According to some traditions, who is known as the preceptor of Mirabai?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Raidas
According to some traditions, Mirabai’s preceptor was Raidas, a leather worker, which shows her defiance of the norms of caste society.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “8.3 Mirabai, the devotee princess … According to some traditions, her preceptor 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. Although Mirabai did not attract a sect or group of followers, she has been recognised as a source of inspiration for centuries.…” |