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Q60 (CDS-I/2018) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Bhakti, Sufi and Sikh movements Answer Verified

Verses ascribed to poet-saint Kabir have been compiled in which of the following traditions? 1. Bijak in Varanasi 2. Kabir Granthavali in Rajasthan 3. Adi Granth Sahib Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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Verses ascribed to the poet-saint Kabir are preserved in three distinct regional traditions. First, the 'Kabir Bijak' is the primary scripture of the Kabirpanth, traditionally associated with Varanasi and eastern India. Second, the 'Kabir Granthavali' is a collection linked to the Dadupanth tradition in Rajasthan [4]. Third, a significant corpus of Kabir’s hymns and couplets was included in the 'Adi Granth Sahib' (the holy scripture of the Sikhs) by Guru Arjan Dev in 1604 [3]. These three collections—the Bijak, the Granthavali, and the Adi Granth—represent the major historical repositories of Kabir's iconoclastic poetry, which challenged religious orthodoxy and social hierarchies [4]. While the language and style vary across these regional recensions, they collectively form the rich literary legacy of Kabir's teachings [1].

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  1. [4] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > The One Lord > p. 162
  2. [3] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Sikhism > p. 216
  3. [1] https://staibabussalamsula.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/THE-BIJAK-OF-KABIR-staibabussalamsula.ac_.id_.pdf
  4. [2] THEMES IN INDIAN HISTORY PART II, History CLASS XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 6: Bhakti-Sufi Traditions > 8.2 Baba Guru Nanak and the Sacred Wor d > p. 163
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