Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s3.31

c18.s3.31

Again, just as Rāmānuja had advocated not only unconditional trust in the Gurū but even his adoration (*āchāryā bhimāna—yoga*), so did Kabīr and Nānak give a divine status to the Gurū. Even in the sphere of social reform Rāmānuja had shown the way. He had admitted into the great temple of Srirangam, where he taught and preached, Shudras and the out-caste, although with certain restrictions. For them he had advocated *prapatti* (self-surrender). Kabīr and Nānak recognized no distinction of caste, creed or religion and advocated the path of Bhakti and *prapatti* for all. Thus the teachings of Kabīr and Nānak bore the stamp of Rāmānuja's philosophy and thought.