JKYog e-Magazine, Issue No.
40 October 2012
In This Issue
Gems of Wisdom - Shree Maharajji
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Continued from the previous article....
Ved Vyas ji explained the meaning of the name 'Radha':
rādhnoti sakalān kāmān tasmāt rādheti kīrtitaḥ
"The one who fulfills the pure and genuine desires of any individual who
cries out to her is known as Radha." This is in the Brahma Vaivarta
Puran.
The Vedas say that God is one. For the sake of convenience we refer
Satisfaction in life is not achieved by
to God as "he" but, in fact God assumes both male and female forms.
external successes, but by the
The Vedas glorify God, "Sometimes you appear in the female form,
victories we achieve in our struggles
sometimes in the male form. At times, you come as a young boy, at
for inner transformation.
times as a young girl." Radha is one of God's female forms. In
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Brahmavaivarta Puran, Radha Rani says, "The one who is known as
To engage in devotion, we will have
the Beloved of the gopis is my male form." The Vedas say that Radha
to take the step of sincerely
and Krishna are one, but have assumed two forms for the purpose of
contemplating how to detach our
performing loving pastimes. They who are known as Seeta and Ram in
mind from the world, and then doing
the age of Treta, and as Radha and Krishna in the age of Dwapar.
it.
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Some people ask: "If Radha and Krishna are one and the same, then
To develop an intense desire for
why is Radha always mentioned before Krishna?" Why do we always
God-realization, strengthen your
hear Radha-Krishna, never Krishna-Radha? The Devi Bhagavat Puran
decision that the world is not yours
says:
and cannot give you perfect
happiness.
ādau rādhām samuchārya paśhchāta kṛiṣhṇam parātparaṁ
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sevā panḍito yogī golokam yāti līlayā
God should be the number one
priority in our lives. Ask yourself what First utter the name of Radha, then Krishna. One who does keertan in
priority do you give to God? How this manner, attains Golok. Radha's name is uttered first. No one says
much time do you dedicate for him? "Krishna Radhey." Everyone says "Radhey Krishna" or "Shyama
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It is not that we do not have time for
him; we do not consider it a priority, Why is she so dear to him that he says in Brahmanda Puran: "I am
and so we use our 24 hours running devoted to Radha." Why should he who is worshipped and adored by
around for the body. all, worship Radha? Again, Shree Krishna says: "I see Radha
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Spend one hour every day for your eat. I see her at night, I see her in the daytime. Radha pervades every
spiritual sadhana. That is vital and pore of my being."
essential for your progress on the
path of God-realization. The Vedas explain that Radha is the soul of Krishna. We are also a
combination of body and soul, and the soul is always being served and
These tweets were sent by Swamiji adored by the body. All the parts of the body are constantly engaged in
from his Twitter account, to remind us rendering service to the soul. The eyes see for the sake of pleasing the
of the eternal spiritual principles, as soul; the ears hear for the same reason. The tongue tastes only for the
taught by Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji purpose of making the soul happy. All are servants of the soul. Radha
Maharaj. is the soul of Krishna, so say the Vedas. Shree Krishna is the soul of all
Announcements souls, and he also has a soul, which is Radha. Our body is constantly
trying to serve the soul. The soul is ever occupied in serving the
Supreme Soul, and the Supreme soul is always busy trying to please
his soul, Radha.
But, does this mean that Shree Radha is superior to Shree Krishna? It
would seem so, for the soul is greater than the body. However, this is
not so. Although for ordinary material people it is true that the soul is
superior to the body, yet in God there is no difference between body
and soul. Since God's body and soul are one and the same, there is no
difference between Radha and Krishna.
So, the word Radha is described in many places. Rasik saints have
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embedded and grounded in science Narayan. His disciple Madhavendra Puri was a devotee of Radha
and logic in spirituality, backed by Krishna. His disciple Ishvar Puri was a devotee of Radha-Krishna, and
techniques and practices. A tight his disciple Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was also a devotee of Radha-
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which are true to the subject. Vallabhacharya said that Radha is not equal to God, and that she is
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Mahaprabhu says that Radha and Krishna are eternally two, and
eternally one and the same. This illustrates that all Acharyas are
accepting Radha and Krishna to be one and the same. Even
Ramanujacharya and Madhvacharya, who are devotees of Lakshmi-
Narayan, also write in their respective philosophies that Mahalakshmi is
worshipped as Radha also.
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