Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Medieval India: Bhakti Sufi Traditions

Question:

Poems of Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar form a collection of the poem called:

Options:

Nalayira Divyaprabandham

Tevaram

Chaturvedins

Sanpana literature

Correct Answer:

Tevaram

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) → Tevaram

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 song.
This is a verse composed by 'Appar', a Bhakti saint of South India:
"O roques who quote the law books. Of what use are your gotra and kula? Just bow to Marperu's lord as your sole refuge".