At a glance
- Devotion: Saguna Krishna bhakti in kanta bhav (Krishna as the beloved), valuing feeling and faith above knowledge.
- Panorama: the Meera Bai Panorama (2008) stands in Rao Dudagarh fort, Merta.
- Of the many padas sung in her name, scholars accept only a few hundred as hers.
Facts
| Born | About 1498 CE, at Kudki village |
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| Family | Daughter of Ratan Singh Rathore, jagirdar of Bajoli; granddaughter of Rao Duda of Merta, where she was brought up |
| Marriage | 1516 CE, to Bhojraj, eldest son of Rana Sanga of Mewar; she was widowed a few years later |
| Death | 1547 CE, in Gujarat; tradition says she merged into Giridhar Gopal at the Ranchhod temple, Dwarka |
| Works | Her padas (Mira Padavali), in Rajasthani |
Life and legend
- According to tradition, her love for Krishna began in childhood, when her grandmother pointed to Giridhar Gopal as her bridegroom.
- According to tradition, her brother-in-law Rana Vikramaditya tried to kill her with poison and a snake, but she came to no harm.
- Popular tradition names Raidas as her guru, but historians find no evidence for it.
Remember: often mixed up
- Kudki or Mertaborn at Kudki · brought up at Merta.
- Bhojraj or VikramadityaBhojraj was her husband · Vikramaditya, his brother, persecuted her.
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