Undeterred by her present state of penury, Meerabai made her way to Vrindavan, walking the whole distance on foot. Failing to stop her from worshipping, he expelled her from the Chittor Fort. Prince Vikramjit Singh, the younger brother of Meerabai’s husband, who now became the Maharana of Mewar, objected to Meerabai’s worship of her ‘ Giridhari Gopal‘. Soon after, her father-in-law also passed away. Misfortune struck when Meerabai lost her husband after a brief marital life.
With support from her husband and father-in-law, both of whom had a liberal outlook, Meerabai pursued her religious inclination and continued to worship Krishna. Following her marriage with the Prince, Meerabai moved to Chittor. Maharana Sangram Singh of Mewar sent the proposal of the marriage of his eldest son Prince Bhojraj with Meerabai. It was a matter of time that it finally reached Chittor. The news of Meerabai spread to the nook and corner of Rajputana. Her tuneful songs in praise of ‘ Giridhari Gopal’ (Lord Krishna) attracted people from far and afar, who came in large numbers to hear her sing. On the occasion of Janamasthami (the birth of Lord Krishna), here’s a look into the life of Meerabai, whose name is synonymous with devotion and love.īorn into the royal family of a place called Merta in Rajasthan, in about 1500, Meerabai was blessed with a god gifted voice. She chose a spiritual path for herself, and pursued it with courage and resolve, in spite of stiff opposition and insurmountable obstruction posed by the orthodox society. A proponent of the Bhakti movement, Meerabai defied social convention in order to embrace her love for the divine Krishna. The bhajan was composed by Meerabai, one of the greatest Women saints, philosopher and poetess in India.
And, though Krishna was not even physically present there at that time, yet, Krishna was the one who saved her. And, all of her five husbands were present in that place when this cruelty was inflicted on her. Draupathi was losing her saree and though everyone was there, nobody came to her help. Krishna protected Draupathi when she was defenseless in front of Duchchathana. She talks about how Krishna saves everyone and why He is the only one who can save her now. She always considers herself as Krishna's maidservant and slave. This is a very short but very very sweet song.
Here and there, there is only suffering and pain. Oh Master Giridhara! I am only Your maidservant, Mira. You rescued the drowning elephant Gajaraj,ĭāsi mīrā lāl giradhar dukha jahāń tahāń pīr You killed Hiranyakasipu With Your fierce form. Hiranyakaśyapa mār līnho dharyo nāhina dhīr Lengthening the garment that covered her.īhakta kārana rūpa narahari dharyo āp śarīrįor the sake of Your devotee, You assumed the form of Nrsimhadeva. I don't think I can do better than how it is put together by the author:Īlmighty Lord God, remove the sufferings of Your slaves. I am reproducing the same here with thanks to the author. I found a line by line, word by word meaning of this song in the website : A quick introduction to Meerabhai for those who want to know more about her can be found here :
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