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The Radha Tantra (Sanskrit: राधा तंत्र, romanized: Rādhātantram), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva's secret) is a Tantric scripture from Bengal that deals with the story of Radha-Krishna in the backdrop of Vrindavan. The scripture is written in the Sanskrit language and is dedicated to the goddess Radha. The Radha Tantra is a Shakta text, despite its direct association with the Vaishnavite deities Radha and Krishna.[1]
In the text, Radha is the Prakriti-Padmini, who is another form or expansion of Mahavidya Tripura Sundari, while Krishna is identified as a masculine form of Kali.[2] Contrary to the theology of Vaishnavism, this text elevates the goddess as the Supreme Being. Besides being mentioned as the independent goddess, a mentor, and spiritual guru of Krishna, Radha in this text is also portrayed as the partner of Krishna who always has the upper hand in their relationship, giving her the new identity of Shakta Radha (Radha as a goddess of the Shaktism sect).[3][4]
^Broo, Mans (2017). Rādhā Tantra - A critical edition and annotated translation. Routledge. pp. 1–2.
^Frazier, Jessica (2010), Anderson, Pamela Sue (ed.), "Becoming the Goddess: Female Subjectivity and the Passion of the Goddess Radha", New Topics in Feminist Philosophy of Religion: Contestations and Transcendence Incarnate, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 199–215, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6833-1_13, ISBN 978-1-4020-6833-1, retrieved 2023-07-01
^Manring, Rebecca J. (2019). "Rādhātantram: Rādhā as Guru in the Service of the Great Goddess". International Journal of Hindu Studies. 23 (3): 259–282. doi:10.1007/s11407-019-09264-1. ISSN 1022-4556. S2CID 213054011.
^Beck, Guy L. (2012-02-01). Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity. State University of New York Press. pp. 19–25. ISBN 978-0-7914-8341-1.
The RadhaTantra (Sanskrit: राधा तंत्र, romanized: Rādhātantram), also known as Vāsudevarahasya (Vāsudeva's secret) is a Tantric scripture from Bengal...
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Radhe Ashtasakhi RadhaTantra Diana Dimitrova (2018). Divinizing in South Asian Traditions. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-8153-5781-0. Radha is mentioned as the...
vital role in that era. Goddesses such as Durga, Kali, Lakshmi, Parvati, Radha, Saraswati, and Sita have continued to be revered in the modern era. The...
by Sumedha, a disciple of Guru Dattatreya. RadhaTantra: One of the late Tantric scripture based on Radha Krishna. Raghuvaṃśa (रघुवंश): Sanskrit Mahakavya...
Hindu philosophy. These texts also present cosmology, methods of worship, tantra, Yoga and principles behind the design and building of Vaishnava temples...
dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya. The temple is the center of the Kulachara Tantra Marga and the site of the Ambubachi Mela, an annual festival that celebrates...
her. In Radha-Krishna pastimes, its the duty of Lalita to pacify Radha when she feels separation from Krishna and then arrange a meeting of Radha-Krishna...
King Ballal Sen names it as the ancestral settlement of the Sena dynasty. Rāḍha (Sanskrit) and Lāḍ[h]a (Prakrit) are the ancient names of the Rarh region...
an avatar, Lakshmi accompanied him as consort, for example, as Sita and Radha or Rukmini as consorts of Vishnu's avatars Rama and Krishna, respectively...
Kundalini yoga (kuṇḍalinī-yoga) derives from kundalini, defined in tantra as energy that lies within the body, frequently at the navel or the base of the...
base of the spine, in the muladhara. It is an important concept in Śhaiva Tantra, where it is believed to be a force or power associated with the divine...
a treatise on the worship of Śrī Rādhā Kṛṣṇa, is attributed to the brothers, just like the Śrī Sanat Kumāra Tantra, which is part of the Pancarātra literature...
important Vaishnava text. This Purana majorly centers around the Hindu deities Radha and Krishna. Although a version may have existed in late 1st millennium...
the same year, he went on to appear in Colors TV's supernatural series Tantra as Nirvan Khanna. In 2019, he appeared as Vivek Oberoi in show called Navrangi...
linga and Baneshvara shilas in the veenration of Shiva. The Pranatoshani Tantra states that worship of all deities can be conducted on a shaligrama shila...
shrines dedicated to Shiva, Kali's consort, along the riverfront, a temple to Radha–Krishna, a bathing ghat on the river, a shrine dedicated to Rani Rashmoni...
Bagalamukhi, Matangi, and Kamala. Texts such as Guhydtiguhya-tantra, Todala-tantra, and Mundamala-tantra compare the ten Mahavidyas to the ten avatars of Vishnu...
and Tantra (Boston and London, 1997, 2011) Gregory, L., "Om free", Canadian Geographic, Travel Special Issue, (Winter 2007–8) Kennet, J., S. Radha, R....
an infant eating butter, a young boy playing a flute, a young boy with Radha or surrounded by female devotees, or a friendly charioteer giving counsel...
is one of the Mahavidyas, ten goddesses from the esoteric tradition of Tantra, and a ferocious aspect of Mahadevi, the Hindu Mother goddess. The self-decapitated...
Love, and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil...
theme of Pahari painting is depiction of eternal love of Hindu deities Radha and Krishna.[citation needed] A distinct lyricism, spontaneous rhythm, softness...
yogini (Sanskrit: योगिनी, IAST: yoginī) is a female master practitioner of tantra and yoga, as well as a formal term of respect for female Hindu or Buddhist...
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