Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Medieval History

Which one of the following correctly distinguishes saguna bhakti from nirguna bhakti?

  1. Saguna rejected devotion, while nirguna required temple worship.
  2. Saguna worshipped an abstract reality, while nirguna worshipped incarnate deities.
  3. Saguna centred on deities with attributes, while nirguna approached a formless divine reality.
  4. Saguna was confined to Sanskrit, while nirguna was confined to Tamil.
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