Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 23.03.2026 | Accepted: 26.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
ভারতে মধ্যযুগে ভক্তি আন্দোলনে নারীদের অবদান বিথি দাস, স্বাধীন গবেষক, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Bithi Das, Independent Research Scholar, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
The main theme of the Bhakti Movement
that emerged in India in the medieval period, was to attain liberation or
salvation through devotion. Many saint gurus preached love and devotion through
their bhajans and kirtans during this time. Women saints also contributed
equally to the spread of this movement. Some of such notable women saint’s are
Karaikkal Ammaiyar, Andal and Akka Mahadevi from South India, Lal Ded of
Kashmir, Mirabai of Rajasthan, Gangasati of Gujrat, Muktabai, Janabai and
Bihanabai from Maharastra, Jhanva Devi, Sita Devi, Hemalata Devi from West
Bengal etc. However no such attempt has been made to uphold their biographies
and writings in contemporary times. That is why many women saints may have
remained in the shadow of History. Each of them is an outstanding devotee who
has renounced everything and became a Goddess. Besides, they have played an
important role in the history of Bhakti. In this movement, devotion means complete
surrender at the feet of God and these women have fulfilled it by expressing
self-sacrifice and deep love for God. Some of them have accepted God as their
father, some as their husband and some as their friend. In their lives, some
have played the role of a supreme devotee, some a renunciative saint, some a
worldly devotee and some a guru. They have portrayed each role skillfully and
have proven that everybody can meet God.
Some of them are devotees of God with attributes and some are the
devotees of the attributeless God but the conditions for walking on both paths
are the same. Only a simple, honest and pure heart can attain the Supreme Soul
through detachment and surrender. Their bhajans, kirtans and compositions are
notable in this regard. | ||
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