| Publisher |
Westland Books |
| ISBN-13 |
9789371972963 |
| ISBN-10 |
9371972963 |
| Binding |
Paperback |
| Number of Pages |
190 Pages |
| Language |
(English) |
| Weight (grms) |
194 |
WHEN KNOWLEDGE KNEELS BEFORE LOVE, THE SOUL MEETS THE DIVINE.
What wisdom can a man offer to those whose hearts already beat with God?
When Uddhava, Krishna’s cousin and disciple, seeks the highest knowledge—Brahmagyan—he expects a discourse on detachment, meditation and the nature of the Self. But Krishna, with a knowing smile, sends him to Radha’s Vrindavan. There, among the simple gopas and wide-eyed gopis, he finds a truth that is too dazzling for philosophy to hold.
Armed with intellect, Uddhava arrives as a teacher. But in the playful laughter of cowherd girls, in Radha’s fierce, silent ache, in love that asks for nothing yet offers everything, he is undone. The lover replaces the seeker. Knowledge bows to devotion.
Through Uddhava’s journey, this lyrical tale becomes a meditation on longing, surrender and divine union. Myth and mysticism entwine as Krishna’s past unfolds—through Rukmini’s quiet strength, Narada’s riddling wisdom and memories that echo in the whispers of Vrindavan with flute-song and moonlight. But it is in Radha’s eyes that Uddhava finally sees: the love that holds Krishna captive is the only truth worth knowing.
Radha: A Story of Divine Love is not a story of knowing—it is a story of becoming. A poetic pilgrimage into the heart of bhakti, where every question dissolves into love.
Bhanumathi Narasimhan
Bhanumathi Narasimhan is the younger sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. Innocently at first, and with joyful awareness later, she has followed her brother, her Master, throughout her life. She shares his vision of putting a smile on every face on the planet.
Gurudev says, ‘Meditation is smiling at yourself.’ Bhanumathi is a meditation teacher. Her workshops have brought about an experience of deep inner peace to thousands of people worldwide. The outer expression of this peace is service to humanity.
Bhanumathi leads the women welfare and child care initiatives at Art of Living. From a small free school with thirty children of construction workers, the Gift a Smile project now supports 435 schools with over 58,000 underprivileged children. As the chairperson of the International Women’s Conference, her vision is to create a global network of responsible women to catalyse positive transformation in society. Over 5000 women from eighty nationalities have participated in these conferences so far.
Bhanumathi Narasimhan
Westland Books