Meerabai (15th-16th century) was a Rajput princess and a prominent figure of the Bhakti movement. Her devotion to Lord Krishna was intense and deeply personal, expressing her love for him as her divine husband or lover. This form of devotion, where the devotee relates to the deity in the mood of a lover or beloved, is known as Madhurabhakti.
Meerabai belongs to which Bhakti Tradition ?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2017 · Topic: Bhakti and Sufi Movement (North Indian Bhakti Saints and their Teachings (Kabir, Nanak, Ravidas, Mirabai, Surdas, Tulsidas, Chaitanya))
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