It has been the solace of my life - it will be the solace of my death. They are destined sooner or later to become the faith of the people. He further said: “In the whole world there is no study so beneficial and so elevating as that of the Upanishads. “From every sentence of the Upanishads deep, original, and sublime thoughts arise, and the whole is pervaded by a high and holy and earnest spirit,” said German philosopher Arthur Schopen-hauer, one of the greatest philosophers of 19th century. Dara Shikoh, son of Shah Jahan (of Taj Mahal fame) translated the Upani-shads, into Persian directly from Sanskrit and called it Sirr-e-Akbar, “Gods most Perfect Revelation,” which was translated into Latin by Anquetil Duperron under the title Oupnekhat - This translation was introduced to Western readers. They disclose the working of the primal impulses of the human soul which rise above the differences of race and the geographical position. The Upanishads, though remote in time from us, are not remote in thought. This inscription of 'Satyameva Jayate' is also found on one side of all Indian currency. It is from this Upanishad that the 'SATYAMEVA JAYATE' slogan was adopted as the national motto of India on 26th January 1950 and inscribed in Sanskrit at the base of the Indian national emblem. What are Upanishads? Upanishads are the foundations on which the beliefs of millions of human beings are based. How ‘Satyameva Jayate' became world famous in modern India.
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