The marks on Sri Radha’s feet
Sri Radha’s lotus feet are marked by a conch shell, a moon, an elephant, a barley corn, a goad, a chariot, a flag, a damaru drum, a svastika, a fish and other auspicious marks.
She is in Her illustrious prime youth of fifteen years.
Srimati Yasoda-devi, the wife of the King of the cowherds, has more parental affection for Radharani than unlimited mothers could have.
Radharani’s father, Vrisabhanu Maharaja, is the bhanu (sun) situated in the sign of vrisha (Taurus); which means that he is as radiant as the sun in one of the summer months.
Her mother is Sri Kirtida-sundari. She is famous throughout the world as Ratnagarbha.
Radharani’s paternal grandfather is named Mahibhanu and her maternal grandfather is Indu. Her paternal grand- mother’s name is Sukhada and Her maternal grandmother is Mukhara.
Ratnabhanu, Subhanu and Bhanu are Sri Vrisabhanu Maharaja’s brothers and thus Her paternal uncles.
Bhadrakirtti, Mahakirtti and Kirtticandra are Radharani’s maternal uncles (matulah), and Menaka, Shashthi, Gauri, Dhatri and Dhataki are Her maternal aunts (matula).
Radha’s mother’s sister is Kirttimati and her husband is Kusa. Her father’s sister is Bhanumudra and her husband is Kasa.
Radharani’s elder brother is Sridama and Her younger sister is Ananga Manjari.
Radharani’s father-in-law is Vrika Gopa[1] and Her husband’s younger brother is Durmada. Her mother-in-law is Jatila, and Abhimanyu has the false conception of being Her husband. Her sister-in-law Kutila is always looking for faults.
The eight parama-preshtha-sakhis Lalita, Visakha, Citra, Campakalata, Rangadevi, Sudevi, Tungavidya and Indulekha are the most prominent among Sri Radha’s sakhis.
Kurangakshi, Mandali, Manikundala, Malati, Candralatika, Madhavi, Madanalasa, Manjumedha, Sasikala, Sumadhya, Madhurekshana, Kamala, Kamalatika, Gunacuda, Varangada, Madhuri, Candrika, Prema Manjari, Tanumadhyama, Kandarpa-sundari, Manjukesi and others are Radharani’s innumerable priya-sakhis.
[1] Another name of Gola
This is a section of the book “Sri Sri Radha Krishna Ganoddesa Dipika”.
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