

In 1893, he took the name ‘Vivekananda’ after Maharaja Ajit Singh of the Khetri State requested him to do so, changing from ‘Sachidananda’ that he used before. Swami Vivekananda early life Vivekananda was born in Kolkata on January 12, 1863, as Narendra Nath Datta. How did narendranath become Swami Vivekananda? Netaji believed that Swami Vivekananda preached “the Hindu religion in its purest form”, in which caste and creed had no bearing whatsoever. Although born in Swamiji’s lifetime, he had never met him as he was just five when Swamiji passed away in 1902. Swami Vivekananda early life In 1893, he took the name ‘Vivekananda’ after Maharaja Ajit Singh of the Khetri State requested him to do so, changing from ‘Sachidananda’ that he used before. Narendra now became Swami Vivekananda (although this name was actually assumed much later.) Under the leadership of Narendra, they formed a new monastic brotherhood, and in 1887 they took the formal vows of sannyasa, thereby assuming new names. What was Swami Vivekananda name after sanyas?

The meaning of the Sanskrit root of the word swami is “ one with his self” (swa stands for “self”), and can roughly be translated as “he/she who knows and is master of himself/herself”. It is used either before or after the subject’s name (usually an adopted religious name). He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa and was the founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. Swami Vivekananda was one of the most influential spiritual leaders of Vedanta philosophy.

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