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बात क्या कहूं नागरनटकी। नागर नटकी नागर०॥ध्रु०॥ हूं दधी बेचत जात ब्रिंदावन। छीन लीई मोरी दधीकी मटकी॥१॥ मोर मुकूट पीतांबर शोभे। अती शोभा उस कौस्तुभ मनकी॥२॥ मीरा कहे प्रभु गिरिधर नागर। प्रीत लगी उस मुरलीधरकी॥३॥
इति
The Poet
मीराबाई
Mirabai
1498 · 1546
In the vast tradition of Indian devotional literature, Mirabai stands as an absolute force of fearless independence. Born around 1498 into a royal Rajput family in Rajasthan, she rejected every expectation placed upon a woman of her aristocratic stature. Following the death of her husband, she refused to commit Sati, refused to mourn according to courtly protocol, and instead declared herself eternally married to Lord Krishna. Her entire life became an act of spiritual rebellion against feudal patriarchy. She left the palace, mingled with the lower castes, accepted the leather-worker Ravidas as her guru, and composed ecstatic, deeply personal poetry (bhajans) that mapped the fierce agony and joy of divine love. According to enduring historical memory, she survived multiple assassination attempts by her furious in-laws before leaving Mewar entirely. Five centuries later, her voice remains universally alive. Her songs are sung in temples, villages, and classical concerts across the subcontinent. She did not merely write Bhakti poetry; she weaponized devotion to achieve total personal liberation.
Paired Painting
The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing
This exquisite folio from the Bhagavata Purana captures one of the most tender and spiritually profound episodes in Hindu mythology, where Lord Krishna playfully climbs a tree by the Yamuna river, holding the garments of the bathing cowherd maidens. The gopis, standing waist-deep in the swirling, expressive waters, look up with hands uplifted in a mixture of shy devotion and earnest supplication. This divine sport, known as Vastra Haran, is far more than a charming tale of pastoral mischief, for it serves as a sublime allegory for the soul stripping away its worldly illusions and ego before surrendering completely to the supreme divine presence.
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