Story relating to the app. of Srimati Radharani

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Tomorrow is the appearance day of Srimati Radharani. Here is the story

relating to her appearance in Vrindaban. I heard it from one devotee who

heard it from H.H. Gour Govinda Swami, who was the undisputable master in

revealing and explaining the various pastimes of their Lordship Sri Sri

Radha Krishna and Sri Sri Gaura Nitai. I presume i have recollected this

story right. If anything needs to be corrected, others can point out.

 

Mountain Vindhya saw that personified Himalayas had a beautiful

daughter, whose name was parvati. She also wanted to have nice daughters.

So she underwent austerities for many years, and got Radharani and

Chandravali. There were very beautiful. Putana who was flying over them, saw

them and kidnapped them. Vindhya immeadiately went to a sage who had the

capacity to kill putana. When the sage uttered the mantra that was

capable of killing putana, putana who was by that time flying over

Vrndaban dropped the two daughters and fled away. King Vrsabhanu lifted

radharani and brought her to the palace. He thought that the daughter

was blind as Radharani did not open her eyes.

 

When the residents of Vrindaban came to know that king Vrishabanu had a

beautiful daugher, all of them came with some presents to see her.

Maharaja Nanda along with Baby Krishna also came to see Radharani.

Baby Krishna was standing beside the cradle that had Radharani and he put

his face right across the face of radharani. All of a sudden Radharani

opened her eyes and saw Lord Krsna for the first time. The parents were

relieved that she was not blind.