In Hindu Mythology how is Radha related to Krishna?

It is not that Kṛṣṇa or God is something obscure or something that only a few chosen people can attain. Caitanya Mahāprabhu informs us that in every country and in every scripture there is some hint of love of Godhead. But Caitanya Mahāprabhu gives a practical demonstration of how to love God in a conjugal relationship. Taking the part of Rādhārāṇī, Caitanya tries to love Kṛṣṇa as Rādhārāṇī loved Him.

This brings up the question of who Rādhārāṇī is and what Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is. Actually Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa is the exchange of love. This is not ordinary love; Kṛṣṇa has immense potencies, of which three are principal: internal, external and marginal. In the internal potency there are three divisions: saḿvit, hlādinī and sandhinī. The hlādinī potency is the pleasure potency. All living entities have this pleasure-seeking potency, for all beings are trying to have pleasure. This is the very nature of the living entity. At present we are trying to enjoy our pleasure potency by means of the body in this material condition. By bodily contact we are attempting to derive pleasure from material sense objects. We should not think, however, that Kṛṣṇa, who is always spiritual, tries to seek pleasure on this material plane like us. Kṛṣṇa describes the material universe as a nonpermanent place full of miseries. Why, then, would He seek pleasure in the material form? He is the Supersoul, the supreme spirit, and His pleasure is beyond the material conception.

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa display their pastimes through Kṛṣṇa's internal energy. The pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa's internal energy is a most difficult subject matter, and unless one understands what Kṛṣṇa is, he cannot understand it. Kṛṣṇa does not take any pleasure in this material world, but He has a pleasure potency. Because we are part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa, the pleasure potency is within us also, but we are trying to exhibit that pleasure potency in matter. Kṛṣṇa, however, does not make such a vain attempt. The object of Kṛṣṇa's pleasure potency is Rādhārāṇī, and He exhibits His potency or His energy as Rādhārāṇī and then engages in loving affairs with Her. In other words, Kṛṣṇa does not take pleasure in this external energy but exhibits His internal energy, His pleasure potency, as Rādhārāṇī. Thus Kṛṣṇa manifests Himself as Rādhārāṇī in order to exhibit His internal pleasure potency. Of the many extensions, expansions and incarnations of the Lord, this pleasure potency is the foremost and chief.

It is not that Rādhārāṇī is separate from Kṛṣṇa. Rādhārāṇī is also Kṛṣṇa, for there is no difference between the energy and the energetic. Without energy, there is no meaning to the energetic, and without the energetic, there is no energy. Similarly, without Rādhā there is no meaning to Kṛṣṇa, and without Kṛṣṇa, there is no meaning to Rādhā. Because of this, the Vaiṣṇava philosophy first of all pays obeisances to and worships the internal pleasure potency of the Supreme Lord. Thus the Lord and His potency are always referred to as Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa. Similarly, those who worship the name of Nārāyaṇa first of all utter the name of Lakṣmī, as Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa. Similarly, those who worship Lord Rāma first of all utter the name of Sītā. In any case — Sītā-Rāma, Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa, Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa — the potency always comes first.

Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one, and when Kṛṣṇa desires to enjoy pleasure, He manifests Himself as Rādhārāṇī. The spiritual exchange of love between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is the actual display of the internal pleasure potency of Kṛṣṇa. Although we speak of "when" Kṛṣṇa desires, just when He did desire we cannot say. We only speak in this way because in conditional life we take it that everything has a beginning; however, in the absolute or spiritual life there is neither beginning nor end. Yet in order to understand that Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa are one and that They also become divided, the question "When?" automatically comes to mind. When Kṛṣṇa desired to enjoy His pleasure potency, He manifested Himself in the separate form of Rādhārāṇī, and when He wanted to understand Himself through the agency of Rādhā, He united with Rādhārāṇī, and that unification is called Lord Caitanya.

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The talk about Love and Lovemaking remains incomplete if we do not talk about the mythological romance of Radha and Krishna. They are the epitome of real Love and they symbolized love making beyond any bounds and barriers. Radha and Krishna were celestial beings and their love was eternal. In some traditions it is said that they did not formally wed,but they did have a secret gandharva's wedding ceremony. Radha was born with blind and She did not open Her eyes. Then when Krishna was born about a month later then His parents took Him over to Radha's parents house to show off their new baby boy. When Radha heard the ankle bells of Krishna She became very interested looking in His direction even though She was blind. And as He crawled closer and closer to Her then the fragrance of His Body was so overwhelmingly sweet and blissful and nectarean to her that She opened Her eyes. So that the first thing She ever saw was Krishna. There's some good stories like this about their leelas and it also explains the siddhanta or reasoning behind the fact that in actuality They are never separated. In a nutshell there are actually three Radhas: one the original Radha who never leaves Vrindavana and the original Krishna never leaves Vrindavana also. Then how Krishna leaves Vrindavana and goes to Mathura and Dwaraka; It is not the original Krishna that leaves, it is His expansion. And an expansion of Radha leaves also, that is who Satyabhama and Rukmini are. The original Radha and KrIshna stay in Vrindavana, then Their mood of Teenaged Crush Love never dies. It always has the mood of very focused on each other. When people get married and have children they usually their love for each other gets spread out to children and grandchildren and diffused. Radha and Krishna got to experience this also when They expanded Themselves into Rukmini and Krishna, Lakshmi and Narayana, and so on. All the knowledge combined of this universe is not sufficient to understand the Love of Radha and Krishna. They are never, ever separated because Radha is the undivided form of Sri Krishna. Thank u.

Krishna Mythology

Radha & Krishna were devoted lovers. I don't know why they didn't get married but I know that Radha married Krishna's Uncle.

Radha is Krishna's lover

we imagine Lord Krishna as Bhagwan (God) and Radha as citizen of the world

Rahda is considered Kridhna's eternal consort. Krisha actually created her to experience his own love. Hence, why hindu vaishnava's refer to them as "radha krishna".

lovers ,our krishna he stole radhas cloths

Krishna represents Paramatma or God and Radharani represents atma or Man. Through the character of Radha it is narrated how one should love god. God is always in love with the soul of a man and so is the inner soul of the man in love with God.

In the presence of Krishna,Radharani used to forget all her earthly duties, whether her body is properly covered or not or even that she is a married woman, that she is committed to some other man. This is to symbolize that in love with God how one should get into such a peek state of mind in which she/he forgets her/his duties (done with an intention of desire) , her/his cloths ( external appearance or pride ) , commitments (attachments to earthly relationships).

Hinduism is the path of salvation. Hinduism explains various ways to attain Moksha based on the individual's nature. They are, for example, Karma yoga (through desire less action ), gnana yoga ( through logical understanding of creation ), Dhyana yoga ( through meditation ), Bhakti yoga (through devotion towards God).

Bhagavatha purana or the story of Krishna emphasizes mainly on Bhakti yoga or devotion. All the incidences from the story of Krishna is a beautiful way to make humans to understand how to recognize God in ones own mind, destroy the worldly desires and weaknesses with his blessings (all those demons he killed), fall in love with him, befriend him, enjoy everything you do in his company and finally surrender to him

If your heart is a mother's heart ( like yashodha's ), see him like an infant Krishna, If its a friendly heart ( like Sudama or Gopalakas or Arjuna's ) then like a friend, if its a servant's heart ( like Vidhura's),then like a king, if its a lover's heart( like Radha and Gopika stri jan's) then like a lover, because you can love him better in your beloved form.

Radha is soul of shri krishna as he said she is a part of me and i am a part of her :)

radha is krishna's shakti n without her krishna is incomplete ..................as u can see in every temple of lord krishna in which his idiol is of his adult form is always with d idol of radha , he is incomplete without her