Meerabai

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Meerabai


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Rajasthan, India
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Meerabai (Rajasthani:मीरां बाई) (c. 1498 – c. 1557 AD) (alternate orthographies: Meera, Mira, Meeraan, Meeran Bai; the word 'bai' in Rajasthani is an informal term commonly used to refer a girl) was a princess Hindu mystical and a devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan. She was one of the most significant figures Sant of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1,300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition, they are in passionate praise of Lord Krishna. In most of her poems she has described her unconditional love for her Lord. She has tried to give the message that Krishna bhakti is the best ...more

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Meera Brihad Pada Sangraha

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