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Gopi (गोपी) is a Sanskrit word originating from the word Gopa. 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.
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]
Krishna and Radha dancing the rasalila, a 19th-century painting, Rajasthan. The Raslila (Sanskrit: रासलीला, romanized: Rāsalīlā), [1] [2] also rendered the Rasalila or the Ras dance, is part of a traditional story described in Hindu texts such as the Bhagavata Purana and Gita Govinda, where Krishna dances with Radha and the gopis of Braj.
Goloka (Sanskrit: गोलोक) or Goloka Vrindavan (IAST: Goloka Vṛndāvana) is the celestial abode of the Hindu god Krishna and his chief consort Radha. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the Bhagavata Purana [ 3 ] and Garga Samhita , Krishna is portrayed as the highest person who resides in Goloka along with his consort Radha.
Lalita gopi was mentioned within multiple Vaishnavism scriptures. In some scriptures, she was mentioned as the gopi or chief of Ashtasakhi while in others, she is described as the closest associate of Radha Krishna. Some of the common scriptures with her mention are - Garga Samhita, [14] Padma Purana, [15] Narad Purana [16] and Brahma Vaivarta ...
It describes the relationship between Krishna, Radha and gopis (female cow herders) of Vrindavan. [1] The Gita Govinda is organized into twelve chapters. Each chapter is further sub-divided into one or more divisions called prabandhas, totalling twenty-four in all. The prabandhas contain couplets grouped into eights, called ashtapadis.
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The Six Goswamis of Vrindavan were a group of devotional teachers from the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition of Hinduism who lived in India during the 15th and 16th centuries. [citation needed] They are closely associated with the land of Vrindavan where they spent much time in service of their guru, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, who is considered as Krishna's yuga-avatar by the Gaudiya Vaishnava lineage ...