Who among the following was the first Bhakti saint to use Hindi for the propagation of his message?
- ADadu
- BKabir
- CRamanandaCorrect
- DTulsidas
Explanation
Ramananda was a 14th century Bhakti saint who played a pivotal role in the Bhakti movement in Northern India. He was the first saint to break the tradition of using Sanskrit, which was accessible only to the learned elite, and began preaching in Hindi. By using the vernacular language of the common people, he made spiritual teachings accessible to the masses. This shift significantly helped in the spread of the Bhakti movement across North India. While Kabir and Tulsidas also used Hindi, they were successors to the tradition initiated by Ramananda.
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