Consider the following Bhakti Saints: 1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tulsidas Who among the above was/were preaching when Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?

Consider the following Bhakti Saints: 1. Dadu Dayal 2. Guru Nanak 3. Tulsidas Who among the above was/were preaching when Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over? Correct Answer 2 only

The correct answer is Guru Nanak.

Key Points

  • Guru Nanak was/was preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over. 
    • Guru Nanak was the bhakti saint who witnessed the fall of the Lodi dynasty.
      • He was born on 29th November 1469 and died on 22nd September 1539.
      • He was raised in a Hindu family and belonged to the Bhakti Sant tradition.
      • He was the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Sikh Gurus.
      • His parents were Kalyan Chand Das Bedi and Mata Tripta.
        • Founder of Sikhism religion
      • Opposes idol worship and caste system, and taught the worship of one God through prayer and meditation.
  • Hence, option 2 is correct.

Additional Information

  • Dadu Dayal :
    • Dadu Dayal was a poet-saint from Gujarat, India, a religious reformer who spoke against formalism and priestcraft.
      • Disciple of Kabir
    • Books: Dadu, the compassionate mystic, Sakhi Khand.
    • He was a supporter of Hindu-Muslim unity.
    • His followers were called Dadu Panthers.
  • Tulsidas :
    • Tulsidas, also known as Goswami Tulsidas, was a Ramanandi Vaishnava saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.
    • He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit and Awadhi but is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana based on Rama's life in the vernacular Awadhi.

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