SRI RADHA IS THE EMBODIMENT OF LORD’S BLISS BESTOWING POTENCY:ACHARYA BHARAT BHUSHAN

SRI RADHA IS THE EMBODIMENT OF LORD’S BLISS BESTOWING POTENCY:ACHARYA BHARAT BHUSHAN

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RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------On the occasion of Radhashtami, a program featuring worship rituals and spiritual discourses was organized at Shri Hanumatsadan, Friends Colony, under the joint auspices of Shri Sanatan Shaktipeeth Sansthanam and Sanatan-Sursari Seva Nyas. Delivering a discourse on this occasion, the renowned exponent of the *Bhagavata* and *Ramayana*, Acharya (Dr.) Bharatbhushan Ji Maharaj, stated that the divine pastimes (*Leela*) of the Supreme Absolute (*Paratpar Parabrahman*) are accomplished through His potencies. To ensure that even ordinary beings could experience the Lord's compassion and sweetness—and thereby attain spiritual fulfillment—the Lord's bliss-bestowing potency (*Ahladini Shakti*) manifested in the form of Shri Radharani. The Acharya explained that while the Lord bestows bliss upon all living beings, it is Shri Radharani who bestows bliss upon Him; they are two forms of the same Supreme Absolute and are utterly inseparable. They assume these two forms to facilitate divine pastimes and to ensure the spiritual fulfillment of all living beings. Rasik Acharyas have affirmed the oneness and inseparability of Shri Radha and Madhava through expressions such as "Both are *Chakora* birds, and both are the Moon" and "One principle assumes two forms, eternally embodying an ocean of divine love (*Rasa*)." Satyendra Narayan Singh, the Secretary of the organization, mentioned that the *Adhyatmik Satsang Mandal* had organized discourses by the Acharya at twelve locations across the district, shedding light on the essence of Radha (*Radha-tattva*) and the mysteries of the *Shrimad Bhagavata*. Madheshwar Nath Pandey, Ajay Mishra, Nilesh, Brajkishore Pandey, and others participated in the worship rituals on this occasion.