Historical FigureFemale
Mira Bai
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMeera, better known as Mirabai, and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. She is mentioned in Bhaktamal, confirming that she was widely known and a cherished figure in the Bhakti movement by about 1600. In her poems, she expressed the madhurya bhava towards Krishna.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 1497
Merta City
Date of death
January 1, 1546
Dwarka
Citizenship
India
Occupations & fields
poetwritermystic
- Field and occupation
- indická básnířka a mystička
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