This quote reflects the anti-caste sentiment and emphasis on devotion and divine grace over birth, which were common themes in the Bhakti movement.
"My caste is low, my deeds are low, and lowly is my profession, from this low position God has raised me high" - Who said this?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2019 · Topic: Bhakti and Sufi Movement (North Indian Bhakti Saints and their Teachings (Kabir, Nanak, Ravidas, Mirabai, Surdas, Tulsidas, Chaitanya))
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- Along with being a spiritualist wise poet, Kabir was also a revolutionary social reformer. Which of his following lines reflect this fact ? "patthar puje Hari mile tuo mei puju pahad" "Jal me kumbh, kumbh me jal hei, bahar bhitar pani, tutya kumbh, jal jal hi samana, e tathya kahyo giyana" "Isak alah ki jati, isak alah ka ang, isak alag oujud hei, isak alah ka rang"
- Which of the following was a great saint of Vaishnav tradition of Achintya Bheda-Abheda?
- Which of the following are not the lines of Kabir?
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- Which of the following modern historians remarked the following about Kabir: "The mission of Kabir was to preach religion of love which would unite all caste and Creeds. He rejected those features of Hinduism and Islam which were against this spirit and which were of no importance for the real spiritual welfare of the individual."
- Who among the following was considered to be the preceptor of Mirabai ?
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