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Radha-Krishna has now become a universal phrase –always uttered just like that. It is said that the name of Radha is incomplete without Krishna, and likewise, the name of Krishna is incomplete without Radha.
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Despite having 84 lakh wives, it is only Radha with whom Krishna’s name is associated, and there are many legends, forming the background of these practices. Two of them are narrated below.
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(courtesy: dailyhunt.in)Once Lord Krishna was suffering from a severe headache. Many doctors were called to treat him but to no effect. Now the Gopis of the village were adamant to cure Krishna’s headache, no matter what they had to do.
Upon asking the lord multiple times, he finally told them that one of the Gopis had to apply her foot’s dust on his head to cure him. No Gopi, however, came forward to do this, fearing that by applying the dust of their foot on a god’s head, they would be inheriting hell.
It was Radha then, of all the Gopis, who did the needful, without any fear and cured Lord Krishna’s headache.
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(courtesy: Pinterest)The love story of Radha and Krishna is immortal. The bond between them was so strong that even Krishna’s beloved wife Rukmini had to accept it.
Another anecdote starts with Rukmini giving Lord Krishna milk to drink. Now the milk was so hot that it hurt Krishna’s inners bowels and he exclaimed: “Hey Radhe!” (Oh, Radha). Rukmini was surprised by this, and Krishna told her that there’s Radha inside every part and organ of him.
After hearing this, Rukmini had an urge to meet Radha, who ruled the heart and soul of her husband. When she went to meet her, she saw a maid standing at the door. The maid was so beautiful that Rukmini mistook her for Radha and started to touch her feet. Maid told her that she is not Radha, but a mere maid and that she had to cross 7 such doors to meet Radha. Rukmini wondered internally how beautiful would the mistress would be, if the maids were like that.
When she met Radha, however, she saw that she is a plainly dressed woman with a lot of burns on her skin. When Rukmini asked how she got the burns, Radha told her that the burns are of the hot milk Krishna drank that day. As Radha is inside every part of Krishna, it’s she who suffered for his injuries. Rukmini was awestruck.
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