Ashtasakhi
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The Ashtasakhi are divine personalities that participate in the rasa dance. According to several Hindu denominations including Gaudiya Vaishnavism, Nimbarka Sampradaya, Pushtimarg, and Swaminarayan Sampradaya, they originate from Radha.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Gopis, Krishna, Radha-Krishna
- child of
- Radha
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“it is believed that Radha is not just one cowherd maiden, but the origin of all the Ashtasakhi, Gopis, or divine personalities that participate in the rasa dance.”
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