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Ashtasakhi with Radha Krishna at Sri Radha Rasbihari Ashtasakhi Temple, Vrindavan. Lalita: Out of eight prominent sakhi, Lalita is the foremost sakhi. She is the eldest gopi among Ashtasakhi and is 27 days older than Radha. She was born to her parents Visoka (father) and Saradi (mother) in Unchagaon, near Barsana. [6]
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 .
In Hinduism, the name Gopika or Gopi is especially used to refer the milkmaids of Braj region. [9] The word Gopis in the plural refers to the group of cowherd women who possess devotion toward Krishna. When it is used in the singular ("Gopi"), it generally refers to Radha, who was the Krishna's favourite gopi. [10]
Lalita (Sanskrit: ललिता, IAST: Lālitā), also commonly called Lalita Sakhi, is the Hindu goddess and one of the most prominent associates of the divine couple Radha Krishna. [1] In many Vaishnaite traditions and literatures, she is revered as the gopi (milkmaid) of the Braj region and is mentioned as the chief of Ashtasakhi , the ...
Brahma Vaivarta Purana is one of major Puranas, that centers around Krishna and Radha, identifying Krishna as the Supreme Being and asserting that all deities such as Vishnu, Shiva, Brahma, Ganesha are incarnations of Him; [3] Gita Govinda is a poem of Jayadeva that firstly considers the cult Radha Krishna, [42] [43] [3] [44] where Krishna ...
The Hindu pantheon is composed of deities that have developed their identities through both the scriptures of Hinduism as well as regional traditions that drew their legends from the faith. Some of the most popular deities of the Hindu pantheon include: Statue of Ganesha. Ganesha, also called Vinayaka and Ganapati, is a son of Shiva and Parvati ...
The text's title Brahmavaivarta means "metamorphosis of Brahman", who is identified with Krishna. [4] [2] This Purana takes a view on the creation where the Brahman as Krishna creates the universe and is the universe. [25] [26] The evolution and the nature of the universe is presented through the legend of Radha and Krishna in this Purana. [27]
Radhashtami (Sanskrit: राधाष्टमी) is a Hindu religious day commemorating the birth anniversary of the goddess Radha, the chief consort of the god Krishna. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is celebrated in her birthplace Barsana and the entire Braj region on the eighth day ( ashtami ) of the bright (waxing) half of the lunar month of Bhadrapada ...