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Radha Gayatri Mantra — " Om Vrashbhanujaye Vidmahe, Krishnapriyaye Dhimahi , Tanno Radha Prachodayat."

a b Manring, Rebecca J. (1 December 2019). "Rādhātantram: Rādhā as Guru in the Service of the Great Goddess". International Journal of Hindu Studies. 23 (3): 259–282. doi: 10.1007/s11407-019-09264-1. ISSN 1574-9282. S2CID 213054011. Radha was born to Vrishbhanu, a Yadava ruler of Barsana and to his wife Kirtida. [85] [86] [87] Her birthplace is Raval which is a small town near Gokul in Uttar pradesh, but is often said to be Barsana where she grew up. [88] According to popular legend, Radha was discovered by Vrishbhanu on an effulgent lotus floating in Yamuna river. Radha was nine months older than Krishna. [89] She didn't open her eyes until Krishna himself in his child form appeared in front of her. [90] [91] [92]

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Rasiya is a popular genre of Indian folk music from Braj region, Uttar Pradesh. It is commonly played and performed during the festivities in the villages and temples of Braj area. [166] The traditional songs of Rasiya are based on the divine portrayal and love of Radha and Krishna. They are frequently written from the female perspective of Radha and portray Krishna and his flirtation with her. [167] [168] Culture Kumar, Mukesh (2019). "The Art of Resistance: The Bards and Minstrels' Response to Anti-Syncretism/Anti-liminality in north India". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 29 (2): 225. doi: 10.1017/S1356186318000597. S2CID 165691487– via Cambridge University Press. Valpey, Kenneth Russell (2006). Attending Kṛṣṇa's image: Caitanya Vaiṣṇava mūrti-sevā as devotional truth. New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-38394-3. David R. Kinsley (1986). Hindu Goddesses. Motilala Banarsidass. p.91. ISBN 978-81-208-0394-7. Radha is called mother of the world and Krishna father of the world

Since the 15th century CE in Bengal and Assam flourished Tantric Vaishnava-Sahajiya tradition inspired by Bengali spiritual poet Chandidas, where Krishna is the inner divine aspect of man and Radha is the aspect of woman. [82] [83] Desai, Vishakha N. (2000). "Loves of Rādhā in the "Rasikapriyā" Verses and Paintings". Ars Orientalis. 30: 83–92. ISSN 0571-1371. JSTOR 4629572.In Radha Vallabh Sampradaya and Haridasi Sampradaya, only Radha is worshipped as the Supreme being. [28] Elsewhere, she is venerated with Krishna as his principal consort in Nimbarka Sampradaya, Pushtimarg, Mahanam Sampradaya, Swaminarayan Sampradaya, Vaishnava-Sahajiya, Manipuri Vaishnavism, and Gaudiya Vaishnavism movements linked to Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. [29] Musical Saints of India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-15 . Retrieved 2013-12-27. The Nimbarka Sampradaya worship the youthful form of Krishna, alone or with his consort Radha, is one of the earliest dating at least to the 12th century CE, just as Rudra Sampradaya does. [67] [11] [26] According to Nimbarkacharya, a founder of the sampradaya, Radha is the eternal consort and wedded wife of Krishna, who lives forever with him in Goloka. [21] [68] [69] Nimbarka's philosphical position is dualistic monism and he centered all his devotion to Krishna and his consort Radha. [21]

Wilson, Frances, ed. The Love of Krishna: The Krsnakarnamarta of Lilasuka Bilvamangala. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1975. admin (2023-09-12). "Origins and History of Sri Kunj Bihari Temple and some other temples". Penang Tourism . Retrieved 2023-09-12. a b "Sri Radha-sahasra-nama, The Thousand Names of Sri Radha". www.stephen-knapp.com . Retrieved 28 May 2021.Guru Gobind Singh, in his Dasam Grantha, describes Radha the, sukl bhis rika, thus: "Radhika went out in the light of the white soft moon, wearing a white robe to meet her Lord. It was white everywhere and hidden in it, she appeared like the light itself in search of Him". [87]