RAS question
The compilation of Kabir's teachings is known as:
Correct answer: (A) Bijak.
Kabir's teachings are compiled in the Bijak, a manuscript tradition preserved by the Kabirpanth.
Explanation
Kabir's teachings are associated with the Bijak, a compilation containing his sakhi, sabda and ramaini compositions. NCERT places Kabir within the wider Bhakti tradition of orally transmitted poet-saints whose compositions were later compiled by disciples or devotees. In its discussion of Kabir, NCERT notes that the Kabir Bijak is preserved by the Kabirpanth in Varanasi and Uttar Pradesh, while many compositions attributed to Kabir are also found in the Adi Granth Sahib. That distinction matters for the MCQ: the presence of Kabir's verses in another scripture does not make that scripture the named compilation of his teachings.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Adi Granth is not the specific compilation of Kabir's teachings; NCERT notes that Guru Arjan compiled it with hymns of Sikh gurus and other religious poets, including Kabir.
- (C) Sursagar is associated with Surdas, so it belongs to a different Bhakti poet rather than to Kabir's teaching tradition.
- (D) Ramcharitmanas is associated with Tulsidas, so it cannot be the compilation named for Kabir's teachings.
Concept
This tests the Bhakti movement's textual traditions, especially how saint-poets' orally transmitted compositions were later compiled. RAS repeats such questions because they connect medieval religious movements with named texts, sects and author traditions.