Meera Bai (Mirabai)
Literature & Poetry • Historical Archive • 🇮🇳 India • 11 views

Meera Bai (Mirabai) 🇮🇳

मीराबाई (Known as "The Queen of Bhakti / The Singer of Krishna's Love")
Rajput Princess, Bhakti Mystic Poetess, Devotional Singer
Born c. 1498 CE 🇮🇳 Kurki (Pali, Rajasthan), India
Passed Away c. 1546 CE Dwarka (Gujarat), India
Lifespan ~48 years old
11 views
Notice / Correction
"Payoji maine Rama ratana dhana payo... (I have found the priceless jewel of the Divine Name). Let kings be angry; what can they do to me? My beloved is the Lifter of the Mountain, and none other."

Archival Overview

Celebrated 16th-century Rajput princess and Bhakti mystic poetess who defied royal court patriarchy and persecution to dance and sing over a thousand ecstatic devotional bhajans dedicated to Lord Krishna.

Biographical Record

Mirabai (c. 1498–c. 1546), born a Rajput princess of the Rathore clan in Rajasthan, was married against her will to Prince Bhoj Raj of Mewar in 1516. Since childhood, she considered Lord Krishna (Giridhar Gopal) as her true and only husband, refusing to participate in family ancestral rituals or observe royal purdah.

Following her husband's death, Mira endured assassination attempts by her royal in-laws, who sent her a cup of deadly poison which she drank unharmed, believing it had been sanctified by Krishna. Renouncing royal palaces, she wandered on foot across Northern India with ankle-bells and tambura, singing ecstatic devotional songs (*bhajans*) that dismantled social hierarchies. According to legend, she miraculously merged into the murti of Krishna at the Ranchhodji temple in Dwarka.

Key Life Milestones

c. 1525 CE

Defiance of Royal Mewar Court and Drinking the Poison

Survived royal persecution and poison, casting off royal wealth to sing bhajans among saints and commoners.

c. 1546 CE

Pilgrimage to Vrindavan and Miracle at Dwarka

Wandered to Vrindavan and Dwarka, where she left behind an immortal legacy of over 1,300 Bhakti hymns.

Memorial Guestbook & Tributes

0 messages recorded

Leave a Respectful Tribute

No tributes recorded yet. Be the first to leave a message in honor of Meera Bai (Mirabai).

Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Meera Temple Memorial (Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan) / Dwarkadhish Shrine
Dwarka (Gujarat), India
GPS: 24.8878, 74.6267
View on Memory Atlas
Archival Standards PastLegacies adheres to strict neutral biographical guidelines and legal standards of remembrance. Next-of-kin may request modifications or removal at any time via our expedited process.