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Mirabai is remembered above all as a luminous exemplar of passionate devotion to Krishna, whom she revered as her divine husband and the sole center of her existence. Her life is often portrayed as a living embodiment of prem-bhakti, a love-soaked devotion in which the boundary between devotee and Lord becomes exquisitely thin. In her self-understanding, worldly ties, including royal status and marital expectations, were secondary to this intimate, personal relationship with Krishna. This radical prioritizing of divine love over social obligation has made her a touchstone for seekers who yearn for a direct, unmediated bond with the Divine. Her devotional legacy is preserved most vividly in the bhajans and poems attributed to her, composed in languages such as Rajasthani, Braj, and Hindi. These songs give voice to longing, surrender, ecstatic joy, and the anguish of separation from the Beloved, and they have become integral to the living practice of bhakti in temples, homes, and musical traditions across North India. Within these compositions, Mirabai speaks as a lover, a servant, and a surrendered soul, offering a many-sided portrait of what it means to orient every breath toward Krishna. The enduring popularity of these bhajans testifies to their spiritual depth and literary power. Mirabai’s life also stands as a striking challenge to social and patriarchal norms. Born into a Rajput royal household, she turned away from courtly luxury, royal protocol, and the expectations placed upon a woman of her rank, choosing instead the path of the wandering devotee. Her open association with sadhus and other devotees, and her refusal to conform to restrictive customs, were seen as scandalous in her time. This deliberate renunciation of status and security for the sake of devotion has made her a symbol of spiritual independence, embodying the resolve to follow the inner call of the heart even when it runs counter to convention. Because of this fusion of intense devotion, poetic genius, and social defiance, Mirabai occupies a central place in the bhakti movement, especially in the Krishna-centered stream of North India. Her songs and example helped articulate a path of devotion that is accessible to people across caste, gender, and levels of learning, emphasizing that love of God is not the preserve of any elite. For many devotees and seekers, she represents the possibility of a life in which spiritual longing is not an isolated feeling but the organizing principle of one’s entire existence,