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In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi [12] [13] and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency (hladini shakti) of Krishna.
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.
In Krishna-related Hindu traditions, he is most commonly seen with Radha. All of his wives and his lover Radha are considered in the Hindu tradition to be the avatars of the goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Vishnu. [125] [11] Gopis are considered as Lakshmi's or Radha's manifestations. [11] [126]
Radha: Lakshmi: Revati: Nagalakshmi: Rohini: Aditi: Rukmi: One of the Krodhavasas Rukmini: Lakshmi: Rochamana Ashvagriva Sahadeva: One of the Ashvins Samba: Kartikeya: Samudrasena One of the Kalakeyas Satyabhama: Bhumi (Bhumi is an avatar of Lakshmi: Satyaki: One of the Maruts Satyavati: Acchoda Savitri and Satyavan
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]
Among the gopis, Radha is the chief gopi and is the personification of the bliss potency (hladini shakti) of Krishna. [7] She alone manifests the stage of mahabhava, or supreme love for Krishna, and holds a place of particularly high reverence and importance in a number of religious traditions.
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]