Divine Love as Boundary Mirror

Mirabai's bhakti devotion centered on an unwavering, non-negotiable relationship with the divine—a love that could not be diminished by social rejection or familial pressure. In emotional abuse, victims often transfer this sacred-like devotion onto their abuser, treating their approval as divine validation. By examining Mirabai's refusal to compromise her primary loyalty to Krishna, we can ask: where have we placed our ultimate devotion? When a partner's moods become our spiritual practice, when their love feels like salvation, we have inverted the hierarchy. Mirabai's examined heart teaches that true love—divine or human—should expand our freedom, not constrain it. This concept helps victims recognize the spiritual bypassing that allows abuse to persist under the guise of transcendent love.