The simplicity of the purity of Meera moves me. How easy is her movement to her divine beloved, how mellifluous its expression ! Meera remains a singular illustration in the annals of time of a consumption in the divine fire that has softened its blaze unto a glow of even delight.
A royal, refined in the exquisite tastes of the soul, she yet emerges as a messiah of the masses in her compositions of wondrous appeal that roll down the ages even unto this day, captivating hearts in their diffusive power through the souls of the pure and the simple pilgrims on earth.
A Rajput princess of immaculate upbringing, a queen of exquisite beauty and attributes, of accomplishments that have survived the erosion of time, a seminal contributor to the medieval bhakti movement, a saint of surpassing sublimity of soul and a breaker of the barriers of the time and of all time to come, Meera stands supreme among the mystics and poets of India and of the world in her manifold manifestation as a messenger of eternal India speaking to the world. Her liberation in every sphere of living blended beautifully with her liberation of the spirit as she rose to transcendental heights of spiritual vision while remaining ever rooted to fellow human beings who contacted her through her simple soulful compositions of surpassing beauty.
Meera Bai was no ordinary mystic. She was one of those rare souls who visit the earth but rarely to lead men out of the dark and set them on the track of the divine. Her compositions of universal appeal at once penetrate the depths of the heart and set it pulsating to her own love for her beloved Krishna. Alas, where in the wide world have we seen another Meera?
Written by Sugata Bose
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