🪔Damodar Ashtakam 🪔 🌸 I bow to Lord Damodara 💥        the eternal form of truth and bliss       He shines with beautiful earrings       gloriously present in Gokul 🌺 He runs after breaking the butter pot🌺      afraid yet innocent like a child      Caught gently by Mother Yashoda       bound only by her loving devotion 🪔 His playful childhood pastimes 🪻      fill devotees’ hearts with divine joy     They show that the Supreme Lord     is conquered only by pure love 🌹 O Lord, I ask not for liberation 🌻       nor for any worldly blessing     Let Your sweet form as Gopal    always remain within my heart 🌸 Your lotus-like face is very beautiful🌷       surrounded by soft dark curls       Again and again kissed by Yashoda     Your red lips enchant my mind 🥀 O Lord Damodara...

🪔 Birth and Childhood of Meera Bai 🪔 Meera Bai was born around 1498 in Kudki, Pali district of Rajasthan. Her father, Ratan Singh Rathore,  was a noble of Merta. From childhood, Meera had a gentle heart, was sensitive, and deeply spiritual . 🏵️ Divine Gift in Childhood 🏵️ It is said that a sage gifted her an idol of Lord Krishna during her early years. From that moment, Meera considered Krishna as her master, friend, and life companion. 🌻 Playful Devotion 🌻 Little Meera would talk to Krishna and dance before Him in play. She sang bhajans in front of Him and always called Him her husband. 🌺 Marriage and Renunciation 🌺 Meera Bai was married to Prince Bhojraj of Mewar, son of Rana Sanga. Yet her heart was not attached to worldly pleasures. 🏵️ Life After Marriage 🏵️ Even after marriage, she stayed away from royal life and immersed herself in devotion to Krishna. She would spend time with saints, attend satsangs, and did not follow palace rules, which displeased the ...