Question

Who was the writer of Sursagar?
A. Kabir
B. Surdas
C. Tulsidas
D. Ramdas

Answer 1

Hint: The Sursagar was a poetic composition. It was written by a very famous blind poet and saint. It is also said that he was a devotee of Lord Krishna and composed poems in his praise.

Complete answer:
Sursagar was a famous poetic composition of the 17th century. It contains the description about Radhe and Krishna as lovers. It also has poems describing the writer’s personal bhakti. It also has few episodes from Ramayana and Mahabharata.

Kabir:- This is not the right option. The greatest work of Kabirdas was “Bijak”. It was a collection of poems which described how Kabirdas viewed Spirituality. He was a famous mystic poet and saint of the fifteenth century. His writings influenced the Hinduism Bhakti movements.

Surdas:- This is the right option. The Sursagar is a poetic composition by Surdas. In this poetic composition most of the compositions are attributed to him by his later poets, Surdas was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. He was one of the prominent figures in the Bhakti Movement in between the 14th to 17th century of India. He was blind and was a poet. He was also a singer like Tyagaraja. His most of the poems were written praising Lord Krishna.

Tulsidas:- This is not the right option. Tulsidas was a famous writer of his century and has written many books. The famous book was Ramacharitamanasa. It was written in Awadhi language. He also founded the temple Sankatmochan.

Ramdas:- This is not the right option. Samarth Ramdas was a devotee of Hindu deities Rama and Hanuman. He also worked as an adviser to the Maratha rulers. His literary works are Dasbodh, Manobodh, Aatmaram etc.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘B’.

Note: The Sursagar was a famous poetic composition. It is a poetic composition by Surdas. He was a blind poet, saint and a singer also. He was a true devotee of Lord Krishna and his compositions were mostly in praise.