Who is Srimati Radharani
Sri Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is
stated in the
Svetasvatara Upanishad (6. 'The Supreme Lord has
multipotencies, which
act so perfectly that all consciousness, strength and activity
are being
directed solely by His will'. The material world, where we are
now living,
is called bahir-anga-sakti, the external energy of Krishna.

Krishna explains in the Bhagavad-Gita (9.10): 'Under My
superintendence the
material energy is working'.Apart from the material, external
energy, there is
another energy - the internal energy. By the internal energy the
spiritual world
is being manifested. As the material world is manipulated under the
external
energy, the spiritual world is conducted by the internal potency.
That internal
potency, called the Hladini Sakti, is Srimati Radharani.

In CC Adi 1.5 it is said "The loving affairs of Sri Radha and
Krishna are
transcendental manifestations of the Lord's internal pleasure-giving
potency.
Although Radha and Krishna are one in Their identity, They separated
Themselves
eternally". Srimati Radharani, as the highest devotee of Sri
Krishna, derives
the greatest pleasure in serving Him. She is the origin of all the
Gopis and of
all the Goddesses of Fortune (Lakshmi devi) who are engaged in the
service of
the Lord. She is the mainstay, the ideal and the ultimate refuge of
all devotees
embarking on the path of devotional service. Without first getting
the mercy of
Srimati Radharani it is impossible to even approach Sri Krishna.

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is in fact a prayer to Srimati
Radharani. The word
"Hare" is derived from "Hara" which denotes the internal energy or
Hladini Sakti
of Krishna. This is none other that Srimati Radharani. When one is
chanting the
maha-mantra, one is saying: "O Krishna ! O Radha !! Please engage me
in your
devotional service". Krishna is difficult to approach directly, but
He is
bhakta-vatsala, always eager to please His devotees. Thus the mood
of a devotee
is to invoke the compassion of Srimati Radharani Who then recommends
the devotee
to Sri Krishna. Since Krishna is easily pleased by Srimati
Radharani, He then
readily accepts the devotee in His service.

Vrindavan Lila
When the Lord descends, He is invariably accompanied by His loving
associates.
Five thousand years when Sri Krishna descended in His original form,
as a
cowherd boy in Vrindavan, Srimati Radharani accompanied Him in Her
original
form. She appeared exactly two weeks after the appearance of Sri
Krishna on the
eighth day of the waning moon (ashtami). Srimati Radharani was found
on a lotus
flower by Vrashabhanu and his wife Kirtida near the village of
Barsana, a few
miles away from Nandagrama. It is said that Srimati Radharani first
opened Her
eyes only when Sri Krishna appeared before Her. Until that time Her
eyes were
closed.

Understanding the mellows of the relationship between Krishna and
Radha is
impossible from the mundane perspective. Understanding madhurya-rasa
(devotion
at the platform of intimacy), which is the highest level of
relationship of a
devotee with Krishna, is only possible in the most elevated stages
of bhakti
where there is not even a tinge of material contamination. Therefore
Svarupa
Damodara Gosvami has written: "The loving affairs of Radha and
Krishna are not
ordinary, material loving affairs, although they appear like that.
Rascals and
fools misunderstand Krishna to be an ordinary man. They do not know
Krishna's
transcendental nature. They try to imitate Krishna"s rasa-lila, His
dancing with
the Gopis". There is no offense greater than this. Devotees starting
on the path
of bhakti must carefully avoid such offenses. They must simply pray
to Srimati
Radharani, as their most compassionate Mother, for mercy, for bhakti
and for an
opportunity to serve Sri Krishna.

Qualities of Srimati Radharani
As explained in Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (Nectar of Devotion), Krishna
possesses
sixty-four transcendental qualities. Srimati Radharani has twenty-
five
transcendental qualities, but She can control even Krishna by them.
Her
transcendental qualities are as follows:


She is sweetness personified
She is a fresh young girl
Her eyes are always moving
She is always brightly smiling
She possesses all auspicious marks on Her body
She can agitate Krishna by the flavor of Her person
She is expert in the art of singing
She can speak very nicely and sweetly
She is expert in presenting feminine attractions
She is modest and gentle
She is always very merciful
She is transcendentally cunning
She knows how to dress nicely
She is always shy
She is always respectful
She is always patient
She is very grave
She is enjoyed by Krishna
She is always situated on the highest devotional platform
She is the abode of love of the residents of Gokula
She can give shelter to all kinds of devotees
She is always affectionate to superiors and inferiors
She is always obliged by the dealings of Her associates
She is the greatest amongst Krishna's girl friends
She always keeps Krishna under Her control.



Krishna means "all attractive", since He attracts every one to Him.
But Srimati
Radharani attracts even Krishna. Although Krishna says vedaham
samatitani - 'I
know everything' - He fails to understand Radharani. Krishna is
acyuta
(inconceivable), but for Him Radharani is inconceivable. Radharani
is so great.
Krishna thought, 'I am full. I am complete in every respect, but
still I want to
understand Radharani.' This question obliged Krishna to accept the
propensities
of Radharani to understand Himself. So five hundred years ago
Krishna appeared
as Caitanya Mahaprabhu, in the mood of Srimati Radharani and with
Her golden
complexion, as His own greatest devotee. Krishna did this to
understand the
depth of devotion of Srimati Radharani.

Mercy of Srimati Radharani
Srimati Radharani is the ideal maha-bhagvat. As the greatest
devotee, She is
also the most compassionate. She is unable to bear the suffering of
the souls
trapped in the material world. The word "aradhaya" (prayers) is
derived from
"Radha" and means "worshippable". Similarly the word "aparadha"
(offenses) means
"against Radha". When one performs devotional service, one is
pleasing Srimati
Radharani and when commits Vaishnava aparadha against Krishna or His
devotees,
one is offending Radharani. Srimati Radharani is the guardian, the
mentor and
the benefactor of all aspiring devotees. When a soul starts to
inquire about
Krishna, Srimati Radharani is most pleased and takes charge of his
devotional
advancements. As one makes progress, one continues to invoke the
mercy of
Srimati Radharani and when She is pleased, Krishna is automatically
pleased.

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