Question 112
MediumOriginal questionLeave this chanting and singing and telling of ! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut? Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!
He is there where the is tilling the hard ground and where the pathmaker is breaking stones. He is with them in sun and in shower, and his garment is covered with dust. Put off thy holy and even like him come down on the dusty soil!
? Where is this deliverance to be found? Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation; he is bound with us all for ever.
Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense! What harm is there if thy clothes become and stained? Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow.
Why does the poet tell the worshipper to put off "thy holy mantle"?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The full line is "Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!"
God's own "garment is covered with dust", so the worshipper should not stay apart in holy clothes.
Worth noting
The mantle is a sign of religious separateness, not simply clothing that is dirty or hot.
- Concept
- Interpreting a command in context
- Typical timeTypical
- 45 s
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