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The Vedic Mohan Ashram situated just a mile off the ‘Har ki Pauri’ in Haridwar is an exemplary illustration of the long standing legacy of social reform initiated by Swami Dayanand Saraswati himself when in 1866 he had hoisted the Pakhand Khandani Pataka, a symbolic flag that represented a concerted war on social evils like deceit and trickery in the name of religion, blind ritualism and regressive practices in the name of faith.
To commemorate his ideology and in honour of his selfless devotion towards the betterment of the society in general, the Vedic Mohan Ashram was founded in 1908 and put under a governing trust in 1912 on the behest of Mahatama Hansraj. Many noted and renowned Arya Samajis became members of the trust.
Two words “Hari” and “Dwar”. ‘Hari’ means God and ‘Dwar’ means Gate. Haridwar means Gateway to the God.
Haridwar is an ancient pilgrimage site situated in the foothills of the shivalik range in Garhwal Himalayas. Its latitude and longitude are 29.96 degrees north and 78.16 degrees east respectively. Haridwar is situated at the height of 249.7m from the sea level. Haridwar city is spread over 12.5 sq. kms and lies between the Shivalik hills in the north and north-east and the Ganges river in the south.
ॐ इन्द्रं वर्धन्तो अप्तुरः कृण्वन्तो विश्वमार्यम् ।
अपघ्नन्तो अराव्णः ॐ ।।
भावार्थ :- हे ऐश्वर्यवान परमात्मन आप हमारे सभी ऐश्वर्यों को बढ़ाओ, जिससे हम सम्पूर्ण विश्व को ऐश्वर्या युक्त कर श्रेष्ठ बनायें तथा समाज में व्याप्त अनार्यत्व एवं अवैदिकत्व का नाश करें।।
ॐ द्यौ: शान्तिरन्तरिक्षँ शान्ति:,
पृथ्वी शान्तिराप: शान्तिरोषधय: शान्ति: ।
वनस्पतय: शान्तिर्विश्वे देवा: शान्तिर्ब्रह्म शान्ति:,
सर्वँ शान्ति:, शान्तिरेव शान्ति:, सा मा शान्तिरेधि ॥
ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥
हिन्दी रूपांतरण: शान्ति: कीजिये, प्रभु त्रिभुवन में, जल में, थल में और गगन में, अन्तरिक्ष में, अग्नि पवन में, औषधि, वनस्पति, वन, उपवन में, सकल विश्व में अवचेतन में! शान्ति राष्ट्र-निर्माण सृजन, नगर, ग्राम और भवन में जीवमात्र के तन, मन और जगत के हो कण कण में, ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति:॥