Mirabai’s message of intense, personal devotion to Krishna first traveled on the living breath of song. Her bhajans, composed in simple, accessible regional dialects such as Braj and Rajasthani, were easy to remember and to sing, and so they passed naturally from voice to voice. Wandering mendicants, village singers, and pilgrims carried these songs from one community to another, while gatherings in homes, temples, and village squares kept them alive in collective memory. In this way, her poetry entered folk culture, especially among those for whom formal learning and ritual were less accessible, and became part of the shared devotional inheritance of ordinary people.

Over time, this oral current was strengthened by institutional and literary channels. Temples and devotional centers dedicated to Krishna adopted her bhajans for congregational singing, presenting her as a model of pure bhakti and devotional surrender. Her verses were collected into manuscripts and later printed in inexpensive editions, allowing her voice to reach beyond local dialect communities into broader linguistic regions. Translations into various Indian languages further extended the reach of her message, so that devotion expressed in a particular regional idiom could be heard and felt across much of North India.

In more recent periods, her presence has been amplified through performance and representation in the arts. Classical and folk musicians have recorded and performed her compositions, while theatrical dramas, biographies, and films have retold her life as an example of unwavering love for the divine. Pilgrimage sites associated with her and with Krishna—such as Vrindavan and Dwarka—have also served as living stages where her songs are sung and her story is recounted to visiting devotees. Through these intertwined oral, institutional, literary, and artistic streams, Mirabai’s message of direct, heartfelt devotion has moved from local circles into a wider devotional landscape, continuing to inspire those who seek an immediate, personal relationship with the divine.