# Gopis of Vrindavan *The cowherd girls of Vrindavan, greatest devotees of Lord Krishna* ## Main Entry Points - [[index/entries/gopis|Gopīs (main entry)]] - [[index/entries/gopis-cowherd-girls|Gopīs (cowherd girls)]] - [[index/G#Gopīs relationship with Kṛṣṇa|Gopīs' relationship with Kṛṣṇa]] - [[index/G#Gopīs worshiped Kātyāyanī|Gopīs worshiped Kātyāyanī]] - [[index/G#Gopīs, beauty of|Gopīs' beauty]] ## Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī - Supreme Gopī ### Main Entries - [[index/entries/radharani|Rādhārāṇī (main entry)]] - [[index/entries/radharani-srimati|Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī]] - [[index/R#Rādhārāṇī (Rādhā)|Rādhārāṇī (Rādhā)]] - [[index/entries/radha-krsna|Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa]] - [[index/R#Rādhā with Govinda|Rādhā with Govinda]] - [[index/S#Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, humility of|Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī's humility]] ### Rādhā's Bhāva and Worship - [[index/R#Rādhā bhāva|Rādhā bhāva]] - [[index/R#Rādhā Kṛṣṇa worship|Rādhā Kṛṣṇa worship]] - [[index/R#Rādhā kṛṣṇa bhajana defined|Rādhā kṛṣṇa bhajana]] - [[index/R#Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Deities|Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Deities]] - [[index/R#Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Deity, offenses to|Offenses to Rādhā Kṛṣṇa Deity]] ### Places Associated with Rādhā - [[index/entries/radha-kunda|Rādhā-kuṇḍa]] - [[index/R#Rādhā Dāmodara temple|Rādhā Dāmodara temple]] - [[index/R#Rādhā Govinda temple|Rādhā Govinda temple]] - [[index/R#Rādhā ramaṇa temple|Rādhā ramaṇa temple]] - [[index/K#Kṛṣṇaloka, Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa in|Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa in Kṛṣṇaloka]] - [[index/K#Kurukṣetra, Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa at|Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa at Kurukṣetra]] - [[index/G#Gokula (Kṛṣṇaloka), Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa in|Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa in Gokula]] ### Literature about Rādhā - [[index/R#Rādhā kṛṣṇa bala quoted|Rādhā kṛṣṇa bala quoted]] - [[index/R#Rādhā kṛṣṇa gaṇoddeśa dīpikā|Rādhā kṛṣṇa gaṇoddeśa dīpikā]] - [[index/R#Rādhā rasa sudhā nidhi|Rādhā rasa sudhā nidhi]] - [[index/S#Svarūpa Dāmodara Gosvāmī quoted on Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa|Svarūpa Dāmodara on Rādhā & Kṛṣṇa]] ## The Eight Principal Gopīs (Aṣṭa-sakhīs) ### 1. Lalitā-devī - [[index/entries/lalita-devi|Lalitā-devī]] - [[index/entries/lalita-madhava-nataka|Lalita-mādhava-nāṭaka]] ### 2. Viśākhā-devī - [[index/entries/visakhadevi|Viśākhādevī]] ### 3. Citrā-devī - [[index/C#Citrādevī gopī|Citrādevī gopī]] ### 4. Candrāvalī - [[index/C#Candrāvalī|Candrāvalī]] ### Other Gopī Mañjarīs - [[index/R#Rūpa mañjarī|Rūpa mañjarī]] ## Gopī-Related Literature and Songs - [[index/G#Gopī gīta|Gopī gīta]] - [[index/G#Gopī premāmṛta|Gopī premāmṛta]] - [[index/G#Gopījana vallabha|Gopījana vallabha]] - [[index/G#Gopījana vallabhānanda|Gopījana vallabhānanda]] ## Gopī-Related Personalities and Deities - [[index/G#Gopīcaraṇa dāsa Bābājī|Gopīcaraṇa dāsa Bābājī]] - [[index/G#Gopīkānta|Gopīkānta]] - [[index/G#Gopīramaṇa|Gopīramaṇa]] - [[index/entries/gopinatha-acarya|Gopīnātha Ācārya]] - [[index/G#Gopīnātha Deity|Gopīnātha Deity]] - [[index/entries/gopinatha-pattanayaka|Gopīnātha Paṭṭanāyaka]] - [[index/G#Gopīnātha Pūjārī|Gopīnātha Pūjārī]] - [[index/G#Gopīnātha Siṁha|Gopīnātha Siṁha]] - [[index/G#Gopīnāthajī Deity|Gopīnāthajī Deity]] ## Gopī-Related Places - [[index/G#Gopīśvara temple|Gopīśvara temple]] - [[index/G#Gopīśvara, Śiva as|Gopīśvara (Śiva as)]] - [[index/G#Gopīvallabhapura|Gopīvallabhapura]] ## Names Associated with Rādhā - [[index/R#Rādhāmādhava|Rādhāmādhava]] - [[index/R#Rādhāramaṇa Gosvāmī|Rādhāramaṇa Gosvāmī]] - [[index/R#Rādhāvallabha|Rādhāvallabha]] - [[index/R#Rādhāvallabha Cakravartī|Rādhāvallabha Cakravartī]] ## Related Terms and Concepts - [[index/P#Priyā defined|Priyā defined]] - Vara-sakhīs - Most intimate associates - Prāṇa-sakhīs - Life-breath friends - Nitya-sakhīs - Eternal associates - Parikaras - Associates ## Gopī Bhāva (Divine Love) - Supreme example of divine love (prema) - Mādhurya-rasa (conjugal mood) - Transcendental emotions - Separation (viraha) and meeting (milana) - Kātyāyanī worship for attaining Kṛṣṇa ## See Also - [[index/meta/vrindavan-residents|Vrindavan Residents]] - Broader community - [[index/meta/women-devotees|Women Devotees]] - Female devotee examples - [[index/meta/rasa-theory|Rasa Theory]] - Madhurya-rasa - [[index/meta/vraja-lila|Vraja Līlā]] - Krishna's pastimes - [[index/meta/cowherd-boys|Cowherd Boys]] - Krishna's male friends - [[index/meta/krishna-tattva|Krishna-tattva]] - Understanding Krishna --- *This index is under development. Additional entries from Śrīla Prabhupāda's books, lectures, conversations and letters will be added as the indexing work progresses.*