Q. Who among the following popularized the “return to a worship of Vishnu under one of his most appealing forms, the loving ecstatic Krishna”?
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[A] Chaitanya

[B] Guru Nanak

[C] Kabir

[D] Namadeva

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: Chaitanya of Bengal represents an aspect of the bhakti movement that is very different from that seen in the lives and teachings of Kabir and his successors.

  • Chaitanya’s concern, unlike that of Kabir, was not with bringing people to an understanding of a God, beyond all creeds and formulations; it was to exalt the superiority of Krishna over all other deities.
  • It was, in other words, a revivalist, not a syncretic movement, a return to a worship of Vishnu under one of his most appealing forms, the loving ecstatic Krishna.

Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT

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