HUMA 1846 Quiz: Selections from female Bhakti Poets- Janabai, Mirabai, & Atukuri Molla
25 Dec 2015
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Selections from female bhakti poets: janabai, mirabai, & atukuri molla. At the age of 7, she was sent to dama shetty"s home to work as a servant. She is constrained in many ways and aspects of her life. It is only god to whom she can reach out to for freedom and power. Talks about selling her body: shows not self-respect, or helplessness. God carries the dust away on his head and asks how he shall pay their debt. Belonged to rajput clan and was married into a royal family. Second time along, she drank water poisoned by her husband but she appeared even more radiant than before. She is one of the most loved poets. Her husband tried killing her twice, once he put a snake in a basket, but when. Mira is ill as she longs for krishna. She claims that no doctor or medicine could truly heal her.
