Krishna Arpita A Play Based on The Life of Meerabai  (Paperback, Shyam Mathur)

Krishna Arpita Krishna Arpita is a full-lengh play in Hindi. It depicts events from the lfe of Maharani Meerabai of Mewar, who was a great saint poet and devotee of Lord Krishna right from her childhood days. She was the daughter of Rao Ratan Singh, the ruler of Merta. As a child, she even believed that she were married to Krishna. This created problems when Meera became young and there were proposals for her marriage. She was, however made to understand that she could continue to love Krishna while she is married to another person. Meera was then married to Prince Bhojraj of Mewar but that was not a normal marriage. It had a political motive behind it. Maharana Sangram Singh of Mewar needed the help and support of Merta in fighting the enemies of Mewar and uniting the Rajputs against the Mughals in particular. Krishna Arpita is thus the story of Meera’s trials and tribulations. After the death of her husband, who supported her in her worship of Krishna, Meera was forced to leave Mewar. From Merta to Vrindavan, she roamed from place to place in search of Krishna. She is believed to have ultimately united with Krishna in His idol at Dwarkadheesh Temple.