Radha (incomplete)
From Vaishnava related scriptures:-
* puranas:-
Varah Puran Chapter 164. It describes the creation of Radhakunda which was established by Devi Radha herself. It removes all sins and it equal to great Vedic Yagyas.
In Matsya-purāṇa 13. 38. adishakti herself states that she resides in 108 places with in 108 forms Out of which she clearly states that she is rukmani in dwarka and radha in vrindavan
She was got as Bhūmi-kanyā (earth-girl) when King Vṛṣabhānu was preparing the ground to conduct a Yajña. (Padma Purāṇa; Brahma Purāṇa 7).
Rādhā is considered to be one of the five forces which help Viṣṇu in the process of creation. Nārada Purāṇa 2. 81
worship of Sri Radha's image with Krishna, it is described in Vāsudeva mahatmya of Skanda purana.
Beside these her innumerable references are there in Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 42. 21, 47-8; 43. 21
Sanatkumar Samhita has mentioned her name Many times
Garga samhita describes how other gopis emerged from Radharani
Krishna sahasranamam of Vishnudharmottar contains name of radha
Padma puran Patal khand there is an entire chapter is dedicated to Radha Krishna and here Shri Radha ji is called mool prakriti
In sakand puarana Vaishnava khanda(Kartik mahatmanya chaptar) has mentioned ways of worshipping Radha ji
vishnu sahasranamam of laxmi narayan samhita contains radha
Non-Vaishnava puranas:-
Śivapurāṇa 2.3.2.; Devī Bhāgavata 9, 1; Vāyu-purāṇa 104. 52.
Shiva Puran Rudra Samhita
(Yuddha Kanda Addhaya 29) tells us that Bhagvaan Shiva's form Shree Krishna is consort of Maa Shakti's form of Maa Radha and she is mother of universe
(Parvati Kanda Addhaya 2) says Radha who is daughter of Kalavati would be wife of Krishna.
Achyuta Ashtakam by Adi Shankaracharya also mentions Srimati Radha and even Yamuna Ashtakam (also by Adi Shankaracharya)
This is Chanakya Niti. Even Acharya Vishnugupta Agreed to the existence of Maa Radha.
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