During his wandering years Vivekananda had experienced the sufferings and problems faced by common people. The poverty, lack of self-respect and education pained him. He wanted to help these poor people. He wanted to restore the dignity and self-respect of these people.

When Vivekananda reached Kanyakumari on 24 December 1892, he was still unable to formulate any idea to help the masses of the country. In Kanyakumari, he swam across the ocean to reach a large mid-sea rock. There he sat on the rock and started meditating on India's past, present and future. His meditation on the "last bit of Indian rock" (later known as the Vivekananda Rock Memorial) continued for three days from 25 to 27 December. Here he had a "vision of one India" and came up with a solution in the form of resolution, which is popularly known as the "Kanyakumari resolve of 1892". The purpose of the 'resolve' was also to organize sannyasins for social service.

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