Saint Meera was the daughter of King Ratansingh of Udaypur, India.

Her parents died when

she was very young. So, she grew up under the care of her grandfather, who was a great
devotee of Shrkrushna, an incarnation of Shrvishnnu. One day, a Saint gave
young Meera a statue of Shrikrushna. Thereafter, Meera spent most of her time playing with
the idol and eventually, developed tremendous devotion for Shrikrushna.
When Meera grew older, she was married to Prince Bhoj of Mewad, India. Unfortunately, she
became a widow soon after the marriage. After the death of her husband, Meera spent most
of her time singing hymns and devotional songs praising Shrikrushna. She would chant His
Name day and night. Sadly, her intense devotion for Shrikrushna upset her in-laws. So one
day, they placed a snake among the flowers she used for her daily worship offering. During
the worship, Meera was so lost in her devotion to Shrikrushna that she failed to notice the
poisonous snake. But, when Meera put her hand in the flower basket the snake instantly
turned

into

garland!

Thus,

Shrikrushna protected

His

devotee.

The

miracle

perplexed Meera's in-laws but did not stop them from continuing in their efforts to upset her
devotion.
Soon afterwards, Meera's in-laws gave her a glass of milk containing poison. This time,
however, Meera knew about their plan and prayed to Shrikrushna, "O Shrikrushna, I do not
fear death, but I am unhappy because I would not be able to serve you any more." So
saying, she drank the poisoned milk. However, while drinking it Meera felt as if she was
drinking Amrut (the Divine Nectar of Life)! As a result of her intense devotion unto
Shrikrushna, the poison did not affect her at all! Seeing Meera alive after this incident, her inlaws realised what a great devotee she was and never harassed her again.