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Match the medieval Bhakti saints listed in List I with their corresponding regional devotional compositions and poetic forms listed in List II:

  • BasavannaVachanas
  • Lalleshwari (Lal Ded)Vakhs
  • Srimanta SankardevaKirtana Ghosha
  • ChandidasaShrikrishna Kirtana

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Basavanna matches with Vachanas, Lalleshwari (Lal Ded) matches with Vakhs, Srimanta Sankardeva matches with Kirtana Ghosha, and Chandidasa matches with Shrikrishna Kirtana.
Basavanna corresponds to Vachanas (Kannada short devotional prose), Lalleshwari corresponds to Vakhs (Kashmiri mystical verses), Srimanta Sankardeva corresponds to Kirtana Ghosha (Assamese devotional hymns), and Chandidasa corresponds to Shrikrishna Kirtana (Bengali Vaishnava poetry).

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the literary genre of 12th-century Kannada Virashaiva reformer Basavanna.
Basavanna wrote Vachanas, which are rhythmic prose poems promoting ethical living and devotion to Shiva.
Vachana literature served as the primary vernacular vehicle for the Sharana movement in Karnataka.
2
Identify the poetic form composed by 14th-century Kashmiri saint Lalleshwari.
Lalleshwari (Lal Ded) authored four-line mystical quatrains called Vakhs.
Vakhs represent the earliest tradition of Kashmiri vernacular Bhakti poetry.
3
Identify the masterwork of Assamese Neo-Vaishnava reformer Srimanta Sankardeva.
Sankardeva authored the Kirtana Ghosha, a collection of narrative verses meant for communal devotional singing.
The Kirtana Ghosha established the doctrinal foundation of Ekasarana Dharma in Assam.
4
Identify the work written by early Bengali Vaishnava poet Chandidasa.
Chandidasa composed Shrikrishna Kirtana, depicting the divine love of Radha and Krishna in early Bengali.
This composition profoundly influenced later Gaudiya Vaishnava traditions.

Key Concept

Vernacular Literature and Regional Traditions of Medieval Bhakti Saints
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