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Happy Radhashtami

Press Release
08/27/2020

Swami Mukundananda and his team wish you a very Happy Radhashtami! This auspicious day marks the appearance of Shree Radha Rani where she emerged from a lotus flower and became the loving daughter of King Vrishabhanu and Mother Kirti. It is celebrated with great joy, devotion, and love all over, especially in her birthplace of Barsana.  

The Vedas tell us that the one Supreme Lord has divided Himself into two forms, the Energetic (shaktiman) and the Energy (shakti). That Supreme Energy (the Yogmaya power) is Shree Radha and Shree Krishna is the Energetic.  Hence, Radha and Krishna are two aspects of the one Supreme Lord — they are inseparable and are eternally one.  

Radha Rani is the quintessence of selfless devotion to Shree Krishna. She bound Shree Krishna with Her pure and illuminating selfless love. The Vedas proclaim that it is this kind of love that enslaves the Lord: yasyā reṇuṁ pādayorviÅ›hvabhartā dharate mÅ«rdhni premayuktaḥ (Atharva VedÄ«ya Rādhikopaniá¹£had).  â€œRadha is that entity, the dust of whose lotus feet the Master of the Universe places on his head.”
Radha Rani has only one goal — selfless devotion toward Her Beloved. In fact, divine love is a subsidiary power of Radha Rani, and so the highest level of bhakti resides in Her. There is only one thought in Her mind - how to give happiness to Shree Krishna. Such selfless devotion manifests in the gopis (milkmaids of Vrindavan) to a lesser extent, and in other Saints to an even lesser extent. Thus, the topmost form of pure divine love resides in the heart of Radha. All the other God-realized Saints, eternally liberated souls, and aspirants derive inspiration from the nature of Radha's devotion. This devotion of Radha for Krishna has been termed as "Radha bhav" by poets and Saints.

Reader, from the point of view of devotion, Radhaji’s personality is very special. Because divine love power is an aspect of Radha Rani, it is only by Her grace that we shall attain our goal of divine love for Shree Krishna. She is the Mother of the universe, who bestows divine grace and grants the transcendental knowledge by which the soul can know God. Hence, devotion at Her lotus feet will unite us in love with Shree Krishna.

On the auspicious occasion, JKYog and Swamiji invite you to join the extravagant virtual Radhashtami celebrations from the Radha Krishna Temple of Dallas on August 29 - 30, 2020! For more details, visit https://www.radhakrishnatemple.net/RadhaAshtami. Look forward to … 
  • Special Darshan of Radha Rani's Charan (lotus feet) on Radha Ashtami day.
  • Soulful Kirtan
  • Radha Ashtami Special Lecture by Swami Mukundananda
  • Kirtans, Jhoolan and Darshan
  • Radha Rani's Birthday Celebration
  • Cultural Program 
Timings:
  • Saturday, August 29, 2020, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
  • Sunday, August 30, 2020, 10:00 AM - 1:45 PM CST



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