1. Mirabai was a devotee of ________.
a) Shiva
b) Jagannath
c) Krishna
(Chapter 6: Bhakti- Sufi Traditions - Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts)
Answer: Krishna
2.Describe the main teachings of Baba Guru Nanak.
(Chapter 6 : Bhakti- Sufi Traditions - Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts)
Ans:
- The message of Baba Guru Nanak is spelt out in his hymns and teachings. He advocated
a form of nirguna bhakti.
- He firmly repudiated the external practices of the religions he saw around him. He rejected
sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities and the scriptures of both Hindus
and Muslims.
- For Baba Guru Nanak, the Absolute or "rab" had no gender or form.
- He proposed a simple way to connect to the Divine by remembering and repeating the Divine
Name, expressing his ideas through hymns called "shabad" in Punjabi.
- Baba Guru Nanak would sing these compositions in various ragas while his attendant Mardana
played the rabab .
3.How did Guru Nanak preach nirguna bhakti ?
(Chapter 6: Bhakti- Sufi Traditions - Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts)
Ans:
- He firmly repudiated the external practices of the religions he saw around him.
- He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities and the scriptures of
both Hindus and Muslims.
- For Baba Guru Nanak, the Absolute or “rab” had no gender or form.
- He proposed a simple way to connect to the Divine by remembering and repeating the Divine
Name, expressing his ideas through hymns.