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Activity – 3Months Course #1 Year 2026

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Quote – Being a sadhu means…

Being a sadhu really means being a person whose mind is resolved about his life.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Growth is to become a full-time devotee

Growth is progress from being a part-time devotee of Isvara to being a full-time devotee.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – To grow spiritually

To grow spiritually is to recognize and appreciate Isvara as the creation and the laws that govern it.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – The basis for prayer

The basis for any form of prayer is the acknowledgement of our helplessness and then seeking help.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Wise man is happy by himself

A wise man is the one who is happy by himself and because of himself.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Goal of Life

The goal of life is to know that the goal has already been accomplished.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Nothing more Sacred than Knowledge

In this world, there is nothing more sacred, more purifying than knowledge.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – You are the whole

That you are the whole is the view of the Vedas.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – The Self is full and complete

The Self, being full and complete, is not isolated from anything. This teaching is Vedanta.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Vedanta is a means of knowledge

Vedanta is neither a theory nor a practice. It is a means of knowledge to know the truth about you.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Everything is given

No one has authored anything in the creation, for everything is given.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – About original sin

  ‘I am the role’ is the original sin, ...if there is something like an original sin.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

Quote – Wisdom is fresh

Wisdom is fresh, coming as it does from a teacher to a student like even the Ganges.

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

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That you are the whole is the view of the Vedas.​

– Swami Dayananda Saraswati –

ASHRAM Activities

Why to Study Vedanta?

Listen to Pujya Swamiji talking about how the study of Vedanta helps a person in his/her life  …

Three Months Course #1 Year 2026 in
Vedanta and Sanskrit at Swami Dayananda Ashram

29th January - April 21st, 2026
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Arsha Vidya Pitham, Swami Dayananda Ashram, Rishikesh has announced a three-month residential course#1 for the Year 2026 ((3rd of 12 such courses) in Vedanta & Samskrit on 29th January, 2026. The course is conducted by Chief Acharya Sri Swami Sakshatkrtananda Saraswatiji assisted by Resident Acharya Sri Swamini Svatmavidyananda Saraswatiji.

The course syllabus includes Kathopanishad and Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 4) accompanied by Adi Shankara’s commentary, and a few secondary works on Vedanta, known as prakarana-grantha. Additionally, Meditation, Vedic chanting, Satsang (Bhajan  & Question- Answeres)  and Beginning, Intermediate and Paninian Sanskrit is taught.

The accommodation is strictly on a twin-sharing basis. Participants are expected to pay a nonrefundable registration fees of Rs 15000per course. In exceptional cases (of monastics/ brahmacharis/ brahmacharinis who have no source of income) the  registration fees is waived at the Acharya ’s discretion. Participants will have to abide by the rules and regulations of the ashram at all times. Please look at the rules (Rules & Regulation) thoroughly and indicate your acceptance.

The Ashram reserves the right to ask any student to leave the course at any time without giving a reason, if in the perception of the ashram, the continuation of the student is not conducive for smooth conduct of the course.

The course is open for any individuals under the age of 65, having a good command over English language. Any interested candidate can apply for the course through this Application Form by 15 Nov, 2025.


Important Note: To know more information about the course and general guidelines for students to follow can be accessed here through   Student Handbook.