1. Mirabai was a devotee of __________.
a) Shiva
b) Jagannath
c) Krishna
(Chapter 6: Bhakti- Sufi Traditions - Changes in Religious Beliefs and Devotional Texts)

Ans: c) 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 .

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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.