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The two important saints during the early Some people believed that Chaitanya was the
medieval period were Shankaracharya and incarnation of Lord Krishna and called him
Ramanuja who were born in South India. Mahaprabhu.
Shankaracharya Tulsidas

Shankaracharya was born Tulsidas wrote the famous Ramcharitmanas. This
in South India in the book is devoted to the life and times of Lord
eighth century. He Rama. It is written in the common language of
believed in the oneness of Awadhi. It continues to be very
God and individual soul. popular even today. It has made
He said that one can attain the name of Lord Rama a
God by knowing Him. He household name. While it is
advocated that the world is replete with devotion to God, it
a mere illusion (Maya) and Shankaracharya also strikes at the root of many
should be given up. He toured the whole of India evils in the society. Tulsidas
and established four peeths (monasteries) in the Surdas
four corners of India—Badrinath, Puri, Dwarika
and Rameshwaram. Even today, these four peeths Surdas was a devotee of Lord Krishna. His love for
Him was unqualified. He was
continue to guide the Hindus.
blind and sang in devotion. His
Ramanuja poems were compiled by his
Ramanuja too was born in South India in the followers in the form of
eleventh century. He too travelled all over India Sursagar, Surasaravali and
and popularised the Bhakti Sahitya Lahiri. These poems
movement. According to continue to be very popular Surdas
him, devotion to God and even today.
compassion for the fellow Mirabai
beings were the sure paths
Mirabai was a Rajput princess. She was married to
of attaining God.
Ramanuja spread the a prince of Mewar in Rajasthan. She refused to
Bhakti movement in North follow the traditional role of a wife. Her in-laws
tried to poison her but she escaped from the
India. Ramanuja
palace to become a wandering
Basavanna saint, composing and singing
Basavanna was another saint who was born in Bhakti songs. She gave up all
Karnataka in the twelfth century. He taught her luxuries for her devotion to
equality of all human beings and opposed all Lord Krishna. She sang in
types of rituals. He was against any discrimination devotion and popularised
on the grounds of caste or gender. kirtans . Mirabai
During the later medieval period, many saints Quiz Time
emerged in the whole of India, such as Namdev ,
Eknath and Tukaram in Maharashtra; Chaitanya Fill in the blanks :
Mahaprabhu in Bengal; Mirabai in Rajasthan, 1. ____________ was born in South India in the
Tulsidas , Surdas and Kabirdas in Uttar Pradesh, eighth century.
Guru Nanak in Punjab etc.
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