Question

Which of the following Bhakti saints used the medium of dance and songs (Kirtans) to make one feel the personal presence of God near him?
(A) Sankaradeva
(B) Candidasa
(C) Jnanadeva
(D) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Answer 1

Hint: The Bhakti development alludes to the mystical reverential pattern that arose in middle age Hinduism and later went about as the accepted impetus to the arrangement of Sikhism. It began in eighth-century south India (presently Tamil Nadu and Kerala) and spread northwards. It cleared over east and north India from the fifteenth century onwards, arriving at its pinnacle between the fifteenth and seventeenth century CE.

Complete step-by-step solution:
The great Vaishnavite and reformer Srimanta Sankardev was born in Silpukhuri, Nagaon in 1449. Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev was a saint, researcher, writer, the social reformer who is an important figure in the social and religious history of Assam. Ek Sarania Nam Dharma' lectured by him was about the worship of Lord Vishnu. Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardev was an extraordinary researcher and education virtuoso. His significant proficiency manifestations are the 'Kirtan Ghosa', 'Gunamala' and so forth. The sacred tunes composed by him are known as 'Borgeet'.
Chaitanya, alternatively spelt Caitanya, in full Shri Krishna Chaitanya, additionally called Gauranga, was born as Vishvambhara Mishra in 1485, Navadvipa, Bengal, India. He was a Hindu spiritualist whose method of venerating the god Krishna with a happy routine profoundly affected Vaishnavism in Bengal.

Thus, option (D) is correct.

Note: Vaishnavism includes numerous factions and gatherings that vary in their understanding of the connection between the individual and God. The Srivaishnava faction, for instance, stresses the convention of vishishtadvaita ("qualified nondualism") of Ramanuja, as per which, even though they separated wonderful world is deceptive (Maya), it is, in any case, the medium through which devotees may access God.