Radha, the goddess who understands the heart of a woman
- Olga
- Nov 13
- 5 min read
We had a powerful eclipse in Uttara Phalguni this last September 2025 that shook many partnerships and relationships. The recent transit of Venus through Virgo deepened the transformation of how we relate in love.
We now have several planets transiting the constellation of Anuradha and Vishakha, both connected to the goddess of passion, Radha. Vishakha and Anuradha are two constellations (nakshatras) next to each other in Libra and Scorpio that hold similar mythology and symbolism related to intense desire for union, devotional love, and surrender.
Currently, Mars is transiting Anuradha and Mercury began its retrograde motion there on November 9 and will remain in it through November 29th.
Venus, the planet of love and relationships, will be transiting Vishakha and Anuradha from November 17 through December 8.
The Sun, which represents ego and self, will be transiting these constellations for the rest of November through December 2nd.
The Return of Radha: A Call to Sacred Devotion
The ancient name of Vishakha was Radha, meaning “the delightful one”. Anuradha means “one more Radha” or “additional Radha”. In Vedic mythology, Radha evokes unconditional love and divine grace.
Vishakha is ruled by Indra and Agni, two gods in one body. It represents striving and the pursuit of something higher. It is very intense and passionate constellation that is related to the desire of relationship and union. Its shakti is to achieve many goals in life.
Anuradha, governed by Mitra, the deity of friendship and harmony, is the mature heart of Radha. Here, love becomes steady and unconditional, a sacred bond that celebrates connection without ownership. Its shakti is the power worship, radhana shakti. Together, these nakshatras trace the journey from yearning to union, from passion to pure devotion.
Story of Radha and Krishna: the story of ultimate lovers and divine union
A long time ago, in a small village surrounded by forests and flowering trees, lived a young cowherd boy named Krishna. He was playful, mischievous, and unbelievably beautiful.
Whenever Krishna played his flute, the sound moved through the air and touched the hearts of all who heard it. Women, children, animals, even the trees would lean toward the music. But there was one person who felt it more deeply than anyone else, a young woman named Radha.
Radha was known for her beauty, but what truly set her apart was her heart. She loved with a purity and intensity that few could understand. And when she heard Krishna’s flute, something inside her awakened. It was not ordinary desire. It was a recognition, as if her soul remembered something it had always known.
No matter where she was or what she was doing, the moment Krishna played his flute, Radha felt as if the universe was calling her. She would leave everything and follow the sound into the forest. And there, under the moonlight, she and Krishna would meet.
Their love was not about possession or promises. They did not need words. They simply understood each other. Their connection was so deep that it felt as if they were two parts of the same soul. When they stood together, the entire world disappeared.
But there was something unusual about their love. Krishna was not meant to stay in one place. He belonged to the world, to everyone, to all of creation. Eventually, he had to leave the village. And when he left, Radha’s heart broke open. In that moment, she realized something profound.
She discovered that Krishna was never truly outside of her. His presence lived inside her heart. Her longing turned into devotion. Her love became spiritual, limitless, unconditional. She did not need his physical presence to feel him. She became love itself.
Viraha Bhakti, the gift of Radha
Viraha Bhakti is the longing you feel when the one you love is not physically with you. It is the ache of the heart that becomes its own form of worship. Instead of closing the heart, the longing opens it even wider.
It is devotion born from absence, yet the absence creates a deeper presence.
The longing itself becomes the connection.
In Viraha Bhakti, the separation is not tragic. It becomes the fire that purifies the heart and reveals the true nature of love. It shows that love is not dependent on physical closeness. It is an inner experience, a spiritual state.
How to Embody Radha
This is the perfect time to sit with the energy of Radha. As the planets move through Vishakha and Anuradha, the nakshatras of divine love and devotion, you are being asked to look at your own relationship with passion and devotion.
Ask yourself:
Do I trust the stirrings of my heart, or do I shut them down?
Can I let love be a spiritual path, not a transaction?
Where can I soften my need for control and let beauty lead me again?
You embody Radha every time you love fully without expectation. Every time you let your art, your projects, your relationships, or your spiritual practice become an act of devotion. Every time you choose trust over fear, presence over possession.
To live as Radha is to remember that love is not something we find. It is something we become and something we embody.
Radha’s love for Krishna was pure because she asked nothing in return. When you are in the essence of Radha, you transmute longing into creativity, devotion, and presence. You use the energy that longs to merge with another to merge with life itself, through art, service, prayer, movement, or beauty. You let go completely of the desire to fix, to possess, or to seek validation and attention.
Radha, the goddess who understands the heart of a woman
Radha is the goddess who understands the heart of a woman: her longing, her devotion, her desires, and her emotional depth. She is the goddess of soulful love. Many women whisper her name when they want a love that honors the heart rather than the ego.
You can whisper Radha’s name when you long for a partner who meets you emotionally, spiritually, and intuitively, someone who values devotion over ego and depth over surface attraction. Radha becomes the guide toward the kind of love that honors the heart, not the mind’s expectations.
Women pray to Radha in moments of heartbreak or emotional pain. She is the goddess who knows separation, longing, and loss from within. Because of that, her presence feels comforting and soft. If you feel abandoned, misunderstood, or wounded in love, Radha is the one you can turn to for strength, openness, and healing. Her energy reminds you that the heart can break open in a way that makes it more spacious, not closed.
There are also times when the longing you feel runs so deep, you know it is pointing you toward something greater than this physical world. In those moments, you can pray to Radha to help transform your desire into devotion, to turn the ache of wanting into a path of spiritual growth. Radha deeply loved Krishna, but never lost her identity. Radha teaches you how to love without losing yourself, how to surrender without collapsing, and how to find the Beloved within your own heart.
