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".
Appar belonged to which tradition?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Nayanar
The verse of the passage was composed by Appar, a Nayanar saint; his poems, with those of Sambandar and Sundarar, form the Tevaram.
NCERT (2026-27): “…By the tenth century the compositions of the 12 Alvars were compiled in an anthology known as the Nalayira Divyaprabandham (‘Four Thousand Sacred Compositions’). The poems of Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar form the Tevaram, a collection that was compiled and classified in the tenth century on the basis of the music of the songs.”
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