Saint Mira

Author(s): T L Vaswani
Publisher: Saint Miras English Medium School

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SAINT MIRA
Uda Bai tells her :-“This is a cup of poison, Mira! Don't drink it!"
Mira says :-“I accept it as a cup of amrita."
She places the cup at the Feet of Krishna, then drinks it. Mira remains unaffected!
The Rana is surprised, but does not yet understand. He declares :—“Mira shall not live! Mira shall not live!"
He sends her a basket, placing in it a serpent. “Mira!” says the Rana's messenger to her, "this basket is sent you by the Rana as a gift."
Once again, Mira accepts it. She opens the basket. Where is the serpent? She sees in the basket a picture of Sri Krishna! Not yet does the Rana understand. He continues to persecute Mira! .
She now feels she should not stay in the palace. She should be in a place where she may worship her Lord, unobstructed. She sends a letter to the great Saint, Tulsi Das. She asks him if, indeed, she would not be justified in leaving the palace for some place where her mind may be at peace and where she may worship her Lord, undisturbed. Mira, in her letter to the Saint, writes :- .