They have danced, fought, played, and grown up together with the intention of remaining together forever. All of the gopis in Vrindavan were mesmerised by Krishna, but Radha’s love was the most intense, drawing Krishna to her. In their celestial connection, Radha and Krishna shared a dominant lover.
In the village of Barsana, a few miles from Vrindavan, Radha was born to Kamalavati and Vrishabhanu. Since they were young children, they have been very close.
Radha and Krishna’s love event, known as raas leela, was the embodiment of devotion, love, passion, and heavenly care. Krishna left Radha to accomplish his worldly tasks of defending truth and goodness after reaching adolescence,
while Radha waited for him in Vrindavan. Krishna became a monarch, overcame all his foes, and became well-known as the ultimate divine entity, with some even worshiping him as the universe’s lord.
Radha waited for him, thinking only of her unending love. Krishna wed Satyabhama and Rukmini, had many kids, and fought in the bloody Mahabharata War, but Radha still waited for him because she loved her krishna too much.
Even today, when Radha’s name is said before Krishna’s name, admiration is shown for the depth of Radha’s love for him. If you look at the names of the Lord Krishna temples, you will always see radha krishna temple and not krishna radha temple as the name of the temple.
This is in keeping with the blessing that the Lord himself bestowed. It is also claimed that deifying Radha is necessary for proper devotion of Krishna.
Radha’s love for Krishna was so great that Krishna made a promise to her: “The world will always remember you as his purest and closest Devotee. Because of this, your name will always be called before mine. This is the main justification for why radha always comes before krishna and why the temple is called radha krishna rather than krishna radha temple. Repeatedly reciting “Dhara” is actually “Radha”; Dhara means flow. By reciting Radha, one actually enhances the flow of love and devotion they receive from Lord Krishna, who then returns it to the genuine devotee.