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The Radha Tantra (Sanskrit: राधा तंत्र, romanized: Rādhātantram), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva's secret) is a Tantric scripture from Bengal that deals with the story of Radha-Krishna in the backdrop of Vrindavan. The scripture is written in the Sanskrit language and is dedicated to the goddess Radha.
Statue of Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā poet Chandidas and his lover Rajakini, at his birthplace of Nanoor. Vaiṣṇava Sahajiyā was a form of Hindu tantric Vaishnavism focused on Radha Krishna worship that developed in Eastern India (Bengal, Bihar, Orissa, Assam).
Shri Radha Saharsnama Strotam: The prayer has more than 1000 names of Radha and is part of the Sanskrit scripture Narada Panchratra. [147] Radha Kripa Kataksh Strotam: This is the most famous stotra in Vrindavana. It is written in Ūrdhvāmnāya-tantra and is believed to be spoken by Śiva to Parvati.
Yantra are used as icons for Devi in Tantra; above is Tripura-Bhairavi yantra. Tantric literature such as Soundarya Lahari meaning "Flood of Beauty", credited to Adi Shankaracharya a shakta or tantric poem, is dedicated to the Supreme Deity of the sect, Parvati who is considered much superior to Shiva. It celebrates Parvati and her feminine ...
Tantra means liberation of energy and expansion of consciousness from its gross form. It is a method to expand the mind and liberate the dormant potential energy, and its principles form the basis of all yogic practices.
These are some of the reasons many Hindus question the relevance and historicity of Tantra to their tradition. [114] [39] The emphasis in Shaktism that love of the deity is more important than obedience shows an influence of the Vaishnavaite idea of passionate relationship between Radha and Krishna as an ideal bhava. [115]
From Nicole Kidman’s erotic thriller “Babygirl,” to a book of sexual fantasies edited by Gillian Anderson, this was the year the female sex drive took the wheel in popular culture.
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 ...