Book Title: Saint Mira Author(s): T L Vaswani Publisher: Saint Miras English Medium SchoolPage 16
________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.org INTRODUCTION This unclean man. So singeth Raidas The cobbler, at Thy Door! Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir Tulsi Das, too, was Mira's contemporary. Mira, ever a servant of the Holy Ones, rejoiced in revering Tulsi, too, as a Guru. Tulsi was revered by thousands, in North India, as a saint of God. And Mira did not leave her palace in Chitor for Brindaban without the permission of Tulsi Das. 15 I believe that Mira, while a disciple of Raidas, was, also, a Vaishnavin of Sri Chaitanya's Faith. In one at least of her songs, there is a reference to her deep devotion to Sri Chaitanya and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu's supreme mantra, Hari Nama. In this Song, Mira says that Krishna, "Shyama Kishore", became radiant again as "Gaur", bearing the name of "Chaitanya": and she speaks of herself as "Gaur Kishore ki dasi Mira", a servant of Gaur Kishore",-"Gaur" being another name of Chaitanya. 66 Raidas, Tulsidas and Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu were dear to Mira as singers of the Holy Name. Listen to what Tulsi says:-- The lowliest of the low is blessed, If he worship the Lord, By day and night. For Private and Personal Use OnlyPage Navigation
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