[Guruvayur/Guruvayoor] Radha Krishna

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The beauty of Hinduism is the way our acharyas used

symbology to explain complex matters. Rasa Lila is a

spiritually elevated account of the sacred love of the

Jeevatma towards Paramatma, yet it appears to be the

description of physical love of humans, unless you

understand the symbolism behind it.

 

The sacred love between Radha and Krishna is not to be

confused as a human " love affair " . Radha is the symbol

of " Jeevatma " trying to be one with " Paramatma " . When

you think about it, Krishna and Radha are not two but

one. This is where Hinduism excels as it always

explain us the oneness of the universe. Whether it is

Shiva and Parvathi, Krishna and Radha, or Rama and

Sita. (the yin and yang).

 

An important point is to keep in mind while exploring

Hinduism is that our concepts, culture and religious

practices have undergone major changes during Buddhist

era, Mughal era, as well as with British rule, who

managed to inflict Victorian Morality to our culture.

So, our perception of marriage,sacred love, or rasa

lila are not exactly the same as one thousand years

ago. That is the prime reason for many find it

difficult to understanding Draupadi with five husbands

or Krishna married Rukmini, but his beloved was Radha

or Ganapathy with an elephant head. You have to

educate yourself with Hindu symbology and vedic era to

understand it clearly.

 

" Rasa lila " is not to be seen in the perspective of

physical love, but the state in which we forget

everything to be with Krishna. The ecstasy when we

realize the Supreme, the eternal longing of all of

human souls to be in that state. Very few human beings

ever reach such spiritual heights to realize pure love

of God without selfishness that leads to Moksha.

 

Bhagavatam states that gopikas never felt the presence

of anyone else, besides Krishna during Rasa Lila. That

explains the selfless and heightened state of

spiritual nirvana they were experiencing being with

the Lord.

 

When we totally submit ourself to the Lord selflessly,

you do not feel anything but the presence of Supreme

and that is pure love. It is not easy in our daily

lives to reach that state unless you are Melapthur or

Poonthanam or Meera.

 

Radha's love for Krishna explains this selflessness to

the extreme. Human rituals like marriage has no

relevance in such pure love. Life and love of Meera

explains the same centuries later.

 

I am sure there may be many different ways to look at

this as with any philosophy or symbology. But this is

my humble understanding.

 

 

Om Namo Narayanaya:

 

Sunil.

--- arunr_kundra <no_reply > wrote:

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> I am very eager to know abt Radha what happend to

> her did she married

> any one.I hered tat she married some one if so pls

> give me the detils

> abt tat in name of krishna

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