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Radha’s Inexpressible Greatness and Her Power Over Krishna

Sushree Rameshwari Devi Ji

Even Shree Krishna, seeing Her (Radha Rani’s) bhrikuti vilas (playful movement of the eyebrows), that is to say, when Kishori Ji raises and twists Her eyebrows in (Divine) anger, expressing Her annoyance and displeasure at Shyamsundar, then even Shamsundar, Shree Krishna, starts to gaze at Her face incessantly in fear.

“What if Kishori Ji now does mān (a deliberate and beautiful symptom of the very highest state of Divine love) that causes viyog (separation) What if she now stops talking to Me? What if She stops associating with Me?”

And therefore, the very Radha Ji, the shrutis (Vedic revelations), went on to say,

“We, the Sankhya Darshan (a foundational Vedic philosophy that outlines the 25 cosmic elements (tattvas) of the universe according to Jagadguru Shree Kripalu Ji Maharaj.), the Yog Darshan (philosophy of yog), the Vedant (the culmination of Vedic wisdom), etc., all the scriptures, are unable to fathom, are unable to measure the depth of Her supremacy, Her greatness. We cannot. She is beyond the range of our speech and intellect. Therefore, She of whom we cannot even give an accurate description in words, a proper analysis in words, we bow down to Her in humility.”

Such is the greatness, such is the supremacy of Radharani. Moreover, it is said when in Mahabhav (the highest state of Divine love) Shree Krishna becomes completely immersed, absorbed in the sweetest nectar of the supreme bliss residing in Radha, or experienced in Her personal association, such as when Lord Krishna rests His head in Her lap, even Shree Krishna forgets about His supreme personality, His supreme nature as being sat-chit-anand Brahma (eternal existence, knowledge, and bliss absolute). He even forgets His own abode, Golok. Such is the sweetness, the nectarean bliss of Shree Radha.

Furthermore, the shrutis stated that even great Divine powers such as Maha Lakshmi (Divine Goddess), Parvati (Divine Goddess), Durga (Divine Mother), etc., are the powers of Shree Radharani’s partial manifestations only. Therefore, they said,

“To these great Divine powers’ power, the original supreme power, Shree Radha, we pay our humble obeisances, we bow down to Her lotus feet, we offer our deepest respects unto Her.”

In fact, the very name, the very meaning of the word Radha, the name Radha itself demonstrates the specialty, uniqueness, and significance of the entity called Radha, of Radha tattva (the Divine principle of Radha).

राद साध संसिद्धौ
Rad Saad San Siddhau.

- Panini’s Dhatupatha

By adding the vowel ‘a’ to the root word ‘Radh’, the word Radha is created, which literally means samast ki aradhya (the worshipable entity of all).

The Vedas state:

कृष्णेन आराध्यते इति राधा
Krishnena ārādhyate iti rādhā

- Radhikopanishad

“That even Shree Krishna, the supreme worshipable entity, paratpar (the One beyond all), parabrahm (the Supreme Absolute Reality), even He constantly worships Radha tattva. Such is the glory of Radharani!”

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