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.
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Quotes by Mirabai
108 quotes“In the temple, in the field, in the road, in the bedroom — I see him everywhere.”
“Tear the veil. Let me see his face.”
“I am wearing the dress of his name.”
“The thirst of his absence is greater than the satisfaction of any other water.”
“Friend, the world says love is foolish. The world is right.”
“I have heard him in the call of every bird.”
“My beloved is older than the mountains and younger than the dawn.”
“What I cannot say, I sing. What I cannot sing, I dance.”
“Mira's beloved is alive. Do not call him a story.”
“I do not need a husband. I have a husband.”
“He has set fire to my old life. I am the smoke.”
“There is nothing left of Mira. There is only him.”
“Take everything. Leave me his name.”
“Do not invite me to your wedding. I am already married.”
“His footsteps in the dust are jewels.”
“I will pay any price for one glance from him.”
“My beloved is the wave. My beloved is the ocean. My beloved is the salt.”
“His love has cracked open the world. Through every crack, I see him.”
“Mira walks barefoot. The world is too small for shoes.”
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