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With Krishna, Radha is acknowledged as the Supreme Goddess. [14] Krishna is said to be satiated only by devotional service in loving servitude, personified by Radha. Various devotees worship her to attain Krishna via her. Radha is also depicted to be Krishna himself, split into two for the purpose of his enjoyment. [15]
Radhe Radhe, (Hindi: राधे राधे, IAST: Rādhe Rādhe), also spelled Radhey Radhey, is a Hindi expression used as a greeting and salutation in the Braj region of India. The greeting is associated with the Hindu goddess Radha , who is the consort of Krishna . [ 1 ]
However, in the worship of Radha Krishna, Radha is often preferred over to Krishna, and in certain traditions, her name is elevated to a higher position compared to Krishna's. [ 79 ] Iconography
They developed their own schools, namely Pushtimarg sampradaya of Vallabha, [50] Gaudiya Vaishnavism, a.k.a. Chaitanya Sampradaya (rather, Chaitanya was an inspirator with no formal successors), [51] with Krishna and his chief consort and shakti Radha as the supreme god, and Ekasarana Dharma tradition of Sankardev who worship only Krishna, that ...
Devotees do not worship Krishna or Radha alone, but they worship Radha-Krishna together. [26] Rasa and other dances are a feature of the regional folk and religious tradition and often the dancer portrays both Krishna and his consort Radha in the same piece. [27]
The Radha Tantra is a Shakta text, despite its direct association with the Vaishnavite deities Radha and Krishna. [ 1 ] In the text, Radha is the Prakriti -Padmini, who is another form or expansion of Mahavidya Tripura Sundari , while Krishna is identified as a masculine form of Kali . [ 2 ]
The Brahmavaivarta Purana, along with Bhagavata Purana, have influenced performance arts and cultural celebrations in India, such as with Rasa Lila in Manipur above.. This text is mostly legends, worship, mythology and drama during the life of Radha and Krishna, with discussion of ethics, dharma, four stages of life and festivals embedded as part of the plot.
Madhava (Sanskrit: माधव, IAST: Mādhava) is one of the primary epithets of Vishnu and Krishna. The word Mādhava in Sanskrit is a vṛddhi derivation of the word Madhu (Sanskrit: मधु), which means honey. It is a title of Krishna, referring to his lineage as 'he who appeared the Madhu dynasty'. [1] Vishnu, the bearer of the epithet