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Lord Brahma's glorification of Shri Radhe at the time of performing the marriage -- (Garga Samhita)

Sri Brahma said, "You are the playful king of Goloka and She is your playful companion. When You are the king of Vaikuntha, She, the daughter of Vrishbhanu, is Goddess Lakshmi"

"When, in this world, you are Ramachandra, She is Janaka's daughter, Sita. When you are Lord Hari, She is Kamala. When you are Yagna-avatara, She is Sri Daksina, the best of wives."

"When you are Narasimha, She is Rama. Shen You are Nara's friend, Narayana Rsi, She becomes Goddess Santi and follows you like a shadow. When you are Brahma, She is Prakrti. When you are Time, the wise knows that she is Pradhana. When You are the Maha-tattva, from which the universe have sprouted, Radha is the potency, Maya, filled with the three modes."

"When You become the four things in the heart, She becomes the power of understanding something from a hint. When You become the universal form, which includes everything, She becomes the earth." (the four things in the heart are the heart, mind, intelligence, and false-ego)

Oh Lord, I take shelter of You, who are the Supreme Pesonality of Godhead, the master of Goloka-dhama, and now who appears as a fair and a dark splendor.

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Missed you since long Aarti😕. Happy to see you back here in this thread .🤗 Welcome back .❤️

Missed you too Madhuri di🤗

Was a bit busy.😳

Thank you, Gayatri for sharing that wonderful story here.🤗. And the info from Garg Samhita regarding Brahma's disclosure to R&K at the time of their marriage will clear most of our doubts regarding the Radha's incarnation. Thanks once again for sharing vital info here. ❤️

Originally posted by: Viswasruti

Thank you, Gayatri for sharing that wonderful story here.🤗. And the info from Garg Samhita regarding Brahma's disclosure to R&K at the time of their marriage will clear most of our doubts regarding the Radha's incarnation. Thanks once again for sharing vital info here. ❤️

My pleasure M ... no thanks needed:) .. hopefully will keep sharing such stories and verses. Hoping the same from you and others too!!

There is also a very interesting scene between the queens , the lord, and the Gopis inclusive of Radhe ofcourse. Will narrate that tomorrow :). You specially will enjoy that. And you might already have heard it too :)

Originally posted by: mnx12

These are some of the D & D threads in various Mytho forums:

|| Mythological Masti :: Doubts & Discussions ||

Doubts & Discussions from the Ramayan - I
Doubts and Discussions from the Ramayan II

+* Dwapar Yuga: Doubts & Discussions *+

\|/ Doubts & Discussions about Lord Shiva 1 \|/

Doubts & Discussions about Lord Shiva Part-2

{| Doubts and Discussions about Mahabharata |}

{| Doubts and Discussions about Mahabharata - 2 |}

*\|/*Doubts-Discussions about Various Forms of Devi Aadi Shakti*\|/*

These threads are very very interesting Mina!!! Thanks a ton for sharing these links 🤗

Some important points from Garg Samhita---

Garga Maharshi was the official Guru and priest of the Yadu clan, and according to Srimad Bhagavatam, he was asked by baby Krishna’s father Vasudev to go to Gokul and perform the naming ceremony for baby Krishna.

Garg Samhita is a collection of Sanskrit verses describing Shri Krishna Leela. It is also, one of the main sources of stories of Lord Krishna and his eternal consort Radha. Also, it provides beautiful renditions of various shades of Lord Krishna, his Leela's and also Raasleela.

Garg Samhita goes beyond Bhagvat Geeta in terms of devotion towards Lord Krishna. Rishi Vyasa in Bhagvat Geeta describes Lord Krishna as the Supreme Lord, is the God Himself. Garg Muni in Garg Samhita describes, Krishna as the Avatar of Almighty, is known as Paripurna-Avatar.

Garg Muni, described Six kinds of Avatar in Golok Khand. It will be interesting to know how these avatars are described by Garg Muni.

Sages like Ved Vyasa and others have recognized six kinds of Avatars as, Amshaamsha, Amsha, Avesha, Kala, Purna and Paripurna. Paripurna is the Supreme God ,Shri Krishna Himself.

अंशांशस्तूमरीच्यादिरंशा ब्रम्हादयस्तथा |

कलाः कपिलकूर्माद्याआवेशा भार्गवादयः ||

Marichi (Sage Marichi, son of Lord Brahma)etc. are Amshamsha-Avatar. Brahma etc. are Amsha-Avatar. Kapila (Kamdhenu) and Kurma etc. are Kala-Avatar. Lord Parashurama etc are Avesha-Avatar.

Narasimha, Lord Rama, Lord of Ksheer Sagar --Hari, and Nar-Narayana are Purna-Avatar.

Acco to GS, Shri Krishna is Paripurna-Avatar, who is supreme lord of infinite galaxies who lives in Gokula Dham.

Those who help Lord in conducting his duties in the world are the Amsha-Avatar (Small portion) of the Sat (TheTruth) the Brahman etc. And those who help Amsha’s in conducting their duties are Amshamsha-Avatar (Small portion of Amsha). those Avatars inside whom the Supreme God himself exists and perform his duties and then separates from them are known as Avesha-Avatar.

The Avatars which take birth in every Yuga(Era) to learn, propagate and resurrect the Dharma of that current Yuga and finally return back after accomplishing the duties are known as Kala-Avatar.

This I found more interesting friends!-- Whenever four Vyuha’s (formations) exist (for example Shri Rama, Lakshana, Bharata and Shatrughan or Vasudeva, Sankarshana, Aniruddha and Pradyumna) or Nine Rasa’s(Moods/Emotions) and also the epitome of prowess and courage is seen, that Avtar of Lord is known as Purna-Avatar.

पूर्णस्य लक्षणे यत्रयं पश्यन्ति पृथक् पृथक् |

भावेनापि जनाः सोयंपरिपूर्णतमः स्वयम् ||

The Avatar which demonstrates the completeness of complete and humans experience the beauty of it piece by piece according to his/her own emotional understanding, this Avatar is Paripurna-Avatar. TheSupreme Lord Krishna himself is the Paripurna-Avatar because he has taken birth to accomplish one duty and has accomplished infinitely many other duties in this Avatar.

I feel this information will assist us to understand the evolution of God and how God reached up to the level of Paripurna Avatar.

In continuation to what Madhuri has said, the Garga Samhita is divided into the following Cantos

Canto One - Goloka-Khanda

Canto Two - Vrndavana-Khanda

Canto Three - Giriraja-Khanda

Canto Four - Madhurya-Khanda

Canto Five - Mathura-Khanda

Canto Six - Dvaraka-Khanda

Canto Seven - Visvajit-Khanda

Canto Eight - Balabhadra-Khanda (dedicated to Lord Balarama)

Canto Nine - Vijnana-Khanda

Canto Ten - Asvamedha-Khanda

In my next post I am going to narrate a scene from the Dvaraka-Khanda where the Queens of Lord Krishna along with him meet all the Gopis and Shri Radha :)

This Chapter narrates the glory of a place called Siddhāśrama.

Siddhāśrama is the place where Vāmana pushed the emperor Bali to the netherworlds. Even Rāma killed Subāhu and drove away Mārīca from this place. In course of time, it became a place of tapas or austerities for sages like Kaśyapa and Viśvāmitra who established their hermitages here. It has been identified with the modern town Buxar in Uttar Pradesh.

Siddhāśrama is considered as the base of spiritual consciousness, heart of divinity and the mortification land of great Rishies. Siddhāśramais equally scarce to human beings and all the visible and invisible creatures.Thus, the Siddhāśrama is assumed as a very scarce divine place.

Siddhāśrama is a secret and mystical land deep in theHimalayas, where great siddha yogis, sadhus, and sages live. Siddhāśrama is theashram by our ancestors, saints, sages & Yogis of high order. It is referred to in many Indian epics, the Veda, Upanishads and Puranas including the Rigveda, the oldest scripture of human civilization. This aashram lies near the Mansarovar lake and the Kailash.

By seeing this place, one attains salokya liberation, bytouching it one attains samipya liberation. By bathing here, one attains sarupya liberation, and by residing here, one attains sayujya liberation.

In total - “There are five kinds of liberation: sālokya,sāmīpya, sārūpya, sārṣṭi and sāyujya.

Sālokya means that after material liberation one is promotedto the planet where the Supreme Personality of Godhead resides, sāmīpya meansremaining an associate of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, sārūpya means attaining a four-handed form exactly like that of the Lord., sārṣṭi means attaining opulences like those of the Supreme Lord, and sāyujya means merging into the Brahman effulgence of the Lord.

When Sri Radha, who was heart-broken in separation from LordKrishna, heard from Candranana’s mouth the glory of this place, She decided tobath in this holy place. Leaving the forest of Kadalivana on the surya-parvaday in the month of Madhava (April-May), She began her pilgrimage to Siddhāśrama.

Now that the 100 years of the curse of Sridama’s has passed,saintly Sri Radha, riding on a palanquin, accompanied by one hundred groups ofgopis and all the gopas, went to the holy Siddhāśrama, which is situated in the country of Anarta.

At the same time the Lord also accompanied by His sixteen thousand Queens and all His relatives in the Yadava dynasty, went on a pilgrimage to Siddhāśrama.

Sri Radha along with her group of gopis was bathing in the holy water. The men of Dwaraka, wishing to bathe here, were being beaten bysticks by the gopas. At that instance, the Queens of the Lord entered the place. The Queens asked, “Who is thisgirl bathing here? The best of the Yadava warriors are terrified of Her. Who is Her beloved? What is Her name? Where does She live? O Lord, you know everything.Please tell us.”

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said, “She is named Radha. She is the daughter of Kirti and Vrsabhanu. She is the queen of Vraja and the queen of all the gopis. She is very exalted. I am Her beloved.”

After hearing the Lord’s words, Satyabhama, who proudly thought herself to be the Queen whose youthful beauty was the greatest, spoke thus.

“Why is Radha considered so beautiful? Am I not beautiful?Beauty and Virtue worship me.” She went of talking about her glories and why the Lord did many activities for her and on her request. She also pulled in Rukmini and glorified her power. At her words all the Queens became filled with pride. Proud of their fortune, virtues, wealth, and beauty, they spoke to the humble Lord.

The queens said, “From Your own mouth we have heard of Sri Radha.You said that You love her eternally and She loves You eternally. We wish to see her, Your beloved, who lives in Vraja, and who is unhappy because She is separated from you.”

Saying, “so be it”, the Lord taking the queens with him went to see Sri Radha. When they saw Her from afar, the thousands of Queens,overcome by the sight of Her beauty, suddenly fainted. As the sun makes the many stars insignificant, Sri Radha’s beauty made the queen’s beauty seem insignificant. Their own pride crushed, they said among themselves, “Such wonderful beauty has no equal. In the three worlds, the likes of it is has never been seen nor heard of before.” They all then approached the gopis and Sri Radha and their eyes embraced.

With folded hands, Sri Radha circumambulated Sri Krishna. Then, tears of bliss fell from her Lotus eyes.

Smiling Sri Radha said, “Now, my life is a success. Now, my austerities are a success. O Krishna, now that you have come, my practice of religion is a success and my bathing at this holy place is a success.”

She went on praising the Lord for a while. As she was speaking these words, one of the gopis informed her of the queens’ presence. She respectfully glanced at all the queens and offered them all respect. Sri Radha, filled with love and joy, embraced them in Her arms.

She said, “As there is but one moon but the cakora birds are many, and as there is but one sun but the eyes are many, there is but one Supreme Personality of Godhead, Sri Krishnachandra, but we devotees, O My Sisters, are many.”

Hearing the glory of Sri Krishna, Rukmini, spoke to the Lotus-eyed Radha. Sri Rukmini said, “O Radha, You are fortunate. Krishna is conquered by Your Love. The three world glorifies Krishna, but He glorifies You. We have heard of your great love for Lord Krishna. We have come here to honor you and take You with us.”

Queen Rukmini then brought Sri Radha to her own palanquin and made her comfortable. That night, Rukmini, accompanied by her co-wives, worshipped Sri Radha.

The Queen then worshipped all the other gopis and happily returned to their own palanquins. Seeing that Lord Krishna was still awake, Rukmini went to His side and asked him, “why You did not sleep?”

The Lord then said, “O girl with beautiful eyes, Radha was very pleased with the respectful welcome that you gave her. She always drinks milk before she goes to sleep. O noble-hearted Queen, for that reason she has not gone to sleep yet. Because She cannot sleep, I cannot sleep.”

After hearing these words, Rukmini, went to Sri Radha and gave her a cup of milk. Rukmini affectionately gave Sri Radha a golden cup filled with hot milk sweetened with sugar. After that, approaching Lord Krishna, she told him what she has done. Then she worshipped the Lord’s Feet. As she was about to massage them she noticed that there were many blisters on the soles of the Lord’s lotus feet. She was very surprised. She asked the Lord, “how did you get these blisters? I cannot understand the reason.”

The Lord, wishing to show them the depth of Sri Radha’s love, spoke to Rukmini. He said, “Day and Night, my Lotus feet stay in Radha’s lotus heart. Bound by the ropes of love and devotion, they cannot leave for a moment, or even a fraction of a moment. When Sri Radha drank that hot milk, My Lotus Feet in Her heart became burned and that is why they are now covered with blisters. You offered her milk that was very hot, my Queen.”

When the Queens heard this, they became filled with wonder. Sri Radha’s love for Lord Krishna has no equal in the world. It is the purest form of Love.

Gayatri loved so much the story of the very interesting meeting between the royal queens and the Radha Rani. 🤗