Mirabai(1498 – 1547)
Meera
The mystic Rajput princess-saint whose ecstatic devotion to Krishna and immortal bhajans made her one of the greatest spiritual poets of medieval India.
What you need to know
- Born c.1498 in Kudki village, Marwar (Rajasthan)
- Married Crown Prince Bhoj Raj of Mewar (son of Rana Sanga)
- Husband died; she refused to commit sati and devoted herself to Krishna
- Faced persecution from Mewar royal family for unconventional devotion
- Reportedly survived multiple assassination attempts by in-laws
- Her bhajans remain among the most popular devotional songs in India
- Said to have disappeared (merged with Krishna) at Dwarka, Gujarat
Relations
Family
- Son/Daughter-in-law of
- Rana Sanga
Facts at a glance
- Born
- Died
- Gender
- FEMALE
- Religion
- HINDUISM
- Type
- RELIGIOUS
Details
- Born
- c. 1498, Kudki, Marwar
- Died
- c. 1547, Dwarka, Gujarat
- Husband
- Crown Prince Bhoj Raj of Mewar
- Deity
- Lord Krishna (Giridhar Gopal)
- Language
- Rajasthani, Braj Bhasha
- Works
- Hundreds of bhajans; Narsi Mehta ki Hundi, Raag Govind