Sethi has selected poems which mira composed presumably after she came in contact with saint ravidas. Poetry chaikhana mirabai yogahinduvaishnavakrishna. Her devotion of lord krishna made her go against the traditions and customs of her time and made mirabai is the most famous of the women bhakta poets of north india. People across india recited and danced to her poems, and they still do today.
Mirabai belongs to a long, rich tradition of song poems dedicated to krishna, founded by the famous thirteenthcentury poet jayadeva. After this they will choose phrases in each of the poems which show mirabai s beliefs outlined in the paragraph. Mirabai was a great saint and devotee of sri krishna. She was a bhakti saint, poet and mystic, and also a rani or princess. Her father, ratan singh, was the second son of rao duda ji, a descendent of rao jodha ji rathor, the founder of jodhpur. Whatever thou seest twixt earth and sky will perish. If we could reach him through nothing but berries and wild nuts. The meera mahal in merta is a museum dedicated to telling the story of mirabai through sculptures, paintings, displays and a shaded garden. It is said that, she was a disciple of shri guru ravidas. However, rao dudaji, her grandfather, raised her with love. Her father ratnasingh died in a battle defending the kingdom against the mogul badshah, akbar. Mirabai inherited a long, rich tradition of song poems dedicated to krishna. The best songs are those who are written in gujarati language. Through her poems bhajans she expressed, with a powerful intensity, the spiritual fervour of an aspirant mad with the love of god.
Thus, mirabai had experienced very little affection of her parents. Mirabai belongs to a long, rich tradition of songpoems dedicated to krishna, founded by the famous thirteenthcentury poet jayadeva. Pdf meerabai a study in context of literature and nature. She wrote most of the poems in the rajasthani dialect. Mirabai poems, quotations and biography on mirabai poet page. Im typing the six mirabai poems, robert bly read to. Her poems also reflect the strange fate she was born into. Dr prayag narayan misra has presented more than 20 devotional poemsavailable online in both hindi and english languages. Mira was born in 1498 in the village of kudki into the house of rathore. In this collection, robert bly and jane hirshfield, two of americas best poets, have created lively english versions of mirabais poems, using fresh images and energetic.
They are full of intensity and transcendental spirituality. The worlds poetry archive 12 listen listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening, kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night. Nov 19, 2004 people across india recited and danced to her poems, and they still do today. Dec 31, 2017 thousands of devotional poems in passionate praise of lord krishna are attributed to meera in the indian tradition, but just a few hundred are believed to be authentic by scholars, and the. Jan 14, 2020 mirabai was known for her songs of devotion to krishna and for forsaking traditional womens roles to devote life to krishnaworship. Krishnas arrow pierced my heart, took away my reason this exert from the poem shows the devotion to krishna by mirabai, and how she feels it has affected her. Dr prayag narayan misra has presented more than 20 devotional poemsavailable online. Her devotional poetry directed toward giridhara, a form of the great godman krishna is so intensely personal that it borders on the erotic while, at the same time, it remains transcendentally spiritual. The name mirabai is a girls name of hindi origin the hindu princess and poetess meera, was also known as mira bai. The devotional poems of mirabai english and hindi edition a. Most of her compositions were written in the praise of lord krishna. She drinks the venom, plucks the black stone from the basket.
The founder of this tradition was a thirteenthcentury poet, jayadeva, who wrote in sanskrit. The worlds poetry archive 2 a cowherding girl the plums tasted sweet to the unlettered deserttribe girlbut what manners. For a concise summary of her life, poetry, and appeal, see martin 2007, and for a very brief introduction, see tharu and lalita 1991. After this they will choose phrases in each of the poems which show mirabais beliefs outlined in the paragraph. Born a princess in the region of rajasthan in 1498, mira as she is more commonly known eschewed the marriage her royal family had arranged for her, celebrating instead her right to independence and intense devotion to krishna in both her life and poetry.
In this collection, robert bly and jane hirshfield, two of americas best poets, have created lively english versions of mirabai s poems, using fresh images and energetic rhythms to make them accessible to modern readers. His epic gita govinda was the model for writing bhakti poetry. Thousands of devotional poems in passionate praise of lord krishna are attributed to meera in the indian tradition, but just a few hundred are believed to be authentic by scholars, and the. Mirabai inherited a long, rich tradition of songpoems dedicated to krishna. Born a princess in the region of rajasthan in 1498, mira as she is more commonly known eschewed the marriage her royal family had arranged for her, celebrating instead her right to independence and intense devotion to krishna in both her pdf life and poetry. Some bhajans of meera have been rendered into english by robert bly and jane hirshfield as mirabai. Despite facing criticism and hostility from her own family, she lived an exemplary saintly life and composed many devotional bhajans. Meerabai ke dohe or pad with meaning, meerabai ke bhajan in hindi with meaning and read more dohe in hindi language.
The sixteenthcentury hindu saint mirabai is both a quintessential artist herself poet, singer, and dancer and lives on in a full range of artistic forms, her story told and retold in hagiography and history, drama and epic song, fiction and film, and her poetry not only performed in every conceivable musical style but also continuing to generate new poems and songs composed in her name. Her family were vaisnava, worshipers of vishnyu vishnu. Mirabai was born in kudki, a little village near medta. Sant mirabai was born at chaukari village in merta district of rajasthan. Mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions.
Mirabai was one of the most famous of the women bhakta poets of north india. Born in the late fifteenth century into a royal family of rajasthan, mira, from her childhood was a great devotee of lord krishna and wrote many beautiful poems in praise of her lord. Dispensing with worldly shame, i came to sit with the holy men. I have left brothers and relatives and all i possessed. More than 1,300 pads poems commonly known as bhajans. The devotional poems of mirabai english and hindi edition.
Pdf jayshree singh meerabai a study in context of literature and nature meerabai in indian history and indian poetics the poetry of meerabai. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. Mirabai s beliefs, then read the two poems by mirabai. Nov 01, 2004 mirabai is a literary and spiritual figure of legendary proportions. She dances barefoot at twilight with the sudras playing hand cymbals. As her father was away much of the time, she was then sent to be raised at her grandfathers house. She holds with ashcaked arms her human skull begging bowl. Mirabai was a well known hindu mystical poetess, whose writings are praised all over.
Dr prayag narayan misra has presented more than 20 devotional poems available in both hindi and english languages. If we could reach the lord through immersion in water, i would have asked to be born a fish in this life. May 02, 2019 mirabai, mirabai story, mirabai biography, mirabai poems, mirabai date of birth, mirabai in hindi poem, mirabai photo, mirabai mother name, mirabai ke dohe,page navigation, hindi sahitya. In the day i have no hunger at night i am restless and cannot sleep. Leaving these troubles behind, i go to the other side. Her mother passed away while she was still about 5 to 7 years old. Mirabais beliefs, then read the two poems by mirabai.
O ye saints and holy men, i have seen the world and its ways. Mirabai composed hundreds of poems in a simple, unpretentious style. Bly has also collaborated with jane hirshfield on mirabai. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
My love is reserved for giridhara gopal and for noone else. See more ideas about krishna, krishna art and krishna painting. Historical information about the life of mirabai is a matter of some scholarly debate. Some bhajans of meera have been rendered by robert bly in his mirabai versions new york. Her devotion of lord krishna made her go against the traditions and customs of her time and made mirabai is the most famous of. Mirabai was known for her songs of devotion to krishna and for forsaking traditional womens roles to devote life to krishnaworship. She was a canonical poet of hindu faith, but how much of her story is true and how much is legend is still unclear. A collection of bhajan gujarati ebook download a collection of bhajan. Three introductory essays deal with her life her place in the bhakti movement and the characteristics of her poetry. Hawley and juergensmeyer 2004 provides the most comprehensive general introduction in english to mirabai and the scholarship around her. The first time mirabais songs were truly translated into american english and cul tural idioms was by robert bly, with his first publication of five poems in. Dr prayag narayan misra has presented more than 20 devotional poemsavailable in both hindi and english languages. I am true to my lord, o my companions, there is nothing to be ashamed of now since i have been seen dancing openly. Meera bais life has been interpreted as a musical story in meerathe lover, a music album based on original compositions for some well known meera bhajans, released 11 october 2009.
Mirabai was a great bhakti saint, hindu mystic poet and a devotee of the lord krishna. Google search fetches numerous popular mirabai songs translated into english by hindu organizations, secular poetry websites and academic scholars. This book offers the reader a sober english translation of two hundred of mirabais padas, based on the interpretive work of indian scholars that has appeared during the. Mirabai, a princess, was a devotee of lord krishna, she was in love with him from her early childhood and her poems are of love and devotion to her lord. This book offers the reader a sober english translation of two hundred of mirabais padas, based on the interpretive work of indian scholars that has appeared during the last few decades.
Mirabai took up enthusiastic worship of krishna as part of the bhakti movement. Merta was a small state in marwar, rajasthan ruled by the ranthors, great devotees of vishnu. A collection of bhajan gujarati ebook downloadedusafar. Mirabai is said to have been devoted to krishna from a very early age, and in one of her poems she asks, o krishna, did you ever rightly value my childhood love. Senior faculty, english department, bhupal nobles postgraduate girls.
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