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प्रश्न
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
उत्तर
Mirabai was a Rajput princess married into the royal family of Mewar. But she had no interest in the worldly affair. She was an ardent devotee of Krishna and wanted to devote her time to the worship of her lord. She had no belief in princely status and other norms of high class society. Her devotion to her deity was supreme. Hence, she left the royal palace and began to lend. Simple life with ordinary people.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the following:
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The Buddha |
Namgar |
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Shankaradeva |
worship of Vishnu |
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Nizamuddin Auliya |
questioned social differences |
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Nayanars |
Sufi saint |
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Alvars |
worship of Shiva |
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