Question

No survey of the Bhakti movement can omit the names of great woman figure who left the impression of their preaching upon future generations. In this context, explain briefly the preaching.

Mirabai

Answer 1

The names of the great women figure of the Bhakti movement can never be omitted.
In this context, the given head is explained as follows:

Mirabai (1450-1512): She was a Rajput princess married into the ruling family of Mewar (Udaipur). A devotee of Lord Krishna since childhood, she continued to devote her whole time to the Lord’s worship even after her marriage. She incurred her husband’s displeasure and eventually, their marriage broke up. She wandered from place to place singing her beautiful songs. One of her hymns goes thus: “People say Mira has gone mad. I have myself become the eternal maidservant of my ” Mira reached Dwarka, where she composed many songs in Gujarati. Next to Narsi Mehta, she is regarded as the greatest figure to contribute to devotional literature in Gujarati. She had Raidas as her Guru. Her message was: “there is but one means to experience Lord’s Divine Presence- that is Bhakti. ”