Shakti and Shaktiman įrom the Vaishnava point of view the divine feminine energy ( shakti) implies a divine source of energy, God or shaktiman. Īccording to several Hindu denominations including Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Pushtimarg, and Swaminarayan Sampradaya, it is believed that Radha is not just one cowherd maiden, but the origin of all the gopis, or divine personalities that participate in the rasa dance. The devotional works of Jayadeva, Nimbarkacharya, Rasik saints like Chaitanya Mahaprabhu along with his six disciple goswamis, Bhakti poet-saints Narsinh Mehta, Vidyapati, Chandidas, Meera Bai, Surdas, Swami Haridas and many more played pivotal role in enlighting society about goddess Radha who is believed to be the feminine form of Krishna himself.
Adi Shankracharya who happened way before Jayadeva also mentioned Goddess Radha in his work called "Achyuta Ashtakam" which is dedicated to Achyuta form of Lord Krishna. Goddess Radha is also indirectly mentioned in Bhagavata Purana of Sukadeva Goswami along with Lord Krishna under many different names like "Aradhika" and "Gopi". The other relevant texts mentioning Radha Krishna are Radhopnishad of Rig Veda, Radhatapani Upanishad of Atharva Veda, Shiva Puran, Brahmanda Puran, Skanda Puran, Padma Puran, Matsya Puran, Devi-Bhagavata Purana, Narada Pancharatra and Brahma samhita. Content of both the scriptures are majorly based on the divine pastimes of Radha Krishna in Vrindavan and Goloka. According to scriptures like Brahma Vaivarta Purana and Garga Samhita, Radha-Krishna are the supreme deities. Later, The popular Gita Govinda written by Jayadeva in 12th century widely depicted Radha and Krishna as a couple. Radha Krishna's first literary mention was found in King Hala's Prakrit text Gatha Saptasati which is composed of 700 verses and was written in the 1st century A.D. Gilded mural of Radha Krishna in Kangra style at Sheesh Mahal, Lahore
Names of Krishna - Kanha, Madhav, Keshav, Shyam, Gopinath, Kishore, Gaurang, Madan Mohan, Gopal, Kanhaiya, Madhusudan, Hari, Damodar, Murlidhar, Govinda, Raseshwar, Brajeshwar, Vrindavaneshwar, Golokeshwar, RadhaRaman, RadhaVallabh, Radhanath, RadhaKaant and Radheshwar. Names of Radha - Radhika, Radhe, Madhavi, Keshavi, Shyama, Shreeji, Gopika, Kishori, Laadli ji, Radharani, Gaurangi, Madan Mohini, Nitya, Shubhangi, Aparajita, Raseshwari, Brajeshwari, Vrindavaneshwari, Golokeshwari, Krishna Priya, Krishna Kaanta, Krishna Samyukta, KrishnaVallabha, Krishna Stuta and Krishneshwari. Some important names of Radha and Krishna mentioned in scriptures are :. Krishna in Vrindavana is depicted with Radha standing on his left. Vigneshwara cannot be broken into two – Krishna ( Devanagari: कृष्ण), the eighth incarnation ( Avatar) of Vishnu, and his shakti Radha (Devanagari: राधा) such was the love of Radha towards Krishna that they are one. ġ4th-century fresco of Radha Krishna in Udaipur, Rajasthan Therefore, she is the supreme goddess of all and together they are called as Radha-Krishna. It is believed that Krishna enchants the world, but Radha enchants even him. As per Hindu scriptures, Radha is considered as the complete incarnation of Mahalakshmi. Radha is also depicted to be Krishna himself, split into two, for the purpose of his enjoyment. Various devotees worship her with the understanding of her merciful nature as the only way to attain Krishna.
It is said that Krishna is only satiated by devotional service in loving servitude and Radha is the personification of devotional service to the supreme lord. With Krishna, Radha is acknowledged as the Supreme Goddess. In Krishnaite traditions of Vaishnavism, Krishna is referred to as Svayam Bhagavan and Radha is illustrated as the primeval potency of the three main potencies of God, Hladini (immense spiritual bliss), Sandhini (eternality) and Samvit (existential consciousness) of which Radha is an embodiment of the feeling of love towards the almighty Lord Krishna ( Hladini). Radha and Krishna are the primeval forms of God and his pleasure potency (Hladini Shakti) respectively in several Vaishnavite school of thought. Radha-Krishna ( IAST rādhā-kṛṣṇa, Sanskrit: राधा कृष्ण) are collectively known within Hinduism as the combined forms of feminine as well as the masculine realities of God.
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