Question

Pick the wrongly matched pairs from the following:

• A. Saint Jnaneswar - Adi Granth
• B. Guru Nanak - Commentaries on Gita
• C. Mirabai - Used Brijbhasa
• D. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Bhakti Saint

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A Saint Jnaneswar - Adi Granth
B Guru Nanak - Commentaries on Gita

Guru Nanak’s teachings are reflected as hymns in the ‘Adi Granth’. Saint Jnaneswar contributed hugely to Marathi language. He wrote commentaries on Bhagavad Gita in Marathi. The use of Brijbhasa, a common language, helped Mirabai to connect with masses easily. Besides Kabir, Guru Nanak, Sant Jnaneswar, and Mirabai, other personalities who contributed to literature during bhakti period are Ramanuja, Ramananda, Namdeo,Vallabhacharya, and Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.