Question
What were the views of these saints?

Answer

  • These saint-poets rejected all forms of ritualism, outward display of piety and social differences based on birth.
  • Actually they even rejected the idea of renunciation.
  • They preferred to live with their families, earning their livelihood like any other person, while humbly serving fellow human beings in need.
  • A new humanist idea emerged as they insisted that Bhakti lay in sharing others pain.
  • The famous Gujarati saint Narsi Mehta said "They are vaishnavas who understand the pain of others".

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