929a, pp. 169–193.
    45. Jump up^ Arora 1968, p. 4.
    46. Jump up^ Bhuyan 2003, p. 8.
    47. Jump up^ Sil 1997, p. 38.
    48. Jump up^ Sil 1997, pp. 39–40.
    49. Jump up^ Kishore 2001, pp. 23-25.
    50. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, pp. 25-26.
    51. Jump up^ Sil 1997, p. 27.
    52. ^ Jump up to:a b Isherwood 1976, p. 20.
    53. Jump up^ Pangborn & Smith 1976, p. 98.
    54. ^ Jump up to:a b Rolland 1929b, pp. 201–214.
    55. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 17.
    56. Jump up^ Sil 1997, pp. 46–47.
    57. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 18.
    58. ^ Jump up to:a b c Nikhilananda 1953, p. 40.
    59. Jump up^ Chetananda 1997, p. 38.
    60. ^ Jump up to:a b Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 33.
    61. Jump up^ Bhuyan 2003, p. 10.
    62. Jump up^ Rolland 2008, p. 7.
    63. Jump up^ Dhar 1976, p. 243.
    64. ^ Jump up to:a b Richards 1996, pp. 77–78.
    65. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 12.
    66. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e Rolland 2008, pp. 16–25.
    67. ^ Jump up to:a b Banhatti 1995, p. 19.
    68. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 11.
    69. ^ Jump up to:a b Virajananda 2006, pp. 214–216.
    70. ^ Jump up to:a b Badrinath 2006, p. 118.
    71. Jump up^ Nikhilananda, p. 43.
    72. Jump up^ "Swami Vivekananda Images 1886 to 1893". Vivekananda.net. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
    73. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 123.
    74. ^ Jump up to:a b c Banhatti 1995, pp. 19–22.
    75. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 20.
    76. ^ Jump up to:a b Badrinath 2006, pp. 123-124.
    77. ^ Jump up to:a b Badrinath 2006, p. 124.
    78. Jump up^ Rolland 2008, pp. 11–12.
    79. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, p. 43.
    80. ^ Jump up to:a b Badrinath 2006, p. 119.
    81. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 227–228.
    82. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, pp. 44–45.
    83. Jump up^ Sil 1997, pp. 216–218.
    84. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 120.
    85. ^ Jump up to:a b Virajananda 2006, pp. 243–261.
    86. Jump up^ Rolland 2008, p. 15.
    87. Jump up^ Cooper 1984, p. 49.
    88. Jump up^ Vivekananda 1976, p. 22.
    89. ^ Jump up to:a b Nikhilananda 1953, p. 49.
    90. ^ Jump up to:a b Nikhilananda 1953, pp. 49-50.
    91. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 21.
    92. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, p. 50.
    93. Jump up^ Swami Tathagatananda (June 2011). "Swami Vivekananda's special relationship with Raja Ajit Singh". The Vedanta Kesari(Ramakrishna Math and Mission) 98(6): 230. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
    94. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 262–287.
    95. Jump up^ Rolland 2008, p. 25.
    96. Jump up^ Dhar 1976, p. 1434.
    97. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 288–320.
    98. Jump up^ Beckerlegge 2008, p. 129.
    99. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, p. 52.
    100. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 323–325.
    101. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 327–329.
    102. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 339–342.
    103. ^ Jump up to:a b Agarwal 1998, p. 59.
    104. ^ Jump up to:a b Banhatti 1995, p. 24.
    105. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, pp. 135-138.
    106. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 137.
    107. Jump up^ 2007, p. 18.
    108. ^ Jump up to:a b c Bhuyan 2003, p. 15.
    109. Jump up^ Paranjape 2005, pp. 246–248.
    110. Jump up^ Badrinath 2006, p. 158.
    111. Jump up^ Minor 1986, p. 133.
    112. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 16.
    113. Jump up^ Houghton 1893, p. 22.
    114. Jump up^ Bhide 2008, p. 9.
    115. ^ Jump up to:a b Paul 2003, p. 33.
    116. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 27.
    117. ^ Jump up to:a b Bhuyan 2003, p. 17.
    118. Jump up^ Paul 2003, p. 34.
    119. ^ Jump up to:a b c McRae 1991, pp. 7–26.
    120. ^ Jump up to:a b c d Prabhananda 2003, p. 234.
    121. Jump up^ Farquhar 1915, p. 202.
    122. Jump up^ Sharma 1988, p. 87.
    123. Jump up^ Adiswarananda 2006, pp. 177–179.
    124. Jump up^ Bhuyan 2003, p. 18.
    125. ^ Jump up to:a b Thomas 2003, pp. 74-77.
    126. Jump up^ Vivekananda 2001, p. 419.
    127. Jump up^ Gupta 1986, p. 118.
    128. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f Isherwood & Adjemian 1987, pp. 121–122.
    129. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 30.
    130. ^ Jump up to:a b Chetananda 1997, pp. 49–50.
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    132. Jump up^ Chetananda 1997, p. 47.
    133. Jump up^ Burke 1958, p. 618.
    134. Jump up^ Thomas 2003, pp. 78-81.
    135. Jump up^ Wuthnow 2011, pp. 85-86.
    136. Jump up^ Rinehart 2004, p. 392.
    137. Jump up^ Vrajaprana 1996, p. 7.
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    139. Jump up^ Kattackal 1982, p. 219.
    140. Jump up^ Majumdar 1963, p. 577.
    141. Jump up^ Burke 1985, p. 417.
    142. Jump up^ Sharma 1963, p. 227.
    143. Jump up^ Sheean 2005, p. 345.
    144. Jump up^ Sharma 1988, p. 83.
    145. ^ Jump up to:a b c Banhatti 1995, pp. 33–34.
    146. Jump up^ Dhar 1976, p. 852.
    147. Jump up^ Bhuyan 2003, p. 20.
    148. Jump up^ Thomas 1974, p. 44.
    149. Jump up^ Miller 1995, p. 181.
    150. ^ Jump up to:a b c Banhatti 1995, pp. 34–35.
    151. Jump up^ Ganguly 2001, p. 27.
    152. Jump up^ Kraemer 1960, p. 151.
    153. Jump up^ Prabhananda 2003, p. 235.
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    156. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, p. 291.
    157. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, pp. 35–36.
    158. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, p. 450.
    159. ^ Jump up to:a b c Banhatti 1995, pp. 41–42.
    160. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. xv.
    161. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, pp. 43–44.
    162. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, pp. 45–46.
    163. Jump up^ Chattopadhyaya 1999, pp. 218, 274, 299.
    164. ^ Jump up to:a b Chattopadhyaya 1999, p. 283.
    165. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 46.
    166. Jump up^ Bharathi 1998b, p. 25.
    167. Jump up^ Sen 2006, p. 27.
    168. Jump up^ Virajananda 1918, p. 81.
    169. Jump up^ Virajananda 2006, pp. 645–662.
    170. Jump up^ "Towards the end". www.ramakrishnavivekananda.info. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
    171. Jump up^ Vivekananda 1996, pp. 1–2.
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    173. Jump up^ Jackson 1994, pp. 33–34.
    174. Jump up^ Bhuyan 2003, p. 93.
    175. Jump up^ Seifer 2001, p. 164.
    176. Jump up^ Vivekananda 2001, Conversations and Dialogues, Chapter "VI – X Shri Priya Nath Sinha", Vol 5.
    177. Jump up^ Kashyap 2012, p. 12.
    178. Jump up^ Dutta 2003, p. 110.
    179. Jump up^ Rambachan 1994, pp. 6–8.
    180. ^ Jump up to:a b Shattuck 1999, pp. 93–94.
    181. Jump up^ Bharathi 1998b, p. 37.
    182. Jump up^ Bharathi 1998b, pp. 37–38.
    183. Jump up^ Bhide 2008, p. 69.
    184. Jump up^ Parel 2000, p. 77.
    185. Jump up^ Shetty 2009, p. 517.
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    190. Jump up^ Nikhilananda 1953, p. 2.
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    199. Jump up^ Das 1991, p. 530.
    200. Jump up^ Banhatti 1963, p. 276.
    201. Jump up^ Mittra 2001, p. 88.
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    203. Jump up^ Dalal 2011, p. 465.
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    205. Jump up^ Michelis 2005, p. 124.
    206. Jump up^ Kearney 2013, p. 169.
    207. Jump up^ Banhatti 1995, p. 145.
    208. Jump up^ Urban 2007, p. 314.

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    Further reading[edit]

    Main article: Bibliography of Swami Vivekananda § Books on Swami Vivekananda

    External links[edit]

    • Biography of Swami Vivekananda at Belur Math's official website
    • Swami Vivekananda foundation website
    • Complete Works of Vivekananda, Belur Math publication
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