Tomorrow marks the auspicious occasion of the divine appearance of Srimati Radharani, the eternal lover of Krishna. Srimati Radharani is known as the greatest devotee of the Lord, so much so that even Krishna, also known as Sarvajana, the omniscient Lord, cannot understand her love for him. We should always strive to be as in love with Krishna as Radharani and her gopis, so here are some nice quotes about Sri Radha to inspire you.
'Antah Krishna refers to one who is always thinking of Krishna. This attitude is a predominant feature of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Even though many devotees always think of Krishna, none can surpass the gopīs, among whom Rādhārāṇī is the leader in thinking of Krishna. Rādhārāṇī’s Krishna consciousness surpasses that of all other devotees.' -Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi Lila, 3.81 Purport
'Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī is as fully spiritual as Krishna. No one should consider Her to be material. She is definitely not like the conditioned souls, who have material bodies, gross and subtle, covered by material senses. She is all-spiritual, and both Her body and Her mind are of the same spiritual embodiment. Because Her body is spiritual, Her senses are also spiritual. Thus Her body, mind and senses fully shine in love of Krishna. She is the personified hlādinī-śakti (the pleasure-giving energy of the Lord’s internal potency), and therefore She is the only source of enjoyment for Śrī Krishna.
Śrī Krishna cannot enjoy anything that is internally different from Him. Therefore Rādhā and Śrī Krishna are identical. The sandhinī portion of Śrī Krishna internal potency has manifested the all-attractive form of Śrī Krishna, and the same internal potency, in the hlādinī feature, has presented Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, who is the attraction for the all-attractive. No one can match Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī in the transcendental pastimes of Śrī Krishna.' -Caitanya Caritamrta, Adi Lila, 4.71 Purport
'Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, the eternal consort of Kṛṣṇa, is the personification of that mahābhāva. In this regard, in Ujjvala-nīlamaṇi (4.3) Rūpa Gosvāmī states that there are two competitors in love with Kṛṣṇa, Rādhārāṇī and Candrāvalī. When they are compared, it appears that Rādhārāṇī is superior, for She possesses mahābhāva-svarūpa. Mahābhāva-svarūpa, the personification of mahābhāva, is applicable to Rādhārāṇī only. Mahābhāva is full of the pleasure potency, and it is an exhibition of the highest love for Kṛṣṇa. Rādhārāṇī is therefore known throughout the world as the most beloved of Kṛṣṇa, and Her name is always associated with Kṛṣṇa as Rādhā-Kṛṣṇa.'
,Satyabhāmā is another competitor of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, but she always desires to come to the standard of Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Rādhārāṇī is so expert in all affairs that all the damsels of Vraja come to learn arts from Her. She is so extraordinarily beautiful that even the goddess of fortune and Pārvatī, the wife of Lord Śiva, desire elevation to Her standard of beauty. Arundhatī, who is known as the most chaste lady in the universe, desires to learn the standard of chastity from Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī. Since even Lord Kṛṣṇa cannot estimate Rādhārāṇī's highly transcendental qualities, it is not possible for an ordinary man to estimate them.'
'This exchange of feelings between Kṛṣṇa and Rādhārāṇī is very difficult to understand unless one is elevated to the platform of pure goodness. Such transcendental reciprocation is not even possible to understand from the platform of material goodness. One has to actually transcend material goodness in order to understand. This is because the exchange of feelings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is not a subject matter of this material world. Even the greatest mental speculator cannot understand this, directly or indirectly. Material activities are manifested either for the gross body or the subtle mind, but this exchange of feelings between Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa is beyond such manifestations and beyond intellectual mental speculation. It can only be understood by purified senses freed from all the designations of the material world.' - Teachings of Lord Caitanya C31
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