Question

Who wrote the Shikshashtakam?
a. Vallabhacharya
b. Nityananda
c. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
d. Buddha

Answer 1

Hint:
The Shikshashtakam is a sixteenth century Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu supplication of eight refrains formed in the Sanskrit language.

Complete solution:
They are the solitary sections left by and composed by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486 – 1534)with most of his way of thinking being arranged by his essential followers, known as the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan. The Shikshashtakam is cited inside the Chaitanya Charitamrita, Krishnadasa Kaviraja Goswami's life story of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, written in Bengali. The name of the supplication comes from the Sanskrit words Śikṣā, signifying 'guidance', and aṣṭaka, signifying 'comprising of eight sections', i.e., verses. The lessons contained inside the eight refrains are accepted to contain the embodiment of all lessons on Bhakti yoga inside the Gaudiya tradition.Chaitanya Mahaprabhu composed a progression of stanzas known as the Shikshashtakam, or "eight sections of guidance which are considered to contain the total way of thinking of Gaudiya Vaishnavism in consolidated form.The initial eight refrains of coming up next are the finished content of the Shikshashtakam, as written in Sanskrit by Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. They are found in Krishnadasa Kaviraja's Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita (Antya-līlā, section 20, stanzas 12, 16, 21, 29, 32, 36, 39 and 47).The last refrain is a Bengali citation from Sri Chaitanya Charitamrita, it isn't important for the real Shikshashtakam, yet is regularly annexed to the end when it is presented, depicting the consequence of discussing the Shikshashtakam steadfastly.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
Chaitanya's teachings centred around 'love' – from intense human love to divine love. He opened the doors of divine love to all by chanting and singing the glories of Krishna in the form of Kirtans.