Asked: U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Pre) 2014medium Level
ID: 6ae793b94aac9c32d5e3decb
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
‘नयनार’ कौन थे?
Who were the 'Nayanars'?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
वैष्णव धर्मानुयायी
Followers of Vaishnavism
B
शैव धर्मानुयायी
Followers of Shaivism
Correct
C
शाक्त
Followers of Shaktism
D
सूर्योपासक
Sun worshippers
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B(शैव धर्मानुयायी)
नयनार दक्षिण भारत के तमिल भाषी क्षेत्र में शिव भक्ति का प्रचार करने वाले शैव संत और कवि थे। 63 नयनारों ने रूढ़िवादिता और जातिगत कठोरता का विरोध करते हुए ईश्वर के प्रति व्यक्तिगत अनन्य प्रेम एवं भक्ति को मोक्ष का सुलभ साधन घोषित किया था।
Nayanars were the Shaivite devotional saints and hymnists of the Tamil-speaking region of South India. The 63 Nayanars advocated intense personal surrender and love for Shiva (Bhakti), rejecting rigid caste taboos and liturgical elitism.
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Shaiv, Bhagavata Religion
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