Question

Which of the following statements about Mirabai are correct ?
I. She was married into Sisodia clan of Mewar.
II. She considered Krish her divine lover.
III. Her spiritual guru was Ramand.
IV. She founded a sect with a group of followers.

• A. Only II and III are correct.
• B. Only I and II are correct.
• C. Only III and IV are correct.
• D. Only II and IV are correct.

Hint:

Key details on Mirabai: - Location: Mewar/Marwar (Rajasthan). - Divine Focus: Lord Krish (Madhurya Bhava lover-husband). - Guru: Sant Raidas (Ravidas). - She did not set up an institutiol sect; her songs passed down orally through centuries.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: The Sagu Bhakti tradition involved intense persol devotion directed toward a physical avatar or persolized form of the divine. Mirabai is one of the most celebrated icons of this devotiol path in medieval India.

Step 1: Evaluating statements I and II.

• Statement I is correct: Mirabai was a Rajput princess born in Kudki (Marwar). She was married against her wishes to Bhoj Raj, the eldest son of Ra Sanga of the powerful Sisodia clan of Mewar.
• Statement II is correct: She completely rejected her worldly marital duties, dedicating her soul entirely to Lord Krish, whom she recognized, revered, and sang of as her ultimate divine husband and lover.

Step 2: Evaluating statements III and IV.

• Statement III is incorrect: Mirabai's chosen spiritual preceptor (guru) was Raidas (Sant Ravidas), a leatherworker who belonged to an untouchable caste. This choice highlighted her defiance of caste hierarchies. Ramand was the guru of Sant Kabir, not Mirabai.
• Statement IV is incorrect: Mirabai did not formally found any distinct religious sect, institutiol order, or formal organization of followers. Instead, her legacy survived through the oral traditions of her emotiol devotiol poems (bhajans).

Step 3: Synthesizing the results.
Since only statements I and II are factually correct, the correct option is Option (B).