One-line: Krishna’s beloved in Goloka and, in Book 9, the Goddess-form presiding over life-breath and devotion.
First appears: Book 9, in Book 9 retelling.
Who they are: Radha enters the Devi Bhagavatam through Book 9’s higher cosmic register. She is not just a romantic figure; she is one of the five great forms of Prakriti and the presiding power of Krishna’s life-breath and the Rasa Mandala. The book pairs Radha and Durga as two major powers governing embodied life.
What they do that matters:
- Appears in the fivefold Prakriti teaching.
- Presides over Krishna’s Rasa Mandala in Goloka.
- Is paired with Durga in Book 9’s closing synthesis.
Other names: None in this storybook layer.
Family / lineage (when relevant): Beloved of Krishna in Goloka.