Question

Among the following who was the leading exponent of Vaishnavism in Assam?

पर्याय

• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

• Shankaradeva

• Tukaram

• Vallabhacharya

Answer 1

Shankaradeva

Explanation:

1. Shankaradeva - In the late fifteenth century, Shankaradeva rose to prominence as one of Assam's foremost Vaishnavism.
2. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - He was born in the Bengali district of Nadia to a Brahmin family and was a devotee of Lord Krishna.
3. Tukaram - He was a Mahabharata bhakti saint. Abhangas are spiritual poems that he wrote. He was Shivaji's contemporary.
4. Vallabhacharya - Telangana Brahmin who was born in Benaras.