The Word 'Radh' first appeared in the Vedic literature,but there it referred Lord Indra as Radhaspati that means the Lord of extreme wealth or gift. In the Jataka of Buddhism, Radha was a boddhisattva (reborn as a parrot).So, obviously It's not the Radha of Bhakti-Dharma ! The Mahabharata and Harivamsa are slient on the topic of Radha. In the medieval Vaishnavism, there are mainly two representation of Sri Radha -Svakriya and Parakriya . Apart from these two,there's one more sahajiya Bhav that describes her as greater than Krsna .Notably ,sometimes South Indian Pinnai is also identified as proto-Radha. As per the first two verses of Narad Pancharatra,Radhika along with other deities and sages are the worshipers of P...
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