Radha, called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna.
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Radha's is worshiped as the goddess of love, tenderness, compassion, and devotion.
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Radha's is the avatar of goddess Lakshmi and is described as the chief of the Gopis .
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Radha's has inspired numerous literary works and her Raslila dance with Krishna has inspired many types of performance arts.
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Radha appears in the Puranas namely the Padma Purana, the Devi-Bhagavata Purana, the Brahma Vaivarta Purana, the Matsya Purana, the Linga Purana, the Varaha Purana, the Narada Purana, the Skanda Purana and the Shiva Purana.
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In Western India, Vallabhacharya's Krishna-centric sampradaya Pushtimarg, Radha is revered as the Swamini of Krishna, who is worthy of devotion.
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Radha is therefore acknowledged by Chaitanyaite Vaishnavas to be part of very center of their theological doctrine.
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Sacred images of the forms of Radha Krishna, standing together side by side, are elaborately worshiped in the Indian temples.
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One of the basic traits of Radha is her unconditional love for Krishna and her sufferings that forms the basis for Radha's exaltation as a model of devotion.
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Radha was born to Vrishbhanu, a Yadava ruler of Barsana and to his wife Kirtida.
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Youth phase of Radha's life is filled with her divine pastimes with Krishna.
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Some traditions state that Radha was married to another gopa named Rayan, but she still used to love Krishna.
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Radha's is mentioned as the personification of the Mulaprakriti, the "Root nature", that original seed from which all material forms evolved.
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At highest level Goloka, Radha is said to be united with Krishna and abiding with him in the same body.
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When love attains to the highest pitch, it constitutes itself into Radha, who is the most lovable of all and full of all qualities.
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Radha's was the object of the highest love of Krishna and being idealized as love, some of the agreeable feelings of the heart are considered her ornaments.
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Radha is said to have come out from primordial body of Krishna, forming his left side, and is eternally associated with him in his amorous sports in this world as well as the world of cows .
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Radha is often identified with the "sweet" aspect of goddess Lakshmi's essence and thus worshiped as an avatara of Lakshmi.
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In Gita Govinda, it is not certain whether Radha was married or if she was an unmarried maiden.
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But, the relationship between Radha Krishna was unfolded in the secrecy of Vrindavan forest hinting at the Parakiya rasa.
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Radha's is an intense, solitary, proud figure who is addressed as Sri, Candi, Manini, Bhamini and Kaamini.
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Radha's is portrayed as Krishna's partner in a mature and exclusive love.
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In Vidyapati's work, Radha is depicted as a young girl barely twelve years old, while Krishna is depicted slightly older than her and as an aggressive lover.
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Changes in the portrayal of Radha, as articulated in the Rasikapriya, have significant implications for later literary traditions.
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The suggestion that Radha is Krishna's rightful wife is clearly articulated in the first chapter in the exemplary verse for the manifest form of union.
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Radha is worshipped along with Krishna in Nepal and many Indian states including West Bengal, Manipur, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
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Radha is considered as Krishna's original shakti, the supreme goddess in both the Nimbarka Sampradaya and following the advent of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu within the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition.
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Krishna and Radha have been the pivotal characters in Rajasthani miniature paintings.
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Radha's was adorned with ornaments and is often depicted holding a white garland when enthroned next to Krishna.
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Krishna and Radha have entered the Oriya psyche and have inspired the mythic imagination of the Oriya poets in a big way.
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In Indian culture, Radha serve as an exemplary model of female-neutral subjectivity for all persons—an active, non-substantial, shared and strong self that rationally embrace their passions.
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Radha is mentioned in many Jain commentaries including the popular Venisamhara by Narayana Bhatta and Dhvanyaloka by Anandavardhana written in 7th century.
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