Sant MiraBai (1498 - 1547) was a Rajput princess who lived in the north Indian state of Rajasthan. She was a devout follower of Lord Krishna. 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 Krishna), her lord for whom she developed in her heart the most intense love and devotion.MiraBai was born in 1504 AD 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 father, Ratan Singh, was the second son of Rao Duda ji, a descendent of Rao Jodha ji Rathor, the founder of Jodhpur.
MiraBai was raised and nurtured by her grandfather. As customary with royal families, her education included knowledge of scriptures, music, archery, fencing, horseback riding and driving chariots – she was also trained to wield weapons in case of a war. However, MiraBai also grew up amidst an atmosphere of total Krishna consciousness, which was responsible in molding her life in the path of total devotion towards Lord Krishna.Mirabai's Rajputi grandfather, Rao Dudaj, created the fortress city of Merta, where Mirabai's father, Ratan Singh, ruled. Mirabai was born in Merta about 1498. The family worshipped Vishnu as their primary deity.Her mother died when Mirabai was about four, and Mirabai was raised and educated by her grandparents. Music was stressed in her education.At an early age, Mirabai became attached to an idol of Krishna, given to her (legend says) by a traveling beggar.At age 13 or 18 (sources vary), Mirabai was married to a Ranjputi prince of Mewar. Her husband died only a few years later. His family was shocked that, first, she did not commit sati, burning herself alive on her husband's funeral pyre, as was considered proper for a Rajputi princess (rani). Then they expected her to remain secluded as a widow, and to worship his family's deity, the goddess Durga or Kali. Instead of following these traditional norms for a widowed Rajputi princess, Mirabai took up enthusiastic worship of Krishna as part of the Bhakti movement. She identified herself as the spouse of Krishna. Like many in the Bhakti movement, she ignored gender, class, caste, and religious boundaries, and spent time caring for the poor. Mirabai's father and father-in-law were both killed as a result of a battle to turn away invading Muslims. Herpractice of Bhakti worship horrified her in-laws and the new ruler of Mewar. The legends tell of multiple attempts on her life by Mirabai's late husband's family. In all of these attempts, she miraculously survived: a poisonous snake, a poisoned drink, and drowning. Mirabai returned to her home city of Merta, but her family also opposed her turning from traditional religious practices to the new Bhaki worship of Krishna. She later joined a religious community in Vrindaban, a placeholy to Krishna. Mirabai's contribution to the Bhakti movement was primarily in her music: she wrote hundreds of songs andinitiated a mode of singing the songs, a raga. About 200-400 songs are accepted by scholars as being written by Mirabai; another 800-1000 have been attributed to her. Mirabai did not credit herself as the author of the songs -- as an expression of selflessness -- so her authorship is uncertain. The songs were preserve orally, and were not written down for a long time, which complicates the task of assigning authorship. Mirabai's songs express her love and devotion to Krishna, almost always as Krishna's wife. The songs speakof both the joy and the pain of love. Metaphorically, Mirabai points to the longing of the personal self, or paramatma, which is a poet's representation of Krishna. Mirabai was a "loyal wife" according to her people's tradition only in the sense that she devoted herself to her chosen spouse, Krishna, giving to him the loyalty she would not give to her earthly spouse, the Rajput prince. Mirabai wrote her songs in Rajasthani and Braj Bhasa languages, and they were translated into Hindi and Gujarati.After some years of wandering, Mirabai died at Dwarka, another place sacred to Krishna.Mirabai's willingness to sacrifice family respect and traditional gender, family, and caste restrictions, and to devote herself completely and enthusiastically to Krishna, made her an important role model in a religious movement that stressed ecstatic devotion and that rejected traditional divisions based on class, caste, and creed.
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| Temle of Mirabai, Chittorgarh |
Mira bhajan
Aisi Lagi Lagan, Meera Ho Gai Magan ...
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan
Wo to gali-gali hari guna ganne lagi
Mehlo mein pali, ban ke jogun chali
Meera rani divani kahane lagi
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan - 2
Koi roke nahi, koi toke nahi
Meera govinda gopal-e ganne lagi
Baithi santon ke sang, rangi mohan ke rang
Meera premi pritam ko manane lagi
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan
Wo to gali-gali hari guna ganne lagi
Mehlo mein pali, ban ke jogun chali
Meera rani divani kahane lagi
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan - 2
Rana ne vish diya, mano amrit piya
Meera sagar mein sarita samane lagi
Dukh-e lakhon sahe, mukse govind kahe
Meera govinda gopal-e ganne lagi
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan
Wo to gali-gali hari guna ganne lagi
Mehlo mein pali, ban ke jogun chali
Meera rani divani kahane lagi
Aisi lagi lagan, meera ho gayi magan - 3
Paayoji Maine Shyaam Ratan Dhan Paayo ...
Paayoji maine shyaam ratan dhan paayo - 2
Janam janam ki punji paayi,
Jag me sabhi khovaayo,
Paayoji maine shyaam ratan dhan paayo - 2
Kharch na laage koi chor na loote,
Din din hot savaayo,
Paayoji maine shyaam ratan dhan paayo - 2
Satki naav khevaaya sat guru,
Kari kripa apanaayo,
Paayoji maine shyaam ratan dhan paayo - 2
Mira ke prabhu giridhar nagar,
Harshi harshi jas gaayo,
Paayoji maine shyaam ratan dhan paayo - 2
Jo Tum Chhoodo Piya, Main Nahi Chhodu re ...
Jo tum chhoodo piya
Main nahi chhodu re
Tosai preet joudi Krishna
Kaun sang joudu re…
Meera nai toe keh daala,
Main kya boolu mere Ram,
Is kalyug ke bhoolbhlaiya mein khoye
Mere who sawarai, sunder Shyam
Janam sai he, iss vyakkol mann mein,
Ek pyaas ajeeb samayee hai
Mein bhi banoo ek din piya ki pyaree
Yeh tujhe se duhai hai
Itna toe batla de o Bhagwan
Is bhanwar mein jo tune utaara hai
Mere Kanha ko bhi is kalyug mein
Behshaque tone kahin banaaya hai
Mann main bassi hai moore Prabhu
Meera ki he madhoor vani,
Tann mein agann jale hai morai
Radha se mai prem diwanee
Iss matwali kaari duniya mein
Morai Kaanha, tohe kahan dhoondhu mai,
Mein tori raah ektook ho dekhoo
Bus aur kuch bhi naa janoo mai
Pal bhi yeh aass nahi mitt-paatee
Ke ek din tu bhi aayeega,
Is bawari, akeli bairagan ko he
Tu saprem apni Radha banayega
Barasai Badariyaa Saavan Kii ...
barasai badariyaa saavan kii,
saavan kii man bhaavan kii.
saavan me.n umagyo mero manavaa,
bhanak sunii hari aavan kii..
uma.D ghuma.D chahu.n disase aayo,
daamaNa damake jhar laavan kii.
naanhii.n naanhii.n buu.ndan mehaa barasai,
siital pavan sohaavan kii..
miiraa.N ke prabhu giradhar naagar,
aananda ma.ngal gaavan kii..
Herii Mhaa Darad DivaaNaa
herii mhaa darad divaaNaa.N
mhaaraa darad n jaaNyaa.N koya.
ghaayal rii gat ghaayal jaaNyaa.N
hiba.Do agaN sanjoya..
jauhar kii gat jauharii jaaNai
kyaa jaaNyaa.N jaN khoya.
miiraa.N rii prabhu piir miTaa.Ngaa
jab vaid saa.Nvaro hoya..
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