Mirabai stood against the conventions of her times to voice her spiritual devotion for Krishna as well-expressed in the poem ‘I Know Only Krsna’. Mirabai’s devotional poetry was only one of the most evident ways of her subversion. During the early 17th century, women were considered subordinate to men in spiritual worth and were meant to assist men in their worldly as well as religious pursuits. Women were not even considered an individual in their own right and were bound to exist only to serve men. All the other prominent Bhakti movement poets were men. Mirabai defied not only the creative canon but showed open disregard to popular contemporary customs of Rajput clans. She refused to commit Sati on the death of her husband, insisting that her true spouse was forever Krishna.
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Material Type:
- Lecture Notes
- Author:
- PRIYANKA CHATTERJEE
- Date Added:
- 03/22/2021