The love of Radha, a cowherd girl, for Krishna is often cited as the supreme example of love for Godhead by Gaudiya Vaishnavas.

Radha is considered to be the internal potency of Krishna, and is the supreme lover of Godhead.

The reciprocal love between Radha ( the supreme lover ) and Krishna ( God as the Supremely Loved ) is the subject of many poetic compositions in India such as the Gita Govinda and Hari Bhakti Shuddhodhaya.

Radha ( Devanagari: र ा ध ा, IAST: Rādhā ), also called Radhika, Radharani and Radhikarani, is the childhood friend and lover of Krishna in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, and the Gita Govinda of the Vaisnava traditions of Hinduism.

Radha is almost always depicted alongside Krishna and features prominently within the theology of today's Gaudiya Vaishnava sect, which regards Radha as the original Goddess or Shakti.

Radha is often referred to as Rādhārānī or " Radhika " in speech, prefixed with the respectful term ' Srimati ' by devout followers.

Within the Bhagavata Purana, Radha is not mentioned by name but is alluded to within the tenth chapter of the text as one of the gopis whom Krishna plays with during his upbringing as a young boy.

So Radha is assumed to be also 10 years old or less when Krishna left Vrindavan.

It is in later texts such as the Gita Govinda where we find the story of Radha given in more detail.

In the Vaishnava devotional or bhakti traditions of Hinduism that focus on Krishna, Radha is Krishna's friend and advisor.

It is said that at Radha ’ s birth, Devarshi Narad himself went and met Vrishbhanu and informed him, “ This girl ’ s beauty and nature is divine.

Radha ’ s love towards Krishna in the terrestrial or customary meaning is not just the relation between a man and woman.

Krishna is the life of Vraj ; Radha is the soul of Krishna.

That is why, it is said, “ Atma Tu Radhika Tasya ” ( Radha, you are His soul ).

One form of Radha is, she is a devotee, worshipper of Krishna and in the second form she is the worshipful, devoted by Krishna.

There are many families or " nanchons " ( nations ) of Loa-Rada ( also Radha ), Petro ( also Pethro, Petwo ), Nago, Kongo and Ghede ( also Guede, or Gede ) to name but a few.

' Once upon a time ,' Saleem muses, ' there were Radha and Krishna, and Rama and Sita, and Laila and Majnun ; also ( because we are not unaffected by the West ) Romeo and Juliet, and Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn ," ( 259 ).

Communist Party related trade union AITUC became a prominent force to unite the workers in textile, municipal and unorganised sectors, the first labour union in unorganised sector was also emerged in the leadership of Comrade Guru Radha Kishan during this period in Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area.

Krishna also warns Radha not to go near him.

Sylhet has also influenced much of the music in Bangladesh, notable legends include Hason Raja, Radha Romon and Shah Abdul Karim who have produced Bangladeshi folk music.

Grant Road station also connects famous Radha Gopinath Temple at chowpatty.

He also came to be known as Radheya, the son of Radha.

He also co-starred with other actors such as Gemini Ganesan, S. S. Rajendran, Muthuraman, M. R. Radha and S. V. Ranga Rao in numerous films in which he played the main lead.

Mark Juergensmeyer has also extensively studied groups related to Radha Soami Satsang Beas.

Movements also will vary in the names used to describe the Absolute Supreme Being ( God ), including Anami Purush ( nameless power ) and Radha Soami ( lord of the soul ); the presiding deities and divisions of the macrocosm ; the number of outer initiations ; the words given as mantras ; and the initiation vows or the prerequisites that must be agreed to before being accepted as an initiate.

Most popularly, this worship takes the form of singing Radha and Krishna's holy names, such as " Hare ", " Krishna " and " Rama ", most commonly in the form of the Hare Krishna ( mantra ), also known as kirtan.

Also, according to historian Sri Radha Krishna Chaudhary all the Buddha mathas were situated in southern side of the Ganges and the king of Pal Bans was also a Buddhist.

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Haridas's theology embraces not merely the Love of Krishna and Radha but also the witnessing of the Love, a state of mind called rasa.

It is also revealed that Radha cannot bear children, due to an untreatable ailment.

Radha goes to live with her relatives, where Prashant is also staying.

The Science of the Soul Research Centre is a nonprofit charitable society, and also acts as a mail-order bookseller for Radha Soami Satsang Beas.

Over 1250 poems related to the love of Radha and Krishna in Bengali with the bhanita of Chandidas are found with three different sobriquets along with his name,, Dvija and Dina as well as without any sobriquet also.

It is also a popular name of Krishna, meaning the concort of Radha.

The principal deities of this temple are Krishna & Balaram, with Radha – Shyamasundar and Gaura-Nitai alongside.

Homosexual and transgender Hindus commonly identify with and worship the various Hindu deities connected with gender diversity such as Ardhanarisvara ( the hermaphrodite form of Shiva ); Aravan ( a hero whom Krishna married after becoming a woman ); Ayyappa ( a god born from the union of Shiva and Mohini, a female incarnation of Vishnu ); Bahuchara-devi ( a goddess connected with transsexuality and eunuchism ); Bhagavati-devi ( a Hindu goddess associated with crossdressing ); Bhagiratha Maharaja ( an Indian king born of two female parents ); Caitanya Mahaprabhu ( an incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined ); Chandi-Chamunda ( twin warrior goddesses ); Gadadhara ( an incarnation of Radha in male form ); Gangamma-devi ( a goddess connected with crossdressing and disguises ); Harihara ( Shiva and Vishnu combined ); Kartikeya ; Vallabhavardhana, Yellamma-devi and countless others.

They generally worship Sri Radha, the consort of Lord Krishna, although some specifically worship Lord Caitanya ( the incarnation of Radha and Krishna combined ) and are known as gauranga-nagaris.

The focus of Gaudiya Vaishnavism is the devotional worship ( bhakti ) of Radha and Krishna, and their many divine incarnations as the supreme forms of God, Svayam Bhagavan.

The town hosts hundreds of temples dedicated to the worship of Radha and Krishna and is considered sacred by a number of religious traditions such as Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Vaishnavism, and Hinduism in general.

In February 2006, Bhakti Charu Swami built a temple with three huge altars for the worship of Sri Sri Gaura Nitai, Sri Sri Radha Madan Mohan and Sri Sri Krishna Balaram.

* Yugala Shataka by Swami Sri Sribhatta Devacarya ; known as the first ' Vani ' book in Vraja Bhasha composed in the 14th Century AD as a part of Nimbarka Sampradaya tradition of Radha Krishna worship.

Jagannatha Dasa Babaji spent his last days in the areas of Vrindavan and Navadwip, where he performed bhajan and japa in worship to Radha and Krishna .. A devotee named Bihari Lal would often assist the elderly sadhu.