Mirabai
Indian Bhakti poet-saint, princess of Rajasthan, and one of the most beloved female voices in the long history of Hindu devotional literature. Born around 1498 into the royal family of Merta, she renounced her aristocratic life after the death of her husband and devoted herself entirely to her chosen Beloved, the dark-skinned cowherd god Krishna. Her poems — sung in Rajasthani and Hindi by ordinary devotees for over five centuries — are some of the most ecstatic and uncompromising love poetry in any language. Where most Bhakti poets remained within the social structures of their time, Mirabai walked through caste, marriage, and royal expectation as if they were not real, and her verses still carry that scent of freedom.
quotes in library
Quotes by Mirabai
108 quotes“Friend, do not make plans without him.”
“My beloved is the song my heart sings even when I am silent.”
“In every star, I see his eye. In every wind, I hear his name.”
“Mira says: I am drunk on his love. Let me lie at his feet.”
“You ask why I sing. I sing because I cannot help it.”
“Other people's words wash over me like water. His name is the rock I stand on.”
“My beloved is the sun. The world is the shadow he casts.”
“He is the only one who knows my heart. He is the only one I let know.”
“My poems are not poems. They are letters to my beloved.”
“The path of love is steep. I am climbing it on my knees.”
“Tonight my beloved will come. I will not sleep.”
“My beloved hides in everything. I have to find him everywhere.”
“In the company of his lovers, I find myself.”
“My beloved is the silence at the heart of the song.”
“I will not bow to your idols. My beloved lives in my heart.”
“Pour the milk of his name into the cup of my heart.”
“My beloved is the destination. The path is also him. The walking is also him.”
“I have given everything. He gives more.”
“Mira asks: who has fallen so deeply in love? I have. I have.”
Explore More Teachers
Discover wisdom from 500+ spiritual teachers across all traditions.
Browse All Teachers