Originally posted by anchal2
@Janaki: exactly, like I've said it saddens me. I can only feel sorry for them.
Goddess radha is mentioned in bhagvatam yes (albeit not directly). There's an indirect reference, so you can take ir as the reference being Radha. In any case, Lord Krishna left vrindavan at the age of 10, so I cannot imagine the Krishna-Radha relationship as it is portrayed today.
Hmmm, dunno, I remember reading a lot about Radha and the Gopis in the Bhagavatham, as they are a main part of Shri Krishna's Gokul life. After his Makhan-choring stage and then the killing of demons, Shri Krishna's last few years in Vrindavan were spent with Radha and the Gopis, doing the Raas Leela (which is one of the major events/teachings of Krishna's life), and demonstrating to everyone what true love was.
You're right that Radhaji was not mentioned in the Mahabharat, as the Mahabharat is generally not taken as the entire life story of Krishna, but the later story of Krishna beginning from his first meeting with the Pandavas. Earlier before that, Radharani plays a major role in Krishna's childhood.
Krishna and Radha were very unique individuals. They were incarnation of Vishnu and Lakshmi, so they were able to feel that deep love for each other even though young in today's standards.😊 Anyhow, I thought Krishna was 12-13 when he left Vrindavan, and Radharani around 14 or 15?