Swami Dayanand Saraswati took inspiration from

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Swami Dayanand Saraswati took inspiration primarily from the Vedas.

– Swami Dayanand Saraswati (1824-1883) was a prominent Hindu religious and social reformer and the founder of the Arya Samaj.
– He famously gave the slogan “Go back to the Vedas” (Vedo ki or Laut Chalo).
– He considered the Vedas to be the infallible source of all true knowledge and rejected the authority of later scriptures, including the Puranas, which he believed had corrupted the original teachings.

Dayanand Saraswati advocated for a purified form of Hinduism based on the Vedas, opposing idolatry, caste system based on birth, child marriage, and promoting widow remarriage and education for women. He was a strong advocate of social reform rooted in his interpretation of Vedic principles.

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