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Many intellectuals have raised questions on this, but the immersion of one’s entity and identity into another is the ‘purna samparpan aur sharnagati’ (epitome of surrender). She reaches a stage where she immerses herself in Krishna. She completely surrenders to him in mind, body, senses and soul.

The next stage is for the flowers to become an offering at the Krishna’s feet.

The flowers, which swing with the wind, are her dances – ‘Ghungroo bandh Mira Nachi’ describes how she too swayed with her music.

The buds on the vine are her songs – the many couplets she wrote and rendered.

Firstly, love is the seed of that creeper.

Elaborating on the 5 dimensions, Bapu explains that her love is like a vine. Pic Credit: Morari Bapu says, her devotion for Krishna appears to be 5-dimensional and goes through three stages - Raag (Attachment) to Anurag (Affection) and Virag (Detachment). She sings, “Toso Preet Tod Krishna Kaun Sang Jodu.” (With whom can I conjoin in relationship other than you.) For Mira, there is no alternative! In another couplet she says, “Jo Main Janti Preeti Kiye Dukh Hoi.” (If only I knew of the ho much love hurts…). The saint from Medta has been called ‘Prem Diwani’ or one who is ecstatic in divine ardor. She is deeply absorbed in the love of Krishna and her devotional songs have the word ‘Prem or Preeti’, as a recurrent theme.

Bapu feels that love is the main foundation of Mirabai’s devotion. He mentally compared their nature of devotion for the Vrindavan Bihari. The idol had statues of two women, one of each side one was Mirabai and the other Radha. The Ram ji temple of his village Talgajarda (Bhavnagar district, Gujarat), in which he would worship also had a deity of Krishna. Morari Bapu | Pic Credit: Ĭommenting on the enigmatic life of Mirabai, the famous narrator of Ram Katha, Morari Bapu, on Day 27 of Hari Katha during Lockdown recalled his childhood days. Eventually, her life comes to an end at the Dwarka temple where she apparently immerses herself in the idol. Widowed within 5 years of marriage and then persecuted by her brother-in-law, she wanders around engrossed in her devotional longing. She was reluctant to be betrothed for her mind and soul were already committed to the Nandalal of Gokul – Krishna. Born into royalty, she was married at a young age to Bhoj Raj, the crown prince of Mewar. There is both mystery and mysticism surrounding her persona. She has been depicted on celluloid time and again and has been subject of much examination in many books. Till date, we sing bhajans that were penned by her and organize dance programmes on her sonnets and her life.

Mirabai, the famous queen and saint from Rajasthan, whose passion and devotion for Krishna, epitomized the concept of Bhakti has been sung and celebrated in India in myriad forms. Meerabai singing praises for Lord Krishna | Pic Credit: cutekanhaji.blogspot