Shastrarths (Debates) of Maharshi Dayanand

Maharshi Dayanand’s supreme goal was to establish truth by defeating untruth. For this he challenged the scholars of different sects and made many debates. Description of debates done by Maharshi Dayanand

Date Subject Subject Opposition Opposition place place Channel
Unknown God Related God Related Pandit of Sanskrit Pathshala of Jaipur Pandit Of Sanskrit Pathshala Of Jaipur unknown Unknown Written
Unknown Jainism Jainism Jainguru of Jaipur Jainguru Of Jaipur unknown Unknown Written
June 1866 Christian Faith Christian Faith priest Priest Ajmer Ajmer Oral
1866 Sanyasashram Sanyasashram Pandit Ramratan Pandit Ramratan Ajmer Ajmer Written
November 1867 God Related God Related Pandit Ambadatt valid Pandit Ambadatt Valid Karnavas Karnavas Oral
November 1867 God Related God Related Pandit Hiravallabh Pandit Hiravallabh Karnavas Karnavas Oral
1867 (Samvat 1924) God Related God Related Sadhu Krishnandra Saraswati Sadhu Krishnandra Saraswati Ramghat (Karnavas) Ramghat (Karnavas) Oral
1868 (Samvat 1924) Sacrificial Fire Sacrificial Fire Shivpal Vaishya Rais Dibai Shivpal Vaishya Rais Dibai Karnavas Karnavas Oral
1925 (Samvat 1925) God Related God Related Pandit Angadaram Shastri Pandit Angadaram Shastri Soron Soron Oral
1925 (Samvat 1925) God Related God Related Thakur Kishan Singh Thakur Kishan Singh kayamganj Kayamganj Oral
1925 (Samvat 1925) Is Mohammed a Prophet? Is Mohammed A Prophet? from Muslims From Muslims Farrukhabad Farrukhabad Oral
1868 Separation Of Adam And Eve Separation Of Adam And Eve Maulvi Ahmed Ali Tuban Maulvi Ahmed Ali Tuban kayamganj Kayamganj Oral
(Samvat 1926) God Related God Related Pandit Harishankar Kannauj Pandit Harishankar Kannauj Kannauj Kannauj Oral
24 May 1869 God Related God Related Pandit Shrigopal Pandit Shrigopal Farrukhabad Farrukhabad Oral
19 June 1869 God Related God Related Pandit Haldhar Ojha Maithil Pandit Haldhar Ojha Maithil Farrukhabad Farrukhabad Oral
1869 Divine Knowledge Divine Knowledge Maulvi Maulvi Kanpur Kanpur Oral
31 July 1869 God Related God Related Pandit Haldhar Ojha Shastri Pandit Haldhar Ojha Shastri Kanpur Kanpur Oral
1869 New Vedanta New Vedanta Sadhu Mayaram Paramahamsa Sadhu Mayaram Paramahamsa Kashi Kashi Oral
(Samvat 1926) God Related God Related Swami Vishuddhanand Saraswati, Balshastri and others Swami Vishuddhanand Saraswati, Balshastri And Others Kashi Kashi Oral
(Samvat 1926) Religion And Idolatry Religion And Idolatry Ramratan Laddha Ramratan Laddha unknown Unknown Oral
April 1870 Meaning Of The Verse Of Geeta Meaning Of The Verse Of Geeta a gentleman A Gentleman Mirzapur Mirzapur Oral
August 1872 God Related God Related Pandit Rudradatt / Pandit Chandradatt Pandit Rudradatt / Pandit Chandradatt jigsaw Jigsaw Oral
1873 Jatipanti And God-Related Jatipanti And God-Related Pandit Hemchandra Chakraborty Pandit Hemchandra Chakraborty unknown Unknown Oral
8 April 1873 (Samvat 1930) God Related God Related Pandit Taracharan Pandit Taracharan Hooghly Hooghly Oral
May 1873 God Related God Related Pandit Jagannath Pandit Jagannath Chhapra Chhapra Oral
August 1873 God Related God Related Pandit Durgadas Pandit Durgadas Dumraon Dumraon Oral
1 July 1874 What Is The Meaning Of The Word Fire? What Is The Meaning Of The Word Fire? Mohammed Neelkanth Ghori Christian Mohammed Neelkanth Ghori Christian Prayag Prayag Oral
16 November 1874 Vallabh Don’t Vallabh Don’T vallabhacharya drunkard Vallabhacharya Drunkard Bombay Bombay Oral
(Samvat 1931) Answers To Anonymous Questions Answers To Anonymous Questions Unknown (resident of Bombay) Unknown (Resident Of Bombay) unknown Unknown Oral
1874 God Related God Related from Pandit From Pandit भडोंच भडोंच Oral
January 1875 idolatry monotheism Idolatry Monotheism Pandit Mahidhar and Pandit Jeevanram Shastri Pandit Mahidhar And Pandit Jeevanram Shastri Rajkot Rajkot Oral
January 1875 God related God Related from Pandit From Pandit Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Oral
March 1875 grammar and usage Grammar And Usage from Pandit From Pandit Bombay Bombay Oral
12 June 1875 God related God Related Acharya Kamalnayan Acharya Kamalnayan Bombay Bombay Oral
March 1876 God related God Related from Pandit From Pandit Bombay Bombay Oral
27 March 1876 (Samvat 1933) God related God Related Pandit Ramlal Shastri Pandit Ramlal Shastri Bombay Bombay Oral
May 1876 Salvation and faith in Jesus Salvation And Faith In Jesus priest Priest Farrukhabad Farrukhabad Oral
September October 1876 miscellaneous questions and answers Miscellaneous Questions And Answers Lala Brijlal Saheb Raees Lala Brijlal Saheb Raees Lucknow Lucknow Written
November 1876 creation etc. Creation Etc. Pastor Parker Saheb Pastor Parker Saheb Moradabad Moradabad Oral
15 March 1877 miscellaneous questions and answers Miscellaneous Questions And Answers Munshi Chandiprasad Munshi Chandiprasad unknown Unknown Written
March 1877 (Samvat 1937) true religion thoughts True Religion Thoughts Great scholars (from Christians and Muslims) Great Scholars (From Christians And Muslims) Fair Chandapur Fair Chandapur Oral
April 1877 Sri Krishna and Christianity Sri Krishna And Christianity Pastor Berry Saheb Pastor Berry Saheb Ludhiana Ludhiana Oral
April 1877 Vedas and Ganga – Yamuna Vedas And Ganga – Yamuna Brahmo Samaji gentleman Brahmo Samaji Gentleman Lahore Lahore Oral
1877 Is there history in Vedas? Is There History In Vedas? Pandit Ramrakkha Pandit Ramrakkha Lahore Lahore Oral
1877 Vedarth Vedarth Bishop sir Bishop Sir Lahore Lahore Oral
May 1877 Ashvamedha and Gomedha Ashvamedha And Gomedha Pastor Doctor Hopper Saheb Pastor Doctor Hopper Saheb Lahore Lahore Oral
August 1877 seriousness of hinduism Seriousness Of Hinduism Mr H Perkins Commissioner Mr H Perkins Commissioner unknown Unknown Oral
August 1877 God related God Related Pandit Laxmidhar and Pandit Daulatram Pandit Laxmidhar And Pandit Daulatram Gurudaspur Gurudaspur Oral
September 1877 (Samvat 1934) Veda is divine knowledge Veda Is Divine Knowledge Lala Harnarayan son of Babu Hemraj Lala Harnarayan Son Of Babu Hemraj Jalandhar Jalandhar Oral
24 September 1877 reincarnation and miracles Reincarnation And Miracles Maulvi Ahmed Hasan Saheb Maulvi Ahmed Hasan Saheb Jalandhar Jalandhar Oral
October 1877 Veda is divine knowledge Veda Is Divine Knowledge Pandit and Jat priest Pandit And Jat Priest Lahore Lahore Oral
October or November 1877 omnipresence of god Omnipresence Of God Pandit Kriparam Pandit Kriparam Firozpur Firozpur Oral
November 1877 (Samvat 1934) Incest of Prophet Lot Incest Of Prophet Lot Pastor and Maulvi Pastor And Maulvi Rawalpindi Rawalpindi Oral
January 1878 Navya Nyaya and Arsha Granth Navya Nyaya And Arsha Granth Pandit Hoshnakarai Pandit Hoshnakarai Gujarat Gujarat Oral
January 1878 Are you knowledgeable or ignorant? Are You Knowledgeable Or Ignorant? with hindus With Hindus Gujarat Gujarat Oral
January 1878 Burial of dead bodies is not mentioned in Vedas Burial Of Dead Bodies Is Not Mentioned In Vedas mr buchanin sir Mr Buchanin Sir Gujarat Gujarat Oral
18 to 20 February 1878 (Samvat 1935) difference between god and creature Difference Between God And Creature Pastor Soulfeet Saheb Pastor Soulfeet Saheb gujarawala Gujarawala Oral
March 1878 dining together Dining Together Seth Habhurj Ji Parsi Seth Habhurj Ji Parsi Multan Multan Oral
March 1878 flesh eating – prohibition Flesh Eating – Prohibition Pandit Krishnanarayan Pandit Krishnanarayan Multan Multan Oral
March 1878 liberation theme Liberation Theme Pandit Thakurdutt ji Raees Pandit Thakurdutt Ji Raees Multan Multan Oral
June 1878 dining together Dining Together priest clerk sir Priest Clerk Sir Amritsar Amritsar Oral
25 July 1878 thinking in a state of intoxication Thinking In A State Of Intoxication Mr. Kanhaiyalal Mr. Kanhaiyalal Roorkee Roorkee Oral
August 1878 inauthenticity of the Bible Inauthenticity Of The Bible Colonel Mansal Colonel Mansal Roorkee Roorkee Oral
September 1878 multiple topics Multiple Topics Dharmarakshini Sabha Dharmarakshini Sabha meerut Meerut Written
September 1878 rules of debate Rules Of Debate unknown Unknown meerut Meerut Oral
October 1878 multiple topics Multiple Topics Religious meeting Religious Meeting Farrukhabad Farrukhabad Written
November 1878 earth base Earth Base Pandit Pandit Pushkar Pushkar Oral
20 November 1878 (Samvat 1935) Inaccuracies in Torat Ejjil Inaccuracies In Torat Ejjil Pastor Gray Missionary Pastor Gray Missionary Ajmer Ajmer Oral
November 1878 miscellaneous questions Miscellaneous Questions Maulvi Mohammad Murad Ali Saheb Maulvi Mohammad Murad Ali Saheb Oral Oral Oral
December 1878 God related God Related Shivram, president of the stable Shivram, President Of The Stable Draft Draft Oral
January 1879 new vedanta New Vedanta new vedanti sadhu New Vedanti Sadhu Rewari Rewari Oral
February to April 1879 Hindu Muslim pilgrimage sites Hindu Muslim Pilgrimage Sites Waqar Ali Baig Waqar Ali Baig Kumbh Mela Haridwar Kumbh Mela Haridwar Oral
February to April 1879 dining together Dining Together from yovans From Yovans Kumbh Mela Haridwar Kumbh Mela Haridwar Oral
March 1879 God related God Related mula mistry Mula Mistry Kumbh Mela Haridwar Kumbh Mela Haridwar Oral
5 April 1879 new vedanta New Vedanta new vedanti sadhu New Vedanti Sadhu Haridwar Haridwar Oral
July 1879 at namaste At Namaste Munshi Indramani Munshi Indramani Moradabad Moradabad Oral
August 1879 incarnationism Incarnationism Pandit Ramprasad and Pandit Vrindavan Pandit Ramprasad And Pandit Vrindavan Badaun Badaun Oral
25 August 1879 Rebirth Rebirth Pastor T G Scott Pastor T G Scott Bareilly Bareilly Written
26 August 1879 God becomes flesh God Becomes Flesh Pastor T G Scott Pastor T G Scott Bareilly Bareilly Written
27 August 1879 God also forgives sin God Also Forgives Sin Pastor T G Scott Pastor T G Scott Bareilly Bareilly Written
September 1879 Advertisement in Kashi Advertisement In Kashi all ordinary All Ordinary Kashi Kashi Written
30 October 1879 effect of true words Effect Of True Words Babu Umaprasad Mukherjee Babu Umaprasad Mukherjee Danapur Danapur Oral
November 1879 Dharma to punish the oppressor Dharma To Punish The Oppressor Babu Anantlal Babu Anantlal Danapur Danapur Oral
September 1880 multiple topics Multiple Topics Bhagat Jeevanlal Kayastha Bhagat Jeevanlal Kayastha Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Oral
September 1880 Shraddha Shraddha Lala Nihalchand Vaishya Rais Lala Nihalchand Vaishya Rais Muzaffarnagar Muzaffarnagar Oral
October – November 1880 Shastrath’s excuse Shastrath’S Excuse Pastor Gulbert Saheb Pastor Gulbert Saheb Dehradun Dehradun Oral
November 1880 Radha Swami opinion Radha Swami Opinion Sadhu of Radha Swami sect Sadhu Of Radha Swami Sect Agra Agra Oral
November 1880 Rebirth Rebirth Tufail Ahmed Kotwal Tufail Ahmed Kotwal Agra Agra Oral
December 1880 meaning of fire is divine Meaning Of Fire Is Divine a priest sir A Priest Sir Agra Agra Oral
November 1880 to January 1881 Atheism and Jainism Atheism And Jainism Atmaram ji worship Atmaram Ji Worship unknown Unknown Written
12 December 1880 Vedic religion and Christianity Vedic Religion And Christianity Father Conrad Saheb Father Conrad Saheb Agra Agra Oral
17 May 1881 miscellaneous topics Miscellaneous Topics Pandit Lekhram Pandit Lekhram Ajmer Ajmer Oral
6 to 16 July 1881 (Samvat 1938) Jainism Jainism Jain Sadhu Siddhakaran Jain Sadhu Siddhakaran Draft Draft Oral
July 1881 (Samvat 1938) faith in jesus christ Faith In Jesus Christ Biharilal Christian Biharilal Christian Draft Draft Oral
August 1881 Muslim maid-son Muslim Maid-Son from Qazi From Qazi Draft Draft Oral
August 1881 Kabir Panth Kabir Panth Kabir Panthi Sadhu Kabir Panthi Sadhu Draft Draft Oral
28 August 1881 Is a Muslim a slave’s son? Is A Muslim A Slave’S Son? Kazi Kazi Raipur Raipur Oral
October 1881 divine theme Divine Theme Mr. Raja Govind Singh Ji Mr. Raja Govind Singh Ji unknown Unknown Oral
18 January 1882 Christian faith Christian Faith Reverend Joseph Coke Pastor Reverend Joseph Coke Pastor Bombay Bombay Written
March 1882 Ramsnehi opinion Ramsnehi Opinion from Ramsnehio From Ramsnehio Shahpura Shahpura Oral
March 1882 who are undoubtedly Who Are Undoubtedly from the royal priest From The Royal Priest Shahpura Shahpura Oral
March 1882 God related God Related from Biharilal From Biharilal Shahpura Shahpura Oral
April 1882 multiple topics Multiple Topics Lala Jagannathdas, disciple of Munshi Indramani ji. Lala Jagannathdas, Disciple Of Munshi Indramani Ji. unknown Unknown Oral
August 1882 Whom to meditate on and how? Whom To Meditate On And How? Maharana Udaipur Maharana Udaipur Udaipur Udaipur Oral
August 1882 importance of celibacy Importance Of Celibacy Kaviraj Shamaldas ji Kaviraj Shamaldas Ji Udaipur Udaipur Oral
11 to 13 and 17 September 1882 divine knowledge is eternal Divine Knowledge Is Eternal Maulvi Abdul Rehman Saheb Maulvi Abdul Rehman Saheb Udaipur Udaipur Oral
June 1883 new vedanta New Vedanta Rao Raja Mohan Singh Rao Raja Mohan Singh jodhpur Jodhpur Oral