Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

According to some traditions, who was Mirabai's preceptor?

Options:

Kabirdas

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

Raidas

Shankaradeva

Correct Answer:

Raidas

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Raidas

According to some traditions, preceptor of Mira Bai was Raidas, a leather worker. This would indicate her defiance of the norms of caste society. After rejecting the comforts of her husband’s palace, she is supposed to have donned the white robes of a widow or the saffron robe of the renouncer.