Meera, better known as Mirabai, [2] and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna.
Mirabai was a great saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. Despite facing criticism and hostility from her own family, she lived an exemplary saintly life and composed many devotional bhajans. Historical information about the life of Mirabai is a matter of some scholarly debate.
Mirabai was a poet, mystic, and devotee of the Hindu god Krishna. As one of the most famous woman poets of India, Mirabai has become a figure of cultural importance and imagination.
Let us journey back to 16th-century Rajasthan — to a small princely state called Meerta — and immerse ourselves in the divine life of one of India’s most beloved saints: Mirabai. A princess, poet, and mystic, Mirabai was God-intoxicated from birth.
Mirabai was one of the most famous of the women bhakta poets of north India. Mirabai is said to have been devoted to Krishna from a very early age, and in one of her poems she asks, O Krishna, did You ever rightly value my childhood love?
Mirabai is the immortal figure of 16th-century India and symbolizes endless love and poetic excellence. She belonged to the royal family of the Rajputs but turned her back on all norms of the society through her intense spiritual association with Lord Krishna, whom she worshipped as her divine bridegroom.
Mirabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547) (sometimes also spelled Meera) was a female Hindu mystical poet whose compositions are popular throughout India. She is said to have been a disciple of Shri Guru Ravidas. She composed between two hundred and 1,300 prayerful songs called bhajans.