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Gopi (गोपी) is a Sanskrit word originating from the word Gopa. In Hinduism , the name Gopika or Gopi is especially used to refer the milkmaids of Braj region. [ 8 ] The word Gopis in the plural refers to the group of cowherd women who possess devotion toward Krishna.
Radha, in Hinduism, the gopi (milkmaid) who became the beloved of the god Krishna during that period of his life when he lived among the gopa s (cowherds) of Vrindavan. Radha was the wife of another gopa but was the dearest of Krishna’s consorts and his constant companion. In the bhakti (devotional) movement of Vaishnavism, the female, Radha ...