Religious Place practice question for SSC. Review the correct answer and explanation, then continue with related practice below.
It is believed that Lord Shiva assumed the form of ____ and married Parvati at the site of the Meenakshi Temple in South India.
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
D. SundareshwararD. सुंदरेश्वरर
Explanationव्याख्या
The correct answer is Sundareshwarar.
According to the source, the Meenakshi Temple is dedicated to Meenakshi, described as a form of Parvati, and to her consort Sundareshwar, described as a form of Shiva.
The book further states that the belief is that the temple's location is the place where Lord Shiva assumed the form of Sundareswarar, meaning 'the handsome one', and married Parvati, identified here as Meenakshi.
Therefore the complete source-supported revision chain is: Meenakshi Temple — Meenakshi = form of Parvati — Sundareshwar
Sundareswarar = form of Shiva — 'the handsome one' according to source — belief that Shiva married Parvati
Meenakshi at the temple site.
Pashupati, Harihara and Nataraja are distractors.
The spelling varies slightly between 'Sundareshwarar' in the option
solution and 'Sundareshwar' in the explanatory wording; this source variation has been preserved rather than silently standardised.
The source does not provide the temple's city, dynasty, construction period or architectural style in this entry.
Therefore those details have not been added.
Quick revision: Meenakshi Temple → Shiva as Sundareswarar → marriage with Parvati
Meenakshi.
Therefore option (d) is correct.
सही उत्तर Sundareshwarar है। स्रोत के अनुसार Meenakshi Temple, Meenakshi को dedicated है जिन्हें Parvati का form बताया गया है, और उनके consort Sundareshwar को Shiva का form बताया गया है। Book आगे कहती है कि belief के अनुसार temple की location वही place है जहां Lord Shiva ने Sundareswarar का रूप धारण किया, जिसका अर्थ source में 'the handsome one' बताया गया है, और Parvati अर्थात Meenakshi से विवाह किया। इसलिए complete source-supported revision chain है: Meenakshi Temple — Meenakshi = Parvati का Form — Sundareshwar/Sundareswarar = Shiva का Form — 'The Handsome One' — Temple Site पर Shiva-Parvati Marriage की Belief। Pashupati, Harihara और Nataraja distractors हैं। Option/solution में 'Sundareshwarar' और explanation में 'Sundareshwar' spelling variation है, जिसे source variation के रूप में preserve किया गया है। Source temple की city, dynasty, construction period या architecture की details नहीं देती। इसलिए outside information add नहीं की गई है। Quick revision: Meenakshi Temple → Shiva = Sundareswarar → Marriage with Parvati/Meenakshi। इसलिए विकल्प (d) सही है।
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