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With reference to the given pictures, answer the following:
Mention any two teachings of each of these two saints.
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Solution
Teachings of Mirabai: A devotes of Lord Krishna since childhood, she continued to devote her whole time to the Lord’s worship even after her marriage. She, in her devotional songs, says, “People say, Mira has gone mad. I have myself become the eternal maidservant of my Narayana.” Her message was: “There is but one means to experience Lord’s Divine Presnce—that is Bhakti. ”
Teaching of Sant Jnaneswar: His teachings invoked great devotion in common people and his followers walk hundreds of kilometers to the holy place of Pandhapur, to worship Lord Vitthal, form of Hari. In his famous works, known as Abhangas, Namdev has given a graphic description of Sant Jnaneswar’s visit to the holy places.
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