Lord Hari, Shri Krishna, is the natural object of all worship, the remover of negativity, and the constant source of compassion. As the origin of all divine incarnations, which form His eternal being, He is God Almighty, upon whom we should meditate, the Lotus-Eyed, Eternal Lord.
The Vedas reveal Sri Krishna as the original form of God—not an incarnation, but the source of all incarnations. In the Upanishads, it is proclaimed, “Krishna ha vai paramam daivatam, tam dhyaayet” and “Brahmanyo Devaki Putro, Brahmanyo Madhusudanah”—Krishna is the Supreme God; meditate upon Him, the son of Devaki and the destroyer of the demon Madhu. Shri Krishna is the foundation of all existence. His consort, Radha, is the source of divine energy and inseparable from Him. From the right side of the divine light emerged Krishna, and from the left, Radha.
Ange Tu Vaame Vrishabhaanujaam Mudaa,
Viraajamaanaam Anuroopa Saubhagaam,
Sakhi Sahasraih Parisevitaam Sadaa,
Smarema Devim Sakaleshta Kaamadaam.
We meditate upon the primordial energy, Mother Radha, who sits on the left side of God, accompanied by countless attendants, embodying unmatched beauty, bliss, and the fulfiller of all desires.
Mother Radha is the origin of all manifestations of divine feminine energy. She expands as Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, pervading the universe. She brings Krishna the highest joy, as Krishna is her supreme joy. When Krishna descended to earth, Radha Rani accompanied Him as His eternal consort. Born in Mathura, Krishna is eternally connected to Radha, who was born in Barsana. Their divine love is renowned throughout the universe, symbolizing the soul’s union with the Divine.
When Krishna resided in Vrindavan, Radha was always by His side; when He went to Dwarka, His chief consort, Rukmini, accompanied Him as an incarnation of Lakshmi, who ultimately is an expansion of Radha. Therefore, all of Krishna’s consorts are but reflections of Radha Rani’s essence.
Philosophically, every soul is an extension of Radha Rani’s energy. Originally, we served the Divine Couple as Gopis (sakhas) in the spiritual realm before the world’s creation. Our scriptures honor the Gopis as the highest exemplars of love for God, and even Lord Shiva and Narada Muni took on the role of Gopis in Krishna’s incarnation. Krishna, the all-attractive Supreme, and Radha Rani, His divine counterpart, are the eternal Divine Couple, and we are their everlasting servants. The entirety of Hindu scriptures celebrates their transcendental love.
Devotion to Shri Radha Krishna offers something beyond the worship of any other deities: eternal liberation from the material world and the promise of eternal bliss, free from rebirth, sorrow, or suffering. To aid us, Lord Krishna provided the ultimate jewel of the Hindu scriptures—the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita, a distillation of spiritual wisdom and the doorway to liberation. This sacred scripture is a guide to salvation, offered to all by the Supreme, Shri Krishna.