Deity

Radha

राधाRādhā

consort of Krishna

Also called Radha Rani

verses
387
books
10
chapters
91
Consort of
Krishna

What the texts say

In the Devi Bhagavatam, Radha, called Radhika there, became dearer to Krishna than his own life through her immense love and service to Shakti, the divine power. Devi Bhagavatam 9.8.93 The Devi Bhagavatam also names Radha among the fivefold forms of Prakriti, the creative Nature, together with the goddesses Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati and Savitri. Devi Bhagavatam 9.1.1 It adds that when Mula Prakriti, the primal Nature, divided in two, Lakshmi came from her left half and Radha from her right. Devi Bhagavatam 9.2.54 In the Padma Purana, Radha, Vrishabhanu's daughter, is born in his sacrificial ground and is seen there radiant in a divine form. Padma Purana 4.7.41, 4.7.11 The same Purana tells of devotees who resolve to keep her observance on the bright eighth day of Bhadra, the day of her birth. Padma Purana 4.7.22

Where to read

Every verse that names Radha, book by book.

  1. Devi Bhagavatam

    145 verses · 21 chapters

    All 145 verses in the Devi Bhagavatam
    • 9.13.7

      Sri Narayana said: In ancient times in Goloka, that Ganga existed in a liquid (fluid) form. She was born from the bodies of Radha and Krishna, being a part of them and possessing their very nature.

    • 9.45.2

      In ancient times, in Goloka, there was a Gopi named Sushila, who was a beloved of Hari (Krishna). She was a principal companion of Radha, highly blessed, respected, and captivating to the mind.

    • 2.6.38

      Radha was the wife of the charioteer (Adhiratha), and she had longed for a son. Raised in the charioteer's house, he became the strong and valiant Karna.

  2. Padma Purana

    73 verses · 20 chapters

    All 73 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 4.7.1

      Śaunaka said: O greatly wise one, tell (me) by what deeds one goes to Goloka. O good-minded (Sūta), by what means does a person cross the hard-to-cross ocean of worldly existence? And, O Sūta, tell (me) the supreme greatness of Rādhā’s…

    • 5.77.17

      Rādhā—known by the name Vṛndāvaneśvarī—embraced that Vasantā (Spring), the Lord of Vṛndāvana, with joy, by the ordinance (and arrangement) of the Creator.

    • 5.74.49

      He reached the abode of Rādhā’s Lord—beyond the reach even of perfected beings; and then he was instructed about that realm which lies above Goloka.

  3. Narada Purana

    66 verses · 15 chapters

    All 66 verses in the Narada Purana
    • 1.2.52.40

      Rādhā is the gopī who is the complete refuge and final goal of all. She is Śrī (Lakṣmī) herself—also the cow, the bride, and the sister. She becomes the cow, the boat, the footwear, and even the milk; and at times she appears as hunger, as…

    • 1.3.81.96

      I bow to Nanda’s youthful son—moon-faced, with the splendor of dark, rain-laden clouds—who sports on the banks of the Kāliṇḍī, whose very life is Rādhā, and who is served by the fragrant breeze that stirs the inner bowers of the fully…

    • 1.3.82.26

      O Lord of Rādhikā, I am Yours—by my actions, by my mind, and by my speech. Indeed, I am (known as) ‘Kṛṣṇa’s beloved’; You two alone are my refuge and final goal.

  4. Skanda Purana

    40 verses · 16 chapters

    All 40 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 2.4.3.29

      Those men who worship the image of Dāmodara and Rādhā beneath the Tulasī (plant) should be known as liberated while living—of this there is no doubt.

    • 2.4.4.6

      “To the deities presiding over the tīrthas and others, one should offer, in due order, arghya and the like. O Hari, together with Rādhā, accept this arghya given by me.”

    • 2.4.12.5

      There one should worship the Lord of the gods—Hari together with Rādhā. Then one should perform circumambulation, a hundred and eight times.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Radha matters most.

  1. Ganga Upakhyana: The Origin of Goddess Ganga

    Devi Bhagavatam 9.13 · 44 verses

  2. The Origin and Importance of Goddess Dakshina

    Devi Bhagavatam 9.45 · 14 verses

  3. Krishna-Radha Shapa Varnanam

    Mudgala Purana 2.66 · 13 verses

  4. Radha-Krishna Goloka Prapti Varnana

    Mudgala Purana 2.67 · 9 verses

  5. The Greatness of Śrī Rādhāṣṭamī (Rādhā’s Birth-Eighth Observance)

    Padma Purana 4.7 · 15 verses

    divine_revealer

  6. Description of the Form of Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Vṛndāvana Vision and Rādhā’s Manifestations)

    Padma Purana 5.77 · 8 verses

    supporting

  7. Arjuni’s Entreaty: The Secret Vision of the Supreme Abode and Devī-mediated Access to Kṛṣṇa-līlā

    Padma Purana 5.74 · 6 verses

    supporting

  8. The Mantra-cintāmaṇi of Kṛṣṇa and the Dhyāna of Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa in Vṛndāvana (Provisional Title)

    Padma Purana 5.81 · 6 verses

    divine_revealer

  9. The Glory of Vṛndāvana and the Daily Līlā of Hari

    Padma Purana 5.83 · 5 verses

    protagonist

  10. Description of Govinda’s Divine Assembly: Rādhā, Attendants, Vyūhas, and Mantra-Bhakti

    Padma Purana 5.70 · 4 verses

    supporting

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