Do you remember the Story of The Muslim Princess, falling in Love with Bhagavan Shree Ranganatha from this post - http://vishnudut1926.blogspot.ru/2013/11/tulukka-nacciyar-muslim-princess-who.html
This was the Story of Our Shree Ramanuja-Sampradaya.
The same Story exists in Shree Vallabha Sampradaya (I may mistake here as I cite from "BRAJ BHOOMI MOHINI" again which is of Pushti Marg origin, but the Story itself can belong to Haridas-Sakhi or other Ragamarg Sampradaya).
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इन मुसलमान् हरिजनन पै कोटिक हिन्दु वारिये
ina musalamAn harijanana pai koTika hindu vAriye
Devotion is the subject matter of heart. Though community and caste are important, yet devotion cannot be bound by such limitations.
Many Muslims and sādhakasof other castes have more than proved themselves in the test of devotion. History is a witness to this fact.
Whoever has the emotion, the attachment of the heart and the deep love for the Beloved naturally, they have been called the intimate devotees of the Lord.
The two sisters Hameedā-Haseenā, Raskhān, Ali Khān and Bhaktimati Tāj in spite of being Muslims remained absorbed in loving Sri Krishna intensely, exclusively and relished the sweet nectar of His Leelās.
Bhaktimati Tāj Story.
Bhaktimati Tāj belonged to the Mogul royal family, this fact is indisputable. One day she asked the Muslim religious heads and priests, “Is it possible to see God?”
After getting a reply in affirmative, she started for ‘KābāShareef’. On the way they camped at Mathurā. On hearing the sound of the bells and the loud sounds of chanting of the names of the Lord, she asked the people who were accompanying her what that was. The court minister told her that the smaller god of Hindus lived there and they were praying to Him.
Tāj decided to proceed only after seeing the smaller god. The Muslim priest tried to desist her from doing so, but she remained resolute.
Just as she was about to step in the Temple for the darshan of the Lord, the Hindu priest forbade her from entering saying that she was not a Hindu.
The yearning borne out of love is not subject to any confinement.
Reciprocating her intense desire for His darshan, Shri Thākur ji also became impatient to meet His devotee.
Becoming restless and impatient, Tāj started singing -
सुनो दिलजानी, मेरे दिल की कहानी तुम्,
हुस्न की बिकानी, बदनामी भी सहूँगी मैं ।
suno dilajAnI, mere dila kI kahAnI tum,
husna kI bikAnI, badanAmI bhI sahU.NgI maiM |
देवपूजा ठानी, मै निमाज हूँ भुलानी,
तजे कलमाकुरान, तेरे गुनन गहुँगी मैं ।
devapUjA ThAnI, mai nimAja hU.N bhulAnI,
taje kalamAkurAna, tere gunana gahu.NgI maiM |
Unable to withstand the intensely poignant call of her love, attracted by her total surrender and moved by the intense pangs felt by her, Nandanandan without delaying any further went over to Tāj.
She was captivated by the beautiful form of the Lord, her voice resonated-
सांवरा सलौना सरताज सर कुल्हेदार,
तेरे नेह दाद्म में निदाद्म ह्वै रहूँगी मैं ।
sAMvarA salaunA saratAja sara kulhedAra,
tere neha dAdma meM nidAdma hvai rahU.NgI maiM |
नन्द के फरजन्द कुर्बान ताणी सूरत पै,
हूँ तो मुगलानी हिन्दवानी ह्वै रहूँगी मैं ।
nanda ke pharajanda kurbAna tANI sUrata pai,
hU.N to mugalAnI hindavAnI hvai rahU.NgI maiM |
Shri Krishna gave darshan to Tāj and she felt blessed. She gave up her religion and became a Hindu deciding to stay in Braj to serve Shri Krishna.
She was embraced by the Lord. Tāj became immortal forever.
She wandered in the streets of Gokul absorbed in the blissful beauty of Shri Krishna.
This site called Tāj Ki Chhatari (umbrella) surrounded by small trees near Raskhān Teelāis giving the whereabouts of that very love story.
There are a few who believe that the raised platform where Tāj used to do her prayers is in Jatipurā.
