SANATANA DHARMA- AN ELEMENTARY TEXT BOOK OF HINDU RELIGION AND ETHICS

Sanatana Dharma means the Eternal Religion, the
Ancient Law, and it is based on the Vedas,
sacred books given to men many long ages ago.
-This Religion has also been called the Aryan Religion,
because it is the Religion that was given to the
first nation of the Aryan race ; Arya means noble,
and the name was given to a great race, much finer
in character and appearance than the races which
went before it in the world’s history. The first
families of these people settled in the northern part
of the land now called India, and that part in which
they first settled was named Aryavarta, because
these Aryans lived in it. “[The land] from the
eastern ocean to the western ocean, between the two
mountains [Himavat and Vindhya], the wise call Aryavarta."
In later days the Religion was called the Hindu
Religion, and this is the name by which -it is now
usually known. It is the oldest of living Religions,
and no other Religion has produced so many great
men—great teachers, great writers, great sages, great
saints,’ great kings, great warriors, great statesmen,
great benefactors, great patriots, The more you
know of it, the more you will honor and love it, and
the more thankful you will be that you were born into
it. But unless you grow up worthy of it, this great and
holy Religion will do you no good.Read it to Know more..