My body and soul belongs to the Dark One - Mira Bai

Tying tiny silver bells to my feet
I went into a dancing frenzy,
The town-folks thought
I was going crazy…
My mother-in-law complained
I would ruin the clan,
And the prince then delivered
A cup full of poison

For me to drink and die...
I laughed as I drank the poison
But no harm came to me!
Why can’t they see

My body and soul belongs
To the Dark One?
He can lift the mountains
To protect me…



An original rendering
of Mirabai's poem in Hindi