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The Devotional Poems of Mīrābāī

By Mīrābāī

Translated by A. J. Alston

Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1980

First written 16th century (attributed)

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Alston’s English translation of some two hundred songs attributed to Mīrābāī, with an introduction on her life and legend and on the devotion to Krishna that the songs express, in moods of longing, union and defiance.

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Mīrābāī. The Devotional Poems of Mīrābāī. Translated by A. J. Alston. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1980.

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@misc{sources-devotional-poems-mirabai-alston,
  title = {{The Devotional Poems of Mīrābāī}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/devotional-poems-mirabai-alston}
}