Radha, The Divine Mother of Love
A Tale of Unconditional Love
A while back, I stumbled upon an engaging question: Why didn’t Krishna wed Radha? The person who posted this query discussed a Dvaita Vedanta perspective in which Radha is a seeker who yearns for Krishna. My heart melted at the beauty of divine love in that presentation.
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Taking a different viewpoint, I have also read an alternative version of the Radha-Krishna narrative. This gives insight into this timeless tale of selfless love from an Advaita Vedanta perspective, which I explore in this post.
Before we proceed, I want to draw attention to the fact that the core texts of Sanatana Dharma contain only a blink-and-miss reference to Radha. It is possible that the entire Radha-Krishna story was someone’s figment of imagination. Still, let’s set it aside and celebrate this iconic couple’s love.
A Folklore
In his youth, Sri Krishna was determined to marry Radha. He eventually discussed it with his foster parents, Yashoda and Nanda. However, they did not favor it because Radha was a few years older than him. Not the one to back down, Krishna put his foot down.
At about that time, a powerful sage approached Krishna’s foster parents. The sage…
