Swami Satyabhakta (, born as Darbarilal; 10 November 1899 – 10 December 1998) was an Indian scholar, philosopher, reformer and the founder of Satya Samaj.In The Mirror Of My Memories, Life Of Pandit Nathu Ram Premi: Scholar And Social Reformer, by Pandit Sukhlal Sanghvi, Jain Jagaran ke Agraduta, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, 1952, p. 267-268

Early life Born Mulchand at Shahpur, Sagar, he moved to Damoh to his aunt's house after the death of his mother at age 4, where he was renamed Darbarilal. He met Ganeshprasad Varni at Damoh and influenced by him, he joined the pathshala established by Varniji at Sagar. At age 19, he graduated with the title Nyayatirth and became a teacher at Sdyavad Vdyalaya at Varanasi for a year. He then moved to Seoni and then Indore, where he developed his rationalistic principles.

In 1923, he became a reformer.Sadhu Satyasnehi, Sankshipt Jivan Parichaya, 1999 He lived in Bombay during 1926-1936, where he edited Jain Jagat and Jain Prakash. He started writing a series of articles that were later compiled into Jain Dharma Samiksha.Jain Dharma Samiksha, 1958 He eventually moved to Wardha in 1936 and established his Ashrama there.

Works

He was a prolific author. His writings include Buddhahridayam,Buddhahridayam, Siddayya, Shaik, Satyabhakta, Darbarilal,1967 Jain Dharma Mimansa,Jain Dharma Mimansa, Darbarilal Satyabhakt, Satya Samaj Granthamala, Bombay, 1936 Mahavira Ka Antahsthal,Mahavira Ka Antahsthal, Satyashram Wardha, 1943 Manav Bhasha,Hindī Vyākaraṇa Kā Itihāsa, Ananta Caudharī, Bihāra Hindī Grantha Akādemī, 1972 Meri Africa Yatra,Yātrā-Sāhitya Kā Udbhava Aura Vikāsa, Surendra Māthura, Sāhitya Prakāśana,1962 Anmol PatraHindī Kā Patra-Sāhitya, Kamala Puñjānī Kr̥shṇā Pradarsa, 1983 etc. Swamiji worked hard to evolve in 1945-46 the new language which swamiji called Manav Bhasa of which grammar is complete and having no exceptions and very simple and can be learn in a month. "Aditi" of Sri Aurobindo Ashram wrote four pages about Manavbhasha. Swamiji compare Manavbhasha with Esperanto another language by Zamenhof a Polish Eye Surgen in 1887 and a book named Esperanto verses Manav Bhasha was published in 1971.

His early work was published as Darbarilal Nyayatirtha (as an orthodox Jain scholar) Darbarilal Satyabhakta during the transitional period. He contested against Zakir Husain in the 1967 Indian presidential election but failed to win any votes.

He composed a complete library of texts include three volumes of Satyamrita or Manava Dharmashastra. They include Drishti Kanda, a text on philosophy; Achara Kanda, a treatise on conduct of advanced individuals, analogous to Jain Acharnaga; and Vyavahara Kanda, on which is analogous to Dharma Shastra of Manu or Shravakacharas in the Jain tradition. He also composed a set of prayers towards Satyar deities, published as Satya Sangita. He wrote a text Nirativada on social economics, that advocated an economic system that avoids the extremes of Marxism and Capitalism. His Vivaha Paddhati formulates a new form of marriage based on the traditional ceremony.Atma Katha, Swami Satya Bhakta, Satyashrama, Dec. 1940, p. 288-291

Satya Samaj

The religious/philosophical movement Satya Samaj founded by him in 1934 and is active in several regions of India Satya Samaj Prayag, Samaj Sudharak: Raja Rammohan Rai, Lalbahadur Singh Chauhan, Atmaram & Sons, p.95सत्याश्रम सत्य समाज के कुलाचार्य, Dainik Bhaskar, August 2010, and UK.Sarvdesic Satya Samaj UK, http://www.satyasamajuk.com Satya Samaj organizes yearly conventions. सत्य समाज का राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी सम्मेलन Bhaskar News Network, Mar 13, 2017

Swami Satyabhakta established a Satya Mandir temple at Vardha with a new pantheon that includes Lord Satya (truth) as the father and Goddess Ahimsa (non-violence) as the mother. इनके मंदिर में विराजते हैं निराले भगवान, रोहित उपाध्याय, Nav Bharat Times, 08 Oct 2020 While her right hand in the abhaya mudra, she hold a club in her left hand, symbolising that bravery is needed to preserve peace. The altar also has 8 images of the prophets belonging to various religious traditions, including Zoroaster and Karl Marx.Satyar Satya Mandir, Swami Satyabhakta, 7/12/1948

There are Satyar temples at Ayodhya and Barasiya, Bhopal.सर्वधर्म सौहार्द का प्रतीक है सत्यार मंदिर, Khas Khabar, 23-09-2010सत्य की राह पर चलने का संकल्प, कृष्ण प्रताप सिंह, The Tribune, JANUARY 30, 2023

Influence

He was an early rationalistic syncretic philosopher. Osho has described meeting him and discussing on establishing a new religious orderस्‍वर्णिम बचपन, मैं एक आदमी को जानता हूं...वे है स्‍वामी सत्य भक्त, http://oshosatsang.org/category/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87/ While he was in Bombay, he was a friend of both Nathuram Premi and Sukhlal Sanghvi known for their open minded perspective.In The Mirror Of My Memories, Life Of Pandit Nathu Ram Premi: Scholar And Social Reformer, by Pandit Sukhlal Sanghvi, Jain Jagaran ke Agraduta, Bharatiya Jnanapitha, 1952, p. 267-268

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