Mīrābāī

Mīrābāī

Tradition: Hindu / Vaishnava / Krishna-bhakti / Rajasthani

The Place

• Location: Merta / Chittorgarh, Chittorgarh (24.8833°N, 74.6167°E) Rajasthan
• Historical: 1498–1547 CE

Story

Mīrābāī (1498–1547) — princess of Merta, married into the Sīsodiā royal family of Mewar (Chittor), who devoted her life to Krishna so passionately that she rejected queenly duties, sang in public to audiences, danced in ecstasy, and was persecuted (poisoned, it is said, by her in-laws). She eventually walked to Vrindavan and then to Dwaraka, where tradition says she merged into the idol of Dwarakadhisa. Her ~1,300 bhajans in Rajasthani are among the most beloved songs of India. The Mīrā-temple at Chittorgarh was her personal Krishna shrine. Her devotion remains the model of mādhurya-bhāva (divine-love) in Hindu hagiography.

Worship & Mantra

Mharā jāke Girdhar Gopāl / Śrī Kṛṣṇa śaraṇam mama

Festival Cycle

• Mīrā Jayantī (Shrāvaṇa (July–August), 1 day)
• Janmāṣṭamī (Bhādra (August–September), 1 day)

Why This Entry Matters

Every tradition in India — textual, oral, tribal, regional, syncretic — deserves first-person recognition. This entry honours Hindu on its own terms.