The book deals with the essential aspects of Bhakti and Mirabai in India. The author has summarized the various literature dealing with the Bhakti movement, different viewpoints of Bhakti. The book throws light on the socio-political and economic conditions for the rise of the Bhakti movement in Rajasthan and focuses on Mirabai and her presence/representation in historical & hagiographical accounts.
The figure of Mirabai was not only limited to the sixteenth century but was also incorporated by Mahatma Gandhi to represent an "Adarsh Pativrata Naari" During the national freedom movement. Nineteenth-century research also tried to impose modern terminologies to define Mirabai, which has been studied and questioned by the author.
There is a need to study Mirabai in her own space, time, and Bhakti. The author has tried to point out these issues which according to him are of much importance.