id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1560 Radha - Wikipedia .html text/html 3503 606 76 Radha (Sanskrit: राधा, IAST: Rādhā), also called Radhika, is a Hindu goddess and eternal consort of the god Krishna. Radha is inspires the human spirit (atma), her love and longing for Krishna is theologically viewed as symbolic of the human quest for spiritual growth and union with the divine (brahman). According to Graham Schweig the terms "anayaradhitah" and "aradhita" found in the Bhagavata Purana are explained in the Sat Sandarbhas, as identifying Radha as the one who "perfectly worshipped" Krishna and thus brought him under her control.[13] Charlotte Vaudeville theorizes that Radha may have inspired by the pairing of the goddess Ekanamsha (associated with Durga) with Jagannatha (who is identified with Krishna) of Puri in Eastern India. You and I are one soul, how can I marry myself?"[23] Several Hindu texts allude to these circumstances.[24] The Brahmavaivarta Purana and the Garga Samhita mention that Krishna secretly married Radha after Brahma's guidance in the Bhandirvan forest. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1560.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1560.txt