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Vivekananda, is one of the most influential personalities of modern India and has been a spiritual and cultural leader for millions. He was among the first Indian disciples to visit other countries and to teach Hinduism. His teachings focused on universal religion and spirituality, rather than caste or creed. Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1876 with Ramkumar as his disciple. The mission's main objective was to propagate Vedanta philosophy as a universal religion, especially for those who could not read or write; it also aimed at providing advanced education (including higher technical education) to them as well as other marginalized Indians such as women and s Dalits (untouchables). Vivekananda met and helped establish the Order of the Star in the East, which continues to be a vibrant order of service and spirituality practised by Hindus in many countries such as Japan. He also established Vedanta Societies in various parts of India, such as Almora, Lahore, Kolkata and Allahabad. At its height, it was having branches in 25 countries. Vivekananda wrote more than twenty-two books and hundreds of essays and poems. He also translated important Hindu texts such as "The Upanishads" and "Bhagavad Gita" into English language. The Vedanta Desika inspired Vivekananda to translate his works into English. Vivekananda's philosophy was closely related to that of Vedanta Desika. Vivekananda considered Vedanta Desika as his spiritual teacher and mentor, calling him the "Sage of the Ages". He also considered Swami Vivekananda as a saint-brother who was a living incarnation of the Divine Mother, the ultimate embodiment of pure existence. Swami Vivekananda attained sanyas (spiritual awakening) on 12 May 1893 at Belur Math, a monastery founded by Ramakrishna Paramhansa. He also completed four years of monastic education. Swami's journey began when he was very young and continued for twenty years. During this period, he founded the Vedanta Society in 1894. He visited India and various western countries as a representative of the Hindu religion. In 1893, he went to Chicago as a delegate of the World's Parliament of Religions. Swami also participated in the Congress of Religious Liberals at Chicago and was a guest speaker on Indian philosophy at Harvard University and Concord Philosophical Society. In India, he established five mathas (monasteries) through which he disseminated his teachings to individuals who could not read or write. Swami Vivekananda's life as a monk lasted for only eight years as he died on 4th July 1902 at age 39 of cardiac arrest in Belur Math. This book contains the essence of Swami Vivekananda's lectures on the "Bhagavad Gita" and "Srimad Bhagavatam" – Vedanta Desika's Sanskrit commentaries on these sacred texts. Vivekananda delivered these lectures in the United States of America and India during his tour of 1893 to 1897. The book is divided into four chapters. The first chapter is about the "Bhagavad Gita" and its translation by Swami Bhaskarananda; it is a complete discourse on the 18 chapters of this sacred text. The second chapter is about the first three chapters of "Srimad Bhagavatam". cfa1e77820
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