Meera bai bhajan and Introduction

Meera Bai small introduction

Meera was a princess of a small kingdom in Rajasthan. From childhood she was devoted to Krishna. She was married queen into the royal house of Chittor. Though the family deity was goddess Durga, she continued to worship and sing of Krishna. Her songs of devotion to Krishna became popular and she came to be called a saint. She declared that she was married to Krishna. When her husband the king died, she refused to be 'sati' or the wife that climbs the funeral pyre with the dead husband. Many were the tribulations she was subjected to. She braved them all. The end came as she wished, while she was singing of Krishna.

As I say, she was subjected to many tribulations(suffering) by her in-laws,
Here is one bhajan based on that:

In this bhajan, Rana is referred to her brother in law, Vikramaditya, new ruler of Chittor after her husband's death. He tried to kill Meera in many ways, but everytime Krishna saved her.

सारी सारी रात मीरा, हरि गुण गाये रे,
हरि गुन गाये मीरा, मस्त हो जाए रे।

(Saari saari raat Meera, hari gun gaaye re,
Hari gun gaaye Meera, Mast ho jaaye re)

(Every night Meera chants Hari Naam,
She was overjoyed in this)

राणा ने भेज्या ज़हर प्याला, मीरा ने समझया अमृत प्याला,
आप भी पीवे मीरा, हरि को पिलावे रे,
हरि गुन गाये मीरा, मस्त हो जाए रे।

(Raana sent poison to her Prasadam, Meera thought its nector
It actually turned into Nector,
She started to drink it herself , and also gave it to Krishna)

राणा ने भेज्या नाग पिटारी, मीरा ने समझया कृष्ण मुरारी,
आप भी नाचे मीरा, हरि को नचावे रे,
हरि गुन गाये मीरा, मस्त हो जाए रे।

(Rana put a snake in a flower basket and told her that it was a gift from him to her Lord Krishna, but when she opened it she found  an image of Krishna,
She started to dance with Krishna)

राणा ने भेज्या भोज बना के, मीरा ने समझया भोग लगा दे,
आप भी खावे मीरा, हरि को खिलावे रे,
हरि गुन गाये मीरा, मस्त हो जाए रे।