Global InformationAshtasakhi information
| Ashtasakhi | |
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| Member of Gopis | |
 Radha Krishna with Ashtasakhi | |
| Other names | Ashtagopi |
| Devanagari | अष्टसखी |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Ashtāsākhi |
| Venerated in | Radha Vallabh Sampradaya, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Pushtimarg, Haridasi Sampradaya |
| Affiliation |
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| Abode | Goloka, Vrindavan, Barsana |
| Gender | Female |
| Region | Braj region |
| Temple | Sri Radha Rasbihari Ashtasakhi Temple, Vrindavan |
| Festivals | Holi, Sharad Purnima, Kartik Purnima, Lathmar Holi |
| Personal information | |
| Consort | Krishna |
| Dynasty | Yaduvamsha-Chandravamsha |
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The Ashtasakhi (Sanskrit: अष्टसखी, IAST: Ashtāsākhi) are a group of eight prominent gopis and close associates of the Hindu deities Radha-Krishna in the Braj region.[1] In many sub-traditions of Krishnaism, they are revered as goddesses and consorts of Krishna. According to the Padma Purana, the Ashtasakhi are the eternal female companions of Radha-Krishna in the Dvapara Yuga, with whom they descended upon the earth from their celestial abode of Goloka.[2]
The popular list of Ashtasakhi include: Lalita, Vishaka, Champaklata, Chitra, Tungavidhya, Induleka, Rangadevi, and Sudevi.[3][4] All of these eight prominent gopis are regarded to be an expansion of Radha, the chief consort of Krishna.[5]
- ^ Vemsani, Lavanya (2016-06-13). Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names: An Encyclopedia of the Hindu Lord of Many Names. ABC-CLIO. p. 107. ISBN 978-1-61069-211-3.
- ^ Callewaert, Winand M.; Snell, Rupert (1994). According to Tradition: Hagiographical Writing in India. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 59–62. ISBN 978-3-447-03524-8.
- ^ "Tantra and some Śaiva Thinkers", An Introduction to Indian Philosophy, Bloomsbury Academic, 2015, doi:10.5040/9781474243063.0022, ISBN 978-1-4725-2476-8, retrieved 2023-07-06
- ^ gaudiya (2021-08-07). "Ashta Sakhi of Radha - 8 Principal Gopis of Vrindavan". The Gaudiya Treasures of Bengal. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Gita Press. Padma Purana (पद्म पुराण) - Gita Press. pp. 570–572.