Q. With respect to the Bhakti movement, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q. With respect to the Bhakti movement, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
The correct option is A 1 and 3 only
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Shankara was an advocate of Advaita or the doctrine of the oneness of the individual soul and the Supreme God which is the Ultimate Reality. He considered the world around us to be an illusion or Maya and preached renunciation of the world and adoption of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of Brahman and attain salvation.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Ramanuja, born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the Alvars. According to him, the best means of attaining salvation was through intense devotion to Vishnu.
Statement 3 is correct: From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Maharashtra saw a great number of saint poets, whose songs in simple Marathi continue to inspire people. The most important among them were Dnyaneshwar (Gyaneshwar), Namdev, Eknath, and Tukaram as well as women like Sakhubai and the family of Chokhamela, who belonged to the “untouchable” Mahar caste.
Explanation:
Statement 1 is correct: Shankara was an advocate of Advaita or the doctrine of the oneness of the individual soul and the Supreme God which is the Ultimate Reality. He considered the world around us to be an illusion or Maya and preached renunciation of the world and adoption of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of Brahman and attain salvation.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Ramanuja, born in Tamil Nadu in the eleventh century, was deeply influenced by the Alvars. According to him, the best means of attaining salvation was through intense devotion to Vishnu.
Statement 3 is correct: From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries, Maharashtra saw a great number of saint poets, whose songs in simple Marathi continue to inspire people. The most important among them were Dnyaneshwar (Gyaneshwar), Namdev, Eknath, and Tukaram as well as women like Sakhubai and the family of Chokhamela, who belonged to the “untouchable” Mahar caste.
