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What were the earliest Bhakti moments in India and led by who?
- The earliest Bhakti movement started or led by the Alvars and Nayanars around 6th century. - In these Bhakti movement, Alvars are the devotees of Vishnu Bhagwan, whereas Nayanars are the devotees of Shiva Bhagwan. Alvars and Nayanars roamed from one place to another place by singing hymns which inRead more
– The earliest Bhakti movement started or led by the Alvars and Nayanars around 6th century.
– In these Bhakti movement, Alvars are the devotees of Vishnu Bhagwan, whereas Nayanars are the devotees of Shiva Bhagwan. Alvars and Nayanars roamed from one place to another place by singing hymns which include praises of there particular gods i.e.Vishnu and Shiva. There hymns became a ritual in temples. They both also identified large sacred temples in which shrines and adobes of their deities were placed and workshipped.
– Alvars and Nayanars also started a protest movement against the system of caste hierarchy, dominance of Brahmans over the lower caste peoples and the invasion of larger part of Muslims. They wanted to reform the system for betterment. This reform movement were supported by the fact that the disciples or bhakts was diverse from multiple backgrounds which include Brahmans, artisans, cultivators, normal people as well as the low caste peoples which is termed as untouchables at that time.
– The Nalayira Divya Prabandhan which contains 4000 sacred compositions which is complied by Nathamuni.
– Tevaram- it is a collection of first seven volumes of Tirumurai which contains the work of 4 Tamil poets.
– Prominent leaders of Bhakti movement –
1- Shankaracharya
2- Ramanuja
3- Madhavacharya
4- Nimbarka
5- Vallabhacharya
6- Vidyapati
7- Namadeva
8- Sant Eknath
9- Tukaram
10- Ramdas
See lessWhat were the earliest Bhakti moments in India and led by who?
- The earliest Bhakti movement started or led by the Alvars and Nayanars around 6th century. - In these Bhakti movement, Alvars are the devotees of Vishnu Bhagwan, whereas Nayanars are the devotees of Shiva Bhagwan. Alvars and Nayanars roamed from one place to another place by singing hymns which inRead more
– The earliest Bhakti movement started or led by the Alvars and Nayanars around 6th century.
– In these Bhakti movement, Alvars are the devotees of Vishnu Bhagwan, whereas Nayanars are the devotees of Shiva Bhagwan. Alvars and Nayanars roamed from one place to another place by singing hymns which include praises of there particular gods i.e.Vishnu and Shiva. There hymns became a ritual in temples. They both also identified large sacred temples in which shrines and adobes of their deities were placed and workshipped.
– Alvars and Nayanars also started a protest movement against the system of caste hierarchy, dominance of Brahmans over the lower caste peoples and the invasion of larger part of Muslims. They wanted to reform the system for betterment. This reform movement were supported by the fact that the disciples or bhakts was diverse from multiple backgrounds which include Brahmans, artisans, cultivators, normal people as well as the low caste peoples which is termed as untouchables at that time.
– The Nalayira Divya Prabandhan which contains 4000 sacred compositions which is complied by Nathamuni.
– Tevaram- it is a collection of first seven volumes of Tirumurai which contains the work of 4 Tamil poets.
– Prominent leaders of Bhakti movement –
1- Shankaracharya
2- Ramanuja
3- Madhavacharya
4- Nimbarka
5- Vallabhacharya
6- Vidyapati
7- Namadeva
8- Sant Eknath
9- Tukaram
10- Ramdas
See less