Mirabai stands within the Bhakti tradition as a luminous exemplar of intensely personal devotion to Krishna, understood not as an abstract principle but as a living, beloved presence. Her songs and life-story together portray bhakti as a direct, emotional relationship with the divine, grounded in love rather than in ritual or scriptural formalism. In her poetry she speaks to Krishna as her lord, lover, and husband, giving voice to the soul’s longing for union through the language of intimate affection. This is closely aligned with the madhurya bhava current of Krishna-bhakti, in which the devotee approaches God in the mood of a lover, allowing spiritual experience to be expressed in deeply human terms. A distinctive feature of her contribution lies in the way she helped to democratize spiritual life. Composing in vernacular tongues such as Rajasthani and Braj Bhasha, she made the path of devotion accessible to ordinary people, beyond the confines of Sanskrit learning and priestly mediation. Her bhajans, marked by simplicity of language and intensity of feeling, carried the message that anyone, regardless of caste or education, could cultivate an immediate relationship with Krishna. Through this, she helped shape a living culture of bhajan and kirtan in which inner experience and heartfelt surrender were valued more than external orthodoxy. Equally significant is the way Mirabai’s life challenged entrenched social and gender norms. Born into a Rajput royal household, she refused to confine herself to the expected roles of princess and widow, and instead chose the life of a wandering devotee. Traditions about her speak of her rejecting the demands of family honor, refusing practices imposed on widows, and freely associating with devotees from different social backgrounds. In this, she embodied the Bhakti conviction that spiritual worth is not determined by birth, status, or gender, but by the depth of one’s devotion. As one of the most prominent female voices in the Bhakti movement, Mirabai also broadened the spiritual imagination available to women. Her songs articulate a distinctly feminine perspective on longing, surrender, and spiritual autonomy, while her example suggests that a woman could claim direct access to the divine without male intermediaries. Over time, her poetry and legend have continued to inspire devotees, shaping the emotional vocabulary of Krishna-bhakti across large parts of North India. Through her words and her defiant, single-minded dedication, she helped to define a form of devotion that is at once intensely personal, socially