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Encyclopedia > Gopis
Gopis as depicted in portrait at the Smithsonian Institute
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Gopis as depicted in portrait at the Smithsonian Institute

Gopi is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning 'cow-herd girl'. In Hinduism specifically the name gopi (somtimes gopika) is used more commonly to refer to the group of cow herding girls famous within Vaishnava Theology for their unconditional devotion (bhakti) to Krishna as described in the stories of Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literatures. Of this group, one gopi known as Srimati Radharani holds a place of particularly high reverence and importance in a number of religious traditions, especially within Gaudiya Vaishnavism. The Smithsonian castle, as seen through the garden gate. ... The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ... Hinduism (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), also known as , (IAST: ) and , (IAST: ) is a set of religious traditions that originated mainly in the Indian subcontinent. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... A man herding goats in Tunisia Herding is the act of bringing individual animals together into a group, maintaining the group and moving the group from place to place—or any combination of those. ... Two Tamil girls in Tiruvannamalai. ... Vaishnava Theology is the theological discourse concerning the Hindu deity Vishnu and/or one of His avatar. ... Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, IAST ) is according to various Hindu traditions the eighth or the ninth avatar of Vishnu. ... The Bhagavata Purana (sometimes rendered as Bhagavatha Purana), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam, written c. ... Purana (Sanskrit पुराण, purāṇa, meaning ancient or old) is the name of a genre (or a group of related genres) of Indian written literature (as opposed to oral literature). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Gaudiya Vaishnavism, (Bengal) Vaishnavism, is a sect of Hinduism founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. ...

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Prominent Gopis

The gopis are generally divided into three groups: Gopi friends of the same age as Krishna; maidservants; and gopi messengers. The first group, Krishna's contemporary gopi friends, are the most exalted, the second group, the maidservants are the next most exalted, and the gopi messengers come after them. The primary eight gopis are considered the foremost of Krishna's devotees after Srimati Radharani, their names are as follows : An interpersonal relationship is some relationship or connection between two people. ... A maidservant or in current usage maid is a female employed in domestic service. ... The MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging (or MESSENGER for short) is a NASA mission, launched August 3, 2004, designed to study the characteristics and environment of Mercury from orbit. ...

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Unconditional love

According to Hindu Vaishnava theology the stories concerning the gopis are said to exemplify the highest form of unconditional love to God (Krishna). Their spontaneous and unwavering devotion is described in depth in the later chapters of the Bhagavata Purana, within Krishna's Vrindavan pastimes and also in the stories of the sage Uddhava. Vrindavan, in Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh is a town on the site of the original forest of Vrindavana. ...


See also

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External links

  • The Residents of Eternal Vrindavana (including Srimati Radharani & the Gopis)
  • The Eight Main Gopis (Asta Sakhis)
  • Deity Gallery: Radha-Madhava & the Eight Gopis
  • Diagram of the Yoga Pitha in Vrindavana
  • Srimati Radharani and other Personalities
  • Krishna's Dance with the Female Cowherds - A Joyous, Spiritual Narrative


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Female Deities: Gayatri | Saraswati | Lakshmi | Parvati | Durga | Jagaddhatri | Shakti | Kali | Sati | Sita | Vaishno Devi | Radha | more...
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