QUESTION 11
GS1
15 marks
The Bhakti movement received a remarkable re-orientation with the advent of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Discuss.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss how Chaitanya reshaped the Bhakti movement.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Teachings: devotion to Krishna, sankirtan (collective chanting), love (prema) over ritual, open to all castes and Muslims≈50 words
- 2New features: mass participation, music and dance, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Achintya Bheda Abheda philosophy≈50 words
- 3Spread: Bengal, Odisha, Vrindavan; Goswamis' texts; later ISKCON≈50 words
- 4Social impact and limits≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
ContextTeachingsRe-orientationSpreadConclusion
Where marks usually go
- General Bhakti history
- No specific feature of Chaitanya
Draw this
- Map of spread: Nabadwip → Puri → Vrindavan
Value addition
- FactChaitanya (1486–1534) popularised sankirtan; his followers the Six Goswamis of Vrindavan wrote the core Gaudiya texts.Historical record
- ExampleISKCON (1966), founded by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, spread Chaitanya's tradition worldwide.ISKCON
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- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
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- Monika Srivastava · AIR 16 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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