MIRABAI (b. circa 1500 CE) is the most famous medieval woman saint of bhakti, or devotional Hinduism. Known for her unwavering devotion to God in the form of Kṛṣṇa (the amorous incarnation of Viṣṇu) and for her...

(fifteenth to sixteenth century) a legendary Rājput princess turned poetess and mystic whose bhajans to are still popular. Married to the of Udaipur, she eventually escaped home life and wandered off to in pursuit of her spiritual...

Mirabai (मीराबाई) (1498-1547CE) (alternate orthographies: Meera; Mira; Meera Bai) was a Hindu mystical poetess whose compositions are popular throughout India. Mirabai is held to have been a disciple of Ravidas. Mirabai composed between...

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MUKTA, PARITA. xx, 269 pp., illus., map, bibliogr. Delhi: Oxford Univ. Press, 1997. [pounds]7.99 (paper) This important study of Mirabai contains a number of elements which each on its own constitutes a thoroughly fresh approach to Mirabai both as a religious and...

In the following essay, both academic and personal in tone, Schelling identifies Sanskrit influences on Mirabai's work, reflects on why Mira's songs are so compelling to modern North American audiences, and finds the reasons partly in the prem bhakti marg of the title, the path of romance and worship.

The following essay, from an extended introduction to a translation of Mirabai's religious poetry, places her poetry in the context of the bhakti (devotional) religious movement and offers examples of her devotional poetry.

In the following essay, Bahadur addresses how Mirabai's padas express her love for Krishna.

Explores the life of Mirabai, the ancient Indian poet. Describes her royal upbringing. Questions what made Mirabai's devotion to Krishna so deep.