SINGING PRINCESS OF RAJASTHAN
SINGING PRINCESS OF RAJASTHAN
Generally all the people in the world have faith in god. Among them some are there who had intensely devoted themselves in the prayer of god and still rare are there who becomes the synonym of the devotion to god. One of such devotees was Mira, the wife of prince Bhoja. She had intensely devoted her life, body, mind and soul in the ecstasy of Lord Krishna.
There is a famous tale about the initiation of this devotion of Mira for Lord Krishna. It is said that in her childhood she saw a bridegroom sitting on a mare, who was going for his marriage. Seeing this she asked her mother excitedly that who was her bridegroom. Her mother merrily told her that her bridegroom is Lord Krishna. From that day onwards she considered herself to be his bride and became his intense devotee. Now she was having nothing in her life except Lord Krishna's prayer. She was feeling him all around her and thus missed herself only in Krishna's prayer. Mira was married to a crown prince Bhoja in her early teens. He was very happy to have a wife like Mira. But at the time of her marriage also she took the statue of Lord Krishna when she sat in her palanquin. But no one took it seriously as it was only showing her faith in god. Soon Bhoja realized that he had married a mystic instead of a bride. He became unhappy because every now and then he use to find Mira lost herself in Krishna's prayer. She was showing no response to any other relation. In other words she had crossed all the limits of her divine madness. Her husband and her in laws have tried everything to bring her out of her madness. They tried every trick by hook or crook but all was in vain. She was tried to make threatened by venomous snake and torture. But she never agreed to leave Lord Krishna's prayer. Once to break her blind faith, she was given a cup of poison to drink with a comment that if your Krishna is really there you will not be affected otherwise you'll have to forget him. In no time she drank away the poison and she was safe. That much strong was her faith and trust. After this incident everyone accepted her belief to be true and regarded her feelings.
Wreathed in her ecstasy she sang many beautiful and unmemorable bhajans that is hymns in praise of Lord Krishna. Eventually after the death of her husband and father-in-law she left her kingdom and devoted herself fully in the prayer of Lord Krishna. She went on a pilgrimage. It is said that at Dwarka her soul got mixed up with her lord in the form of a flame.
Many hymns of Mira are still very much popular among people and sung all over the land. Her bhajans as "mere to girdhar gopal doosara na koyi.." give an inner satisfaction and peace to the mind. She had truly proved that belief is the supreme power and for this it is not essential to see someone physically, it’s only the internal feeling and faith that makes your trust true. In this way she had presented an example of devotion, faith, prayer and divinity beside the world. The temple where Mira spend most of her time composing song of adoration to Lord Krishna can still be seen at Chittor.
Generally all the people in the world have faith in god. Among them some are there who had intensely devoted themselves in the prayer of god and still rare are there who becomes the synonym of the devotion to god. One of such devotees was Mira, the wife of prince Bhoja. She had intensely devoted her life, body, mind and soul in the ecstasy of Lord Krishna.
There is a famous tale about the initiation of this devotion of Mira for Lord Krishna. It is said that in her childhood she saw a bridegroom sitting on a mare, who was going for his marriage. Seeing this she asked her mother excitedly that who was her bridegroom. Her mother merrily told her that her bridegroom is Lord Krishna. From that day onwards she considered herself to be his bride and became his intense devotee. Now she was having nothing in her life except Lord Krishna's prayer. She was feeling him all around her and thus missed herself only in Krishna's prayer. Mira was married to a crown prince Bhoja in her early teens. He was very happy to have a wife like Mira. But at the time of her marriage also she took the statue of Lord Krishna when she sat in her palanquin. But no one took it seriously as it was only showing her faith in god. Soon Bhoja realized that he had married a mystic instead of a bride. He became unhappy because every now and then he use to find Mira lost herself in Krishna's prayer. She was showing no response to any other relation. In other words she had crossed all the limits of her divine madness. Her husband and her in laws have tried everything to bring her out of her madness. They tried every trick by hook or crook but all was in vain. She was tried to make threatened by venomous snake and torture. But she never agreed to leave Lord Krishna's prayer. Once to break her blind faith, she was given a cup of poison to drink with a comment that if your Krishna is really there you will not be affected otherwise you'll have to forget him. In no time she drank away the poison and she was safe. That much strong was her faith and trust. After this incident everyone accepted her belief to be true and regarded her feelings.
Wreathed in her ecstasy she sang many beautiful and unmemorable bhajans that is hymns in praise of Lord Krishna. Eventually after the death of her husband and father-in-law she left her kingdom and devoted herself fully in the prayer of Lord Krishna. She went on a pilgrimage. It is said that at Dwarka her soul got mixed up with her lord in the form of a flame.
Many hymns of Mira are still very much popular among people and sung all over the land. Her bhajans as "mere to girdhar gopal doosara na koyi.." give an inner satisfaction and peace to the mind. She had truly proved that belief is the supreme power and for this it is not essential to see someone physically, it’s only the internal feeling and faith that makes your trust true. In this way she had presented an example of devotion, faith, prayer and divinity beside the world. The temple where Mira spend most of her time composing song of adoration to Lord Krishna can still be seen at Chittor.
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