Death date of Swami Vivekananda

[paul linus]

Swami Vivekananda died on 4th of July 1902 at Belur Math in the outskirts of Kolkata city of West Bengal. His disciples say he attained mahasamadhi.

 

[Nil Thapliyal]

Medical report read that the cause of his death was rupture of blood vessel in brain. His disciples say the rupture was due to brahmarandhra pierced during mahasamadhi.

Brahmarandhra is an opening in the crown of his head.

 

[paul linus]

Swami Vivekananda had earlier said he would not live more than forty years. He was 39 at his death. He was cremated on the bank of Ganga, just opposite to where 16 years before Ramakrishna was cremated. His funeral pyre was of sandalwood.

 

[Nil Thapliyal]

On the day of his death he woke up early and meditated for about three hours at Belur Math. He taught Sanskrit grammar, philosophy of yoga and Shukla-Yajur-Veda to pupils and later discussed a planned Vedic college with colleagues. At 7 pm he went into his room and asked others not to disturb him. At around 9:20 pm he died.

 

[paul linus]

Swami Vivekananda was born as Narendranath Datta in a Bengali family on 12 January 1863. He was a chief disciple of Ramakrishna. He is credited with good contribution in the revival of Hinduism in the country.

 

[Nil Thapliyal]

He was not only famous in India. He earned a good name in Chicago in 1893 for his speech at the Parliament of World's Religions. He introduced Hinduism there with his powerful speech that started as, "Sisters and brothers of America..."

 

[paul linus]

Once principal of his Christian College in Calcutta, William Hastie, said he has never in his life seen a genius like Swami Vivekananda and his is bound to make a mark in his life.

Vivekananda graduated from the college in philosophy.