Just as Shri Krishna Janmashtami is the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, in the same way Radha Ashtami is the day of birth of Goddess Radha, but even today it does not show the fanfare of the celebration, which is about Janmashtami. Although in the last decade, now on this day, special celebrations etc. are being started, but it is limited to those who believe in temples and Vaishnava sect. Or that the craze of devotion with Laddu Gopal has increased in a decade here, then Radha Ashtami has also become a fasting day. However, the real devotees, however, have been celebrating both Janmashtami and Radha Ashtami with their simplicity fast tradition.
There are no statues of Radha in ancient temples
In the entire saga of Shri Krishna, Radha is a character without which it is impossible to think of Shri Krishna. Nevertheless, what was the reason that Shri Krishan is seated in many big temples of the country without them. The statue of Radha is not installed in many famous Krishna temples. Like Shri Krishna is with his siblings in Jagannath Puri.
The child image of Shri Krishna is also present in the Guruvayur temple of Kerala and he is alone. Delhi also has a replica of this famous temple where Bal is a single statue of Krishna. Apart from this, there are also temples of Shiva, Ganesh, Bhagwati Sarasaba (Virat Swaroop of Goddess Durga) and Ayyappa in the temple premises, but there is no statue of Radharani. In Tirupati, Shri Krishna is with his wives, who are married to him. In Pandharpur and Dwarka, he is enthroned with Goddess Rukmini.
Even in the temples of the Nath sect, Shri Krishna is either worshiped in the Girdhari image, or as Gwale Sri Krishna playing the Gothani. Radha is not here either. Nevertheless, Radha is heard in the hymns sung in the temples of Rajasthan (Jaipur-Udaipur).
How is Radha mention in Puranas
Except for Brahmavaivarta Purana, there is a very big mention of Radha in any other Vaishnav Purana. The story of Mahabharata focuses on the family war of Kaurav-Pandava anyway, but in that too, Shri Krishna’s character is so great that there is not much image with his lover. If you see there, only cleverness and policy -filled war skills.
After this, another book was created as the Appendix of Mahabharata, which was called Harivansh Purana and in this too, all the events were recorded as his life after the birth and childhood struggle. There is no description of Radha in this. The texts that describe the pastimes of Shri Krishna, Bhagwat Katha which describes his rasa leela, there is no special mention of Radhika, but there are many posts where there is a sign that there is a matter of a particular gopi.
There is no clear mention in Bhagwat, but Radha’s presence estimate
For example, at the beginning of the illusion, it is written that ‘Gopya: Uchu:’ means the group of gopis said. But Gopika is written in the song, Gopya Uwach, i.e. Gopi said, here is a promise. The level of love and virah in the song Gopika is described, scholars believe that in the Bhagavata Purana, ‘Radha Rani’ is being talked about here.
Anyway, the way there is a day in the world, it is night. If the sun is there, there is also a moon. Similarly, if there is strength, then love is also important. If Shri Krishna is a great hero, then Sriradha is a great hero and the folk has accepted him in a similar way.
Radha’s love is not just spirit revolution
In his article related to the famous knowledgeable knowledge of religious subjects Devdutt Patnaik Devi Radha, Radha was mentioned in Prakrit literature around the tenth century and she was seen as Krishna’s girlfriend. In the posts composed in this literature, Krishna is not very divine, but is similar to normal Gwal hair, but due to amazing power, he is the hero of the villagers. These songs do not have much sexuality, but a gullibleness. There is a certain spirit and this feeling is the basis of the lifting of this love. Radha is never a wife, and the sentiments that arose from this disconnection became the specialty of Radha-Krishna’s love.
From Tamil literature to North Indian society
Similarly, there is a mention of a female character in Tamil epic Shilappadikaram, whose name is Pinnai. The Tamil society knows Pinnai as a primitive Radha, because the one who loves Pinnai is a Gwala named Mal and Mal is a name of Krishna. The name Malleswari comes from here in Tamil, which means the owner. It is possible that the same name interpretation of Tamil has changed from time to time, Gwalin Radha has become Goddess Radha, because the predominance of Bhava is very big.
In the 12th century, before Jaydev was composing song-Govind, it had spread to Gwalin’s love in North India at a high level. The idea was soaked by the song-Govind in the mixed juice of adoration and devotion and soon it spread to India. The song Govind Ki was composed by Jaydev in Ashtapadi, in which each song is made of eight verses. In this way, a chapter of 24 Ashtapadi was formed and the composition of the song Govind has been completed in 12 chapters.
Inspired by Jaydev, poets like Vidyapati and Chandidas expanded the love of Radha and Krishna in the 14th and 15th centuries. The special thing is that these poets saw Radha as a married woman, who comes out as the first revolution dedicated to love. Because it breaks the taboos of society.
Radha’s marriage is also recognized
Many stories suggest that Radha was married to a cow named Ayan, but she showed devotion to Krishna and also surrendered. Radha’s spirit was given a height, describing his love as innocent. Radha’s mother -in -law and sister -in -law names Jatila and Kutila in folklore. Who used to suffer Radha according to the name, but Radha did not give up love for Krishna. In this way, this emotional devotion may not give Radha Rani a place in some big ancient temples, but he was given a big status than Shri Krishna in the heart of Krishna lover devotees. In this way, Radha was seen by the folk as liberation and this spirit of salvation-liberation first made Gwalin Radha a goddess and then gave her the status of God. God is the one whom the folk considers God. Therefore, Radha is God despite being mythological.
… and Radha became Lok Devi
In this way, with the stream of time, the divinity of Radha started appearing in the form of Radha. Radha herself became a goddess. Lokdevi and such effective that without him, Krishna was incomplete. Radha became a means, so that the formless Brahma can be realized as Krishna. Radha is a symbol of spiritual consciousness. He is the name of the struggle of life of life with love, incomplete craving and social realities hidden in the depth of the heart. She calls her Shri Krishna and devotees of Shri Krishna to him.
See, how beautiful examples are that in temples where Shri Krishna is being worshiped with his married wives, there is a call of ‘Radhe-Radhe Shyam Mila De’ standing in the queue for darshan.
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