Understanding the worship of Krishna and Radha Rani - Om Swami [English]

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Two questions are answered in this discourse. The first question asked was- Why do we worship Krishna and Radha but not Krishna’s wives

Om Swami says, that as a practice, praying to Radha Rani is recent and is not more than five hundred or six hundred years old, from a historical point of view. In the two core scriptures the Mahabharat and Srimad Bhagavatam where Krishna’s praises are sung, there is no mention of Radha Rani. In the Bhagavat Puran there is just one indirect mention of her. In the southern part of India Krishna is worshipped without a female consort but in the north of India Krishna is worshipped with Radha. He says, for a devotee, Krishna without a female counterpart would have been incomplete as all other gods had their female counterpart. He says that the worship of radha Rani was also popularised by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Om Swami says that from an esoteric point of view Radha Rani represents krishna’s feminine energy. It is said that the essence that flows out of Krishna is Radha. The emotions of shraddha, daya, nishtha etc are all feminine words representing energies. Praying to Radha Rani evokes devotion, humility, love- all the emotions that the gopi’s felt for Krishna.

What is best way to gain scriptural knowledge and pass it on

Om Swami says that the best way to pass on spiritual knowledge is through one’s conduct. A spotless conduct will have a great impact on people in innumerable ways. Spiritual information can be passed on through books. But wisdom, knowledge insight, and grace is passed on only with conduct. He says, the best way to acquire spiritual knowledge is by having faith and to work on anything taken up, patiently, and then internalize it. Spiritual knowledge is something that can dawn on a person through any beautiful verse from any of the scriptures, or anywhere, or some incident or occurrence in one’s life. Ultimately, reflecting on that leads a person to their truth.

Listen to the full discourse to get an in-depth understanding of this topic.
Timeline:
00:00 Start
01:45 Is there a mention of Radha Rani in the scriptures
03:00 Why is Krishna worshipped with Radha Rani in the north of India
06:29 What does praying to Radha do
08:07 What is the best way to pass spiritual knowledge
10:36 How did Socrates’s way of asking the right questions make a change in a person’s perspective and their life

Intro and outro animation: Sushree Svadha Om
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