Read the passage and answer the questions:
Read the following verse composed by 'Appar', a Bhakti saint of South India and answer the question given below:
"O rogues who quote the law books, Of what use are your gotra and kula? Just bow to Marperu's lord as your sole refuge".
Lord of 'Marperu' refers to the following:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Shiva
The verse is by Appar, a Nayanar saint, and Marperu’s lord is Shiva, who resides in Marperu, in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu.
NCERT (2026-27): “2.1 The Alvars and Nayanars of Tamil Nadu … During their travels the Alvars and Nayanars identified certain shrines as abodes of their chosen deities. Very often large temples were later built at these sacred places. These developed as centres of pilgrimage. Singing compositions of these poet-saints became part of temple rituals in these shrines, as did worship of the saints’ images.…”
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