Yutheshwaris

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Sadhus,

 

Does anyone know the major gopi groups and their respective Yutheshwari?

 

I am looking for as many as possible, but even if you just have some

information and source regarding the most inner groups, it would be very

helpful.

 

Specifically, in working on BRS 1.1.1 I am testing the veracity of the

following concept:

 

Five gopis are mentioned:

 

1. Taraka

2. Pali

3. Shyama

4. Lalita

5. Radha

 

Radha dominates Krishna, and the others are dominated by Krishna in

proportion to the degree of their separation from Sri Radha. Lalita is least

dominated, Taraka is most dominated.

 

Now, someone has asked why Vishakha is not listed here. The answer I am

following up on is:

 

1. Each gopi mentioned in BRS 1.1.1 belongs to a yutha (sp?) or "group."

(that much is a given)

 

2. Each gopi mentioned is the yutheshwari or head of their group. (true?)

 

3. Vishakha is a member of Lalita's group (i.e. the astha-sakhis). (true?)

 

4. The gopis belonging to a yutha are implicitly included when their

yutheshwari is mentioned.

 

5. Therefore Vishakha devi is implicitly mentioned when Lalita is named.

 

To check up on this line of thought, I need to know the major gopi groups

and their respective Yutheshwaris - or at least if the astha-sakhis can be

considerd a yutha, and Lalita their yutheshwari.

 

As Jar Jar Binks says in The Phantom Menace, "Any help here would be hot."

 

Yours,

Vraj

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> 1. Taraka

> 2. Pali

> 3. Shyama

> 4. Lalita

> 5. Radha

>

> Radha dominates Krishna, and the others are dominated by Krishna in

> proportion to the degree of their separation from Sri Radha. Lalita is

least

> dominated, Taraka is most dominated.

 

That may be so.

 

> Now, someone has asked why Vishakha is not listed here. The answer I am

> following up on is:

>

> 1. Each gopi mentioned in BRS 1.1.1 belongs to a yutha (sp?) or "group."

> (that much is a given)

> 2. Each gopi mentioned is the yutheshwari or head of their group. (true?)

 

YES.

 

> 3. Vishakha is a member of Lalita's group (i.e. the astha-sakhis). (true?)

 

NO.

 

> 4. The gopis belonging to a yutha are implicitly included when their

> yutheshwari is mentioned.

 

There are other yuthesvaris not mentioned in this verse, namely Chandravali.

 

> 5. Therefore Vishakha devi is implicitly mentioned when Lalita is named.

 

> To check up on this line of thought, I need to know the major gopi groups

> and their respective Yutheshwaris - or at least if the astha-sakhis can be

> considerd a yutha, and Lalita their yutheshwari.

 

No. Lalita and Visakha are yuthesvari in terms of qualification, but

deliberately concede Radha's superiority and refuse to compete with her. The

astasakhis are not yuthesvaris, but members of Radha's yutha. The eight

gopis mentioned in the Puranas, which include the other names in this verse

(Pali, Taraka, etc.) plus Chandravali, Dhanishtha and who else again? are

yuthesvaris.

 

Jagat