Radhika, Rādhikā, Rādhika: 10 definitions
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Radhika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
As Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the complete śaktimān-tattva, Śrīmatī Rādhikā is His complete śakti. She can be called the complete svarūpa-śakti. So that They can enact and relish Their līlā, Śrīmatī Rādhikā and Kṛṣṇa are eternally separate, but They are also eternally inseparable, just as musk and its scent are mutually inseparable, and fire and its heat cannot be separate from each other.
That svarūpa-śakti, Śrīmatī Rādhikā, has three kinds of potency of activity (kriyā-śakti). They are known as:
- cit-śakti,
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jīva-śakti
- and māyā-śakti.
The cit-śakti is also called the internal potency (antaraṅga-śakti); māyā-śakti is called the external potency (bahiraṅga-śakti); and the jīva-śakti is called the marginal potency (taṭastha-śakti). Although svarūpa-śakti is one, She acts in these three ways. All the eternal characteristics of svarūpa-śakti are completely present in the cit-śakti, present to a minute degree in the jīva-śakti, and present in a distorted way in the māyā-śakti.
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Rādhika (राधिक):—Son of Jayasena (son of Sārvabhauma). He had a son named Ayutāyu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.22.10)
Rādhikā (राधिका) is another name for Rādhā (the wife of Kṛṣṇa), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.28 (“The penance and marriage of Śaṅkhacūḍa”).—Accordingly, [As Śaṅkhacūḍa said to Tulasī]: “[...] I am Śaṅkhacūḍa, the router of the gods. O gentle lady, don’t you know me? Have I never been heard by you? I am a scion of the family of Danu. I am a Dānava, the son of Dambha. In the previous birth I was the cowherd Sudāmā, a comrade of Kṛṣṇa. Due to the curse of Rādhā (=Rādhikā) I have become a Dānava now. By the favour of Kṛṣṇa I remember events of previous birth. I know everything”.
Rādhika (राधिक).—Son of Jayasena, and father of Ayuta.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa IX. 22. 10.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Rādhikā (राधिका) is another name for Rādhā, according to the fifth chapter [fifth book] of the Jñānāmṛtasārasaṃhita: a Pāñcarātra text representing a sectarian glorification of Kṛṣṇa and Rādha (i.e., the cult of Radha-Krishna) dated among the latest of the Saṃhitā-type works.—Description of the chapter [rādhikā-nāma-sahasra]: Pārvatī asks Śiva to tell her about the “excellent” thousand names of Rādhā, who is both Creatrix and Destroyer of the worlds (1-4), Śiva responds by launching into the 1000 names of Rādhā (12-184), after first praising her and nominating her as responsible for Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy (5-11).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Śrīmatī Rādhikā ranks foremost among the aggregation consisting Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s potencies. In the third subsection of Śrī Bhagavat-Sandarbha of Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmīpāda, the potent principle is characterized as the perpetual possessor of divine energies
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Sanskrit dictionary
Rādhikā (राधिका).—See राधा (rādhā) above.
1) Rādhika (राधिक):—[from rādh] m. Name of a king (son of Jaya-sena), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
2) Rādhikā (राधिका):—[from rādhika > rādh] a f. See next.
3) [v.s. ...] b f. endearing form of Rādhā (the Gopī), [Gīta-govinda; Pañcarātra]
Rādhika (राधिक):—
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten, eines Sohnes des Jayasena [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 9, 22, 10.] —
2) f. ā Hypokoristikon von rādha
3) f) (β) [Gītagovinda 1,37.] [PAÑCAR. 1,1,2.] [Oxforder Handschriften 20,b,22. 25,a,2. 27,a,42.] [WEBER, KṚṢṆAJ. 322.]
Rādhika (राधिक):——
1) m. Nomen proprium eines Fürsten. —
2) f. ā Hypokoristikon von rādha 3)g)β) [Indische sprüche 7765.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with (+0): Radhika-nachom, Radhikadasa, Radhikakavaca, Radhikanama, Radhikanamasahasra, Radhikanamastavaraja, Radhikanamastavarajastotra, Radhikasahasranamastotra, Radhikashodashanamani, Radhikashtottarashatanamastotra, Radhikastavaraja, Radhikastotra, Radhikavinoda, Radhikopanishad.
Full-text (+26): Radhikavinoda, Ayuta, Radhikopanishad, Radhikastotra, Radhikashtottarashatanamastotra, Radhikanama, Jayasena, Radhika-nachom, Lam-radhika-nachom, Abhidhammavatarabhinavatika, Garashika, Ratthapalakula, Devatithi, Akrodhana, Palyadasi, Aparadhika, Nayika, Shakhi, Manasarovara, Kayavyuha.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.110 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 1.7.39-40 < [Chapter 7 - Pūrṇa (pinnacle of excellent devotees)]
Verse 1.1.5 < [Chapter 1 - Bhauma (the earthly plane)]
Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 1.16.32 < [Chapter 16 - Description of Śrī Rādhikā’s Wedding]
Verse 2.21.28 < [Chapter 21 - The Rāsa-dance Pastime]
Verse 6.16.41 < [Chapter 16 - Seeing Śrī Rādhā’s Form]
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.37 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 10.183 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 4.94 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]