As a child, I read many stories of the heroes, religious, and political leaders in India. This story left an impression I still can't forget. In India, there was a famous devotee of Lord Krishna/Govinda. Her name was Princess Mirabai. Here is a brief synopsis of her life. As a child, she asked her mother who she would marry and her mother not thinking said "Krishna is your bridegroom" while an older relative was getting married so Mirabai wouldnt feel left out. So everyday young Mirabai dressed the Lord Krishna statue in her palace home and treated him as if he were real and her husband.
When the time came for her actual marriage, she married a man who did not understand her devotion to God. As his family tormented her and prevented her from worship, she left him in the middle of the night. Mira, as she was called, was an excellent musician and sang with a beautiful voice and played the sitar. She approached holy men and chanted worship songs or kirtans nearly all day.
When the husband caught word where she was -he forced her back to the palace. Still she refused traditional royal garb and wore white and essentially renounced her husband in real life. She was always at the local temple, a short distance from the palace. Determined to make her life hell, her sister in law poisoned a drink and offered it to Mira.
Mira left the palace and walked to the temple. Her singing could be heard in the neighboring area. Suddenly a bowl dropped and echo rang in the temple. Sure she was dead and determined to disrespect the dead body, the sister in law ran to the temple. In shock she looked at the open door and heard Mira's voice loudly singing but no body was to be seen! God had removed it out of love and respect for his/her beloved disciple.