The month of June is considered the month of the Satyarth Prakash. Let us delve into the meaning of the ‘Satyarth Prakash’. ‘Satya’ is the truth, ‘arth’ is the meaning while ‘prakash’ means light; that is the light of truth.
Why June? Because the writing of the book started in June (12th of June 1874). After spending three years at the feet of Guru Virjanand, Swami Dayanand promised his Guru that he would devote the rest of his life to propagate the teachings of the Vedas and to eliminate ignorance from the society. Hence, he started touring the country to accomplish his mission.
Swami Dayanand’s mother tongue was Gujarati but he spoke Sanskrit fluently. Babu Keshavachandra advised him to preach in Hindi to reach the masses. Hence, he had to switch over to Hindi as a medium of communication. Rama Jayakrishna, an admirer of 
Swami Dayanand insisted that Swami Ji compiled his ideas in a book form so as those who did not attend the sermons and the future generation can derive benefits from the books.
He even provided a Hindi writer called Chandrasekhara Shastri. While, Swami Ji was dictating, Shastri Ji was writing. This exercise started on the 12th of June 1874 and ended in September 1874. It contained 12 chapters. As Swami Ji was not there when the book was sent for printing, he couldn’t do the proof reading. The publisher, taking advantage of his absence, inserted certain passages not in line with Swami Ji’s thoughts. Thereafter, Swami Ji brought the necessary corrections and the second edition, which is the authentic Satyarth Prakash, containing 14 chapters, was published in 1884. Unfortunately, by that time Swami Ji had passed away. Nonetheless, he left a very rich legacy not only for Indians but for humanity at large. We are indebted to the Swami Ji for this masterpiece. The Satyarth Prakash is considered as the Bible of Arya Samajists.
V.K.Beeharry OSK
Member Arya Veer
