Question

Who among the following were devotees of Vishnu?

• A. Ramanucharya
• B. Yadavaprakasha
• C. King Kulottunga
• D. Bittideva

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

The correct options are
A Ramanucharya
D Bittideva

Yadavaprakasha followed Adwaitha. Ramanucharya organized temple worship and founded centres to spread his doctrine of devotion to the god Vishnu in Srirangam. The Chola ruler at the time, King Kulottunga worshipped Shiva. So, he started to pester Ramanujacharya. Due to this, Ramanuja was forced to move to Mysore. He was then invited by Bittideva, the Hoysala King of Karnataka. It is said that later Bittideva accepted Vaishnava tradition and became Vishnuvardhana.