Village Breaks

Radha like Sita is understood primarily in relation to a male

Summary: Radha like Sita is understood primarily in relation to a male consort Throughout her history Radha has been inextricably associated with the god Krishna Unlike Sita however Radha s relationship to Krishna is aduherous Although she is married to another she is passionately attracted to Krishna Radha s illicit relationship with Krishna breaks ail social norms and casts her in the role of one who willfully steps outside the realm of dharma to pursue her love In contrast to Sita who is the model of wifely devotion and loyalty whose foremost concern is the reputation and well being of her husband Radha invests her whole being in an adulterous affair with the irresistibly beautiful Krishna This relationship takes place during Krishna s youth or adolescence before his adult years when he marries Rukmini Satyabhama and others and before his part in the Mahabharata war Radha and Krishna s love affair takes place in the cowherd village of Vraja and in the woods and bowers of Vrndavana In many ways the setting is idyllic removed from the pragmatic world of social duty a sitting often described as filled with natural beauty where spring is eternal and where the vigor and excitement of youth are expressed through Krishna s sports In most ways Vraja is heaven on earth Radha like Sita is understood primarily in relation to a male consort Throughout her history Radha has been inextricably associated with the god Krishna Unlike Sita however Radha s relationship to Krishna is aduherous Although she is married to another she is passionately attracted to Krishna Radha s illicit relationship with Krishna breaks ail social norms and casts her in the role of one who willfully steps outside the realm of dharma to pursue her love In contrast to Sita who is the model of wifely devotion and loyalty whose foremost concern is the reputation and well being of her husband Radha invests her whole being in an adulterous affair with the irresistibly beautiful Krishna This relationship takes place during Krishna s youth or adolescence before his adult years when he marries Rukmini Satyabhama and others and before his part in the Mahabharata war Radha and Krishna s love affair takes place in the cowherd village of Vraja and in the woods and bowers of Vrndavana In many ways the setting is idyllic removed from the pragmatic world of social duty a sitting often described as filled with natural beauty where spring is eternal and where the vigor and excitement of youth are expressed through Krishna s sports In most ways Vraja is heaven on earth

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