Hare KRshNa, Shiva Fan
That was truly humble and humility is a beautiful ornament.
However, the explanation "Why Radha? Because it takes 2 to love" does not convince me, and this very humility by devotees does not always remove people's confusion about Radha. Here's why:
Traditionally,
There is Radha
There is Krishna
There is devotee
So that makes three! not two
The devotee is kabab me haddi in that case unless trying to bring the two together.
So i throw all relevant philosophical interpretation (especially if it enforces ONE)
as well as theological explanation (because it enforces THREE OR MORE)
out of the window.
Because you can't seperate devotee from my KAhn even by a nanometer by putting a philosophy, agent or catalyst between them,
even if you call Her Radha.
See, when Beloved is KRshNa devotee is Radha, and when out of guilt this KRshNa-only-inclined devotee tries to worship Radha, She forces them to be Her Beloved, if you know Who that is - she has only ONE Beloved. If i try to go against that She makes sure i slip back into being Her Beloved.
So it is certainly not Radha-KRshNa and me.
At the same time you cannot impose the "one and only AtmA, no-seer-seen ..." stuff on me
I secretly stash away freshly churned maakhan for Him in the form of all actions & thoughts, personal & professional.
People think i am crazy because all i do is smile and make maakhan. As KRshNa approaches my smile widens.
When He is the child i am Mamma. There is no third person called Yashoda (who is supposed to be partial HlAdini, and an expansion of Radha).
Oh is this Divine Child adorable! Please don't get me started.
End of story.
Most devotees want to (or rather are taught to) bring Radha and KRshNa together as a third person, at least outwardly. I cannot relate to this. He did not walk up to me holding someone else's hand.
Nor can i be a seperate person seperating Radha from Her KRshNa because that would be seperating KRshNa from His Love and i could never ever be concerned for KRshNa and not for Radha.
Hari Om Namo NArAyaNAya~
Om Namo NArAyaNAya,
Hari Om Namo NArAyaNAya~
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