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Mirabai

Meira Bai, also written as Mirabai, was a Hindu devotional poet-saint associated with the Bhakti movement in northern India during the 16th century. Details of her birth and life are uncertain and often legendary; traditional accounts place her as a princess in the royal house of Mewar who married into its ruling family. Modern scholarship notes the difficulty of distinguishing historical facts from later hagiography.

Meera is celebrated for her devotional songs dedicated to Krishna, composed in vernacular languages such as

Her legacy extends through the broader Bhakti tradition, influencing vernacular poetry and devotional music. Meera’s hymns

The historicity of some biographical details is debated among scholars, but Meera’s impact as a devotional

Braj
Bhasha
and
Rajasthani.
Her
poetry
emphasizes
a
personal,
intimate
love
for
the
divine,
expressed
through
longing,
surrender,
and
a
rejection
of
ritualism
and
caste-bound
constraints.
According
to
popular
legend,
she
faced
opposition
within
her
family
and
court
for
her
devotion,
yet
she
continued
to
sing,
travel,
and
teach
through
her
kirtans
and
verses.
remain
an
enduring
part
of
North
Indian
religious
and
cultural
life,
sung
in
temples
and
households
and
studied
as
part
of
medieval
devotional
literature.
She
is
frequently
cited
as
a
symbol
of
female
spiritual
agency
and
steadfast
devotion,
with
interpretations
ranging
from
religious
reform
to
romantic
mysticism.
poet
and
cultural
icon
is
widely
recognized.
Her
work
continues
to
be
revered
in
Rajasthan
and
beyond,
contributing
to
the
canon
of
devotional
literature
and
the
popular
memory
of
the
Bhakti
movement.