Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s6.11

c18.s6.11

But unfortunately these masters could not shake off the element of fatalism so deep-rooted in Indian society. They shared the pessimistic view that the basic philosophy of Hinduism is incompatible with economic prosperity. Although they denounced renunciation, their message of Bhakti did lead to some sort of asceticism and aloofness from society, and the members of the various sects became separate entities having nothing much to do with the society as a whole. That is why though the attemps of the fifteenth century reformers were impressive and gallant in themselves, their achievements now do not seem to be great in retrospect.