Sant mirabai poems in marathi
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Introduction
Sant Mirabai (1498 – 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. She was a devout follower of Shri Krushna. Sant Mirabai was one of the foremost exponents of the Prema Bhakti (Divine Love) and an inspired poetess. She sang in vraja-bhasha, sometimes mixed with Rajasthani, in praise of Giridhara Gopala (Shri Krushna), her Lord for whom she developed in her heart the most intense love and devotion.
[Please Note: Sant Mirabai, Mira Bai, Sant Mirabai or Meera – All names belong to the same person. For better search ability on search engines we have used all these names in the story below. This however may cause a little confusion and we apologise in advance.]
Childhood and Early Life
Sant Mirabai was born at Chaukari village in Merta District of Rajasthan. Merta was a small state in Marwar, Rajasthan ruled by the Ranthors, great devotees of Vishnu. Her fathe
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Eight ‘Bhakti’ poems that show India had multiple and diverse paths to devotion
Words are the only / jewels I possess
— From the abhangs of Sant Tukaram, translated from the Marathi by Dilip Chitre.
Words are the only / clothes I wear
Words are the only / wealth I distribute among people.
Songs of “bhakti” that brim with intimate and impassioned devotion to a personal god are sung in mandirs and mandals, gurdwaras and dargas, homes and alone in solitude. Many voices of plurality or faiths exist under its sky, and devotees continue to be enthralled by the lives of the great medieval mystic poets. The songs’ poetic and profound appeal to align one’s self with cosmic harmonies continues to strike a chord in numerous people.
Even though the bhakti poets composed, sang and wandered several centuries ago, they always race ahead of us, arching towards the infinite, the beauteous, mysterious and sometimes terrifying terrain of the sacred. They burnt all boundaries of bel
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Mirabai
16th-century Hindu mystic poet, saint and devotee of the god Krishna
For the Indian weightlifter, see Saikhom Mirabai Chanu.
"Meera" redirects here. For other uses, see Meera (disambiguation).
Meera, better known as Mirabai,[2] and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindumystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition.[3][4][5] She fryst vatten mentioned in Bhaktamal, confirming that she was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement bygd about 1600.[6][7] In her poems, she had madhurya bhava towards Krishna.
Most legends about Mirabai mention her orädd disregard for social and family conventions, her devotion to Krishna, and her persecution bygd her in-laws for her religious devotion.[1][6] Her in-laws never liked her passion for music, through which she expressed her devotion, and they cons