The Rajput princess Mirabai refuses widowhood's rules for devotion to Krishna, sings her padas across Rajasthan and Gujarat, and becomes the beloved figure of the woman saint whose only lord is Giridhar; her historicity rests on the songs and the tradition that keeps them.
Tagged: Hindu Vaishnavism
The Event
- Date
- 1498–1550 (approximate)
- Era
- Medieval; Standard periodization of Hindu history
- Location
- Merta and Vrindavan; today Rajasthan, India
- Traditions
- Hinduism
- Streams
- Vaishnavism
- Key figures
- Mirabai
- Key texts
- Mirabai's padas
Primary Sources
- The padas attributed to Mirabai
Secondary Sources
- Bryant, Krishna: A Sourcebook (Oxford, 2007)
- Flood, An Introduction to Hinduism (Cambridge, 1996)
Provenance: HIST-0321; confidence 0.85; accessed 2026-10-27.
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