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Q. With reference to the Nayanars and Alvars saints, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
- They believed in Nirguna bhakti.
- Andal was a women saint among the Alvars.
- They composed their songs in Tamil.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
Answer: Option C
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C
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Some of the earliest bhakti movements in the South (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). They believed in saguna bhakti (God with attributes). The composition of Alvars is known as the Nalayira Divyaprabandham, and composition of poems of Saiva saints like Appar,Sambandar,Sundarar form the Tevaram.
Statement 2 is correct: One of the most striking features of these traditions was the presence of women. For instance, the compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung. Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her versus expressing her love for the deity. Another woman, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal.
Statement 3 is correct: They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. These saints initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and sought to reform the system.They opened the path of bhakti to all the sections irrespective of the caste and social status.
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C
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: Some of the earliest bhakti movements in the South (c. sixth century) were led by the Alvars (literally, those who are “immersed” in devotion to Vishnu) and Nayanars (literally, leaders who were devotees of Shiva). They believed in saguna bhakti (God with attributes). The composition of Alvars is known as the Nalayira Divyaprabandham, and composition of poems of Saiva saints like Appar,Sambandar,Sundarar form the Tevaram.
Statement 2 is correct: One of the most striking features of these traditions was the presence of women. For instance, the compositions of Andal, a woman Alvar, were widely sung. Andal saw herself as the beloved of Vishnu; her versus expressing her love for the deity. Another woman, Karaikkal Ammaiyar, a devotee of Shiva, adopted the path of extreme asceticism in order to attain her goal.
Statement 3 is correct: They travelled from place to place singing hymns in Tamil in praise of their gods. These saints initiated a movement of protest against the caste system and sought to reform the system.They opened the path of bhakti to all the sections irrespective of the caste and social status.
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