Question: Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth Mobile App is devoted to which one of the following deities?
(a) Lord Krishna
(b) Lord Ram
(c) Lord Vishnu
(d) Lord Shiva
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The Prime Minister has released the translated version of the Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth in 19 languages He also launched the Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth Mobile App.
Siddhant Shikhamani:
- Siddhant Shikhamani is a religious scripture of the Panchacharya tradition of Veerashaivas also known as Lingayatism.
- The scripture was written in Sanskrit and gives an elaboration of the primitive traits of Veerashaivism found in the Vedas and the Upanishads.
About Lingayat:
- The Lingayat also known as Veerashaiva community are devotees of Shiva.
- They follow the 12th-century saint-philosopher Basavanna who had rejected ritualistic worship and pre-eminence of the Vedas.
- They are strict monotheists.
- They worship only one God namely Linga (Shiva)
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhanta_Shikhamani
https://aspirantworld.in/siddhantha-shikhamani/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingayatism
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/who-are-the-lingayats-and-why-they-want-a-minority-status/articleshow/63368295.cms?from=mdr