INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -His original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari because he was born in Dhanu Rashi and Mul Nakshatra. His father was Karshanji Lalji Tiwari, and his mother was Yashodabai. When he was eight years old, his Yajnopavita Sanskara ceremony was performed, marking his entry into formal education.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mool Shankar Tripathi was the original name of Dayanand Saraswati, the founder and leader of the Arya Samaj. The Arya Samaj was a Hindu reform movement that promoted the values and practices of the Vedas. Dayanand Saraswati was a sanyasi (ascetic) from boyhood and a scholar.

Detailed explanation-3: -He formally became a sanyasi at the age of 24. He took his diksha (baptism) from Swami Purnananda Saraswati on the banks of Narmada. Swami Purnananda Saraswati gave him the name Dayananda Saraswati.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dayanand Saraswati, known as Moolshankar in the childhood, was born in 1824 in a conservative Brahmin family in Gujarat. He was a Hindu religious leader, renowned Vedic scholar and founder of the Arya Samaj.