The Pursuit of Bliss

Without knowing who Shri Radha actually is, your love and devotion for Her cannot develop. Typically it is understood in India that Radha and Krishna must be like Lakshmi and Vishnu or Parvati and Shiva, but They are not like this. Lakshmi and Vishnu are husband and wife or eternal consorts, as are Parvati and Shiva. Radha Krishna are not husband and wife. Shri Krishna is the absolute supreme divine power. For example you have a father. But your original father’s father is the progenitor of the human race, Manu. Manu’s father was Brahma, the creator of our brahmanda. Brahma’s father was supreme God Shri Krishna. There is no father of Shri Krishna; He is the Father of all. So the One beyond whom there is nothing else is supreme God Shri Krishna. He governs uncountable Brahmas, uncountable Vishnus, and uncountable Shivas. The Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva that you have heard about, belong to one brahmanda, just as in India, each state has its own governor or chief minister. ...

Who is Radha Rani ? Short Lecture By Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaji - 2012  With English Subtitles 

Radhashtami Lecture on the Occasion of Radhashtami by Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj. In many bhajans and keertans we hear the name of Radha being chanted before the name of Krishna. And yet most people are unfamiliar with Radha. As this is the most auspicious and important day of Radhashtami (Shree Radha’s appearance day), many questions enter the mind. Who is the entity called Radha? Where does She stand in relation to Krishna? Why does Her name always come before Krishna’s? Why should we celebrate Her Birthday? Radha, the Supreme Goddess, incarnated some 5,000 years ago in the village of Barsana. She is often called “Barsane Vari,” (the one from Barsana), “Bhanudulari” (Daughter of King Vrishabhanu), and Keertikumari (Daughter of Mother Keerti). She is a Friend to the gopis, the milkmaids of Vrindavan. However, She is not to be mistaken as one of them. She is indeed worshipped by the gopis. Radhopanishad states that the personality, whom Shree Krishna worships, is known...

Shri Radha appears in our world - by Jagadguru Shri Kripaluji Maharaj Pad Leela [Eng Subtitles]