| Honorific Prefix: | Bhakt Shiromani |
| Karmabai | |
| Birth Date: | 03 March 1017 |
| Birth Place: | Kalwa, Nagaur district, Rajasthan |
| Death Date: | 27 March 1064 |
| Death Place: | Puri |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Occupation: | Devotee of Krishna |
| Known For: | Offering khichadi to Shree Krishna |
Karmabai (3 March 1017 – 1064), also spelt as Karma Bai, was a Krishnavite devotee.[1] [2] She was born 3 March 1017, to a Jat family in the village of Kalwa in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan. She was a devotee of Krishna and is revered for feeding him. Sadhus entrusted Karmabai to perform Krishna's puja, reprimanding her for going overboard on the ritual, not knowing that she took her responsibility literally.
The story of the glory of Goddess,Karmabai was a jat known as- Bhakt Shiromani Karmabai. She was born on in the family of Jiwanji Dudi in the village Kalwa situated in Nagaur district. She was a devotee of Krishna. The story goes. like this- karmabai’s father was a devotee of Krishna. Once upon a time he had some work outstation, so he instructed her to offer the food(bhog) to the lord and then only she should eat. Karma was very young and she took this instruction literally. Next morning she woke up early and made khichdi for offering the Lord. But when she saw that lord is not eating, sincere towards her father’s instructions innocent karmabai did not eat anything at all and waited for lord to come and eat first. Lord Krishna was very impressed by her determination and showed mercy on her. He himself appeared before her and ate her khichdi. He followed the same routine till her father didn’t returned. When her father returned she told him everything, her father was shocked in disbelief and thus karma pleaded lord to appear once again to prove her true. And very merciful lord Krishna did appeared once again to keep his devotee’s respect.
Karmabai is mentioned in a Sikh text, called the Prem Ambodh, which was originally written in 1693.[3] The text claims Karmabai met with Mirabai in Udaipur.