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Radha also appears in the Puranas namely the Padma Purana (as an avatar of Lakshmi), the Devi-Bhagavata Purana (as a form of Mahadevi), the Brahma Vaivarta Purana (as Radha-Krishna supreme deity), the Matsya Purana (as form of Devi), the Linga Purana (as form of Lakshmi), the Varaha Purana (as consort of Krishna), the Narada Purana (as goddess ...
In Hinduism, all of Krishna's chief consorts including Radha are revered as the avatars of the goddess Lakshmi [2] while the Gopis of Braj are considered as Radha's manifestations. [3] Rukmini, the princess of Vidarbha was Krishna's first wife and chief queen (Patrani) of Dvaraka. She is considered as the avatar of Sridevi, the goddess of ...
Radha-Krishna (IAST rādhā-kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit: राधा कृष्ण) is the combined form of the Hindu god Krishna with his chief consort and shakti Radha.They are regarded as the feminine as well as the masculine realities of God, [7] in several Krishnaite traditions of Vaishnavism.
[10] [11] [12] Rukmini is revered as the avatar of Lakshmi and is venerated primarily in Warkari, [13] and Haridasa tradition, [citation needed] and additionally in Sri Vaishnavism. [14] Rukmini is mainly worshipped in Maharashtra and South India. The people of Maharashtra venerate her with Vithoba (a regional form of Krishna) and call her ...
With Krishna, Radha is acknowledged as the supreme goddess, for it is said that she controls Krishna with her love. [107] It is believed that Krishna enchants the world, but Radha enchants even him. Therefore, she is the supreme goddess of all. [108] [109] Radha and Krishna are avatars of Lakshmi and Vishnu respectively. In the region of India ...
According to a different legend, the birth story of Radha is similar to Sita, who was also an avatar of Lakshmi. [13] When King Vrishbhanu went to take a bath in a pond, he saw a baby girl on a lotus flower in the pond, and took her to his home. The baby girl was named as Radha, and was accepted as the daughter of Vrishbhanu and Kirtida. [14] [15]
Radha Krishna on Radhashtami. Radhashtami or Radha Jayanti is the Hindu festival celebrating the appearance day of Goddess Radha, avatar of Lakshmi. The festival is celebrated annually on the eighth day of Bhadra month of bright moon. On this day, devotees keep fast, sing glories, dance and enact the divine pastimes of Goddess Radha. [4]
Some other texts which mentioned Radha are – Brahma Vaivarta Purana, Padma Purana, Skanda Purana, Devi Bhagvata Purana, Matsya Purana, Narada Pancharatra, Brahma Samhita, Shiva Purana and Garga Samhita. Radha was born in Barsana and every year, her birthday is celebrated as "Radhashtami". She is described by scriptures as the chief of gopis.