Editing Radha (section)

==== Relationship with Krishna ====
Radha and Krishna share two kinds of relationships, Parakiya (Love without any social limitation) and Svakiya (married relationship).{{efn|Parakiya rasa depicts the relationship which is free from any kind of favors, expectations, rules and social recognition. It is only based on the selfless form of love and is often said to be the highest kind of relationship one can have with God. Svakiya rasa depicts the marital relationship which works according to the social rules and norms.}} Radha asked Krishna why he can't marry her, the reply came "Marriage is a union of two souls. You and I are one soul, how can I marry myself?"{{sfn|Pauwels|2008|pp=13–14}} Several Hindu texts allude to these circumstances.{{Sfn|Kinsley|1988}}
[[File:Radha Krishna Bhandirvan 2.jpg|thumb|Radha Krishna's marriage is being performed by Brahma in Bhandirvan, Vrindavan]]

The Sanskrit texts, ''[[Brahma Vaivarta Purana]]'' and the ''[[Garga Samhita (Vaishnavite text)|Garga Samhita]]'' mention that Krishna secretly married Radha in the presence of [[Brahma]] in the ''[[Bhandirvan, Vrindavan|Bhandirvan]]'' forest before leaving [[Vrindavan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gita Press Gorakhpur |url=https://archive.org/details/brahma-vaivarta-puran-gita-press-gorakhpur/page/n490/mode/1up |title=Brahma Vaivarta Puran Gita Press Gorakhpur |pages=481–488}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gita Press Gorakhpur |url=https://archive.org/details/garga-samhita-gita-press-gorakhpur/page/n61/mode/1up |title=Garga Samhita by Gita Press Gorakhpur |pages=58}}</ref> The place where [[Radha Krishna]]'s marriage was conducted is still present in the outskirts of Vrindavan, called [[Radha Krishna Vivah Sthali, Bhandirvan]].<ref name=":1" /> The story mentioned in Brahma Vaivarta Purana indicates that Radha has always been Krishna's divine consort. But to give importance to Parakiya relationship (love without any social foundation) over Svakiya's (married relationship), Radha Krishna's marriage was kept hidden.{{sfn|Beck|2005|pp=71, 77–78}}{{sfn|Pintchman|2005|pp=57–59}}{{sfn|Varma|1993|p=}}{{sfn|Pauwels|2008|p=207}}