Radha

Radha ( , ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is revered as goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency (hladini shakti) of Krishna. Radha's birthday is celebrated every year on the occasion of Radhashtami. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations. The Nimbarka Sampradaya and many other Vaishnava traditions worship Radha as the eternal consort and wedded wife of Krishna. In contrast, traditions like Gaudiya Vaishnavism revere her as Krishna's lover and the divine consort. In Radha Vallabha Sampradaya and Haridasi Sampradaya, only Radha is worshipped as the Supreme being. Radha is described as the chief of Braj Gopis (milkmaids of Braj) and queen of Goloka and Braj including Vrindavan and Barsana. She has inspired numerous literary works, and her Raslila dance with Krishna has inspired many types of performance arts.

Radha ( , ), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and the chief consort of the god Krishna. She is revered as goddess of love, tenderness, compassion and devotion. In scriptures, Radha is mentioned as the avatar of Lakshmi and also as the Mūlaprakriti, the Supreme goddess, who is the feminine counterpart and internal potency (hladini shakti) of Krishna. Radha's birthday is celebrated every year on the occasion of Radhashtami. Radha accompanies Krishna in all his incarnations. The Nimbarka Sampradaya and many other Vaishnava traditions worship Radha as the eternal consort and wedded wife of Krishna. In contrast, traditions like Gaudiya Vaishnavism revere her as Krishna's lover and the divine consort. In Radha Vallabha Sampradaya and Haridasi Sampradaya, only Radha is worshipped as the Supreme being. Radha is described as the chief of Braj Gopis (milkmaids of Braj) and queen of Goloka and Braj including Vrindavan and Barsana. She has inspired numerous literary works, and her Raslila dance with Krishna has inspired many types of performance arts.

As a milkmaid

Radha in her human form is revered as the milkmaid (gopi) of Vrindavan who became the beloved of Krishna. 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.

Youth

's Raslila with gopis. Stories of Radha's youth are filled with her divine pastimes with Krishna. Some of the popular pastimes of Radha Krishna include: Raslila, pastimes of Radha Kund, Gopashtami lila, Lathmar Holi, Seva Kunj lila in which Krishna did sringara of Radha, Maan lila ( A special stage in divine love in which the devotee develops so much love for God as to even attain the right of getting angry with him), Mor Kutir lila in which Krishna performed a dance lila by dressing himself as a peacock to please Radha, Gopadevi lila (Krishna took form of female to meet Radha) and Lilahava in which Radha Krishna dressed in each other clothes.

Films

In the 1933 Bengali film Radha Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Duniyabala. In the 1938 Marathi film Gopal Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Shanta Apte. In the 1971 Hindi film Shri Krishna Leela, Radha was portrayed by Hina. In the 1979 Hindi film Gopal Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Zarina Wahab. In the 2012 Hindi animated film Krishna Aur Kans, Radha was voiced by Rajshree Nath.

Television

In B. R. Chopra's 1988 series Mahabharat, Radha was portrayed by Parijat. In Ramanand Sagar's 1993 series Shri Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Reshma Modi and Shweta Rastogi. In the 2008 series Jai Shri Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Kritika Sharma and Virti Vaghani. In the 2008 series Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki, Radha was portrayed by Puja Banerjee. In the 2013 series Mahabharat, Radha was portrayed by Ketki Kadam. In the 2016 series Baal Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Gracy Goswami. In the 2017 series Vithu Mauli, Radha was portrayed by Pooja Katurde. In the 2018 series RadhaKrishn, Radha was portrayed by Mallika Singh and Shivya Pathania. In the 2019 series Dwarkadheesh Bhagwan Shree Krishn – Sarvkala Sampann, Radha was portrayed by Chahat Pandey. In the 2019 series Paramavatar Shri Krishna, Radha was portrayed by Mahi Soni. In the 2019 series Shrimad Bhagwat Mahapuran, Radha was portrayed by Shiny Doshi. In the 2021 series Jai Kanhaiya Lal Ki, Radha was portrayed by Kiara Singh. In the 2022 series Brij Ke Gopal, Radha was portrayed by Manul Chudasama. In the 2024 series Lakshmi Narayan – Sukh Samarthya Santulan, Radha was portrayed by Shivya Pathania Radha in the Erotic Play of the Universe, David C. Scott, United Theological College, Bangalore

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