Which one of the following saints was contemporary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj ?

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  1. Tukaram
  2. Chaitanya
  3. Namdev
  4. Shankaracharya

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Option 1 : Tukaram
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The correct answer is Tukaram.

Key Points

  • Tukaram was a 17th-century Hindu poet and saint of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra.
  • He is popularly known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba in Maharashtra.
  • He was a contemporary of Shivaji.
  • He was a follower of the Varkari devotionalism tradition, which was egalitarian and personalised.
  • He is most renowned for his Abhyanga (devotional poetry) and kirtans (community-oriented worship with spiritual singing).
  • According to Eleanor Zelliot, the Bhakti movement poets such as Tukaram influenced Shivaji's ascent to power.
  • He Died in 1649 at the age of 41.

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  • Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was a 15th-century Indian saint.
    • He was a chief proponent of the Vedantic philosophy of Achintya Bheda Abheda Tattva.
  • Namdev was a Marathi Hindu poet and saint from Narsi, Maharashtra.
    • He lived as a devotee of Pandharpur's Lord Vitthal (Krishna).
  • Shankaracharya was the most renowned exponent of the Advaita Vedanta school of philosophy, from whose doctrines the main currents of modern Indian thought are derived.

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