How did Radha fall into ignorance and upset seeing the raasa-dance?

[Ms. Thrylokya asked:- Swami! Gopikas are sages and Radha is the incarnation of God. If Gopikas were well aware of what they were doing, how did Radha fall into ignorance and get upset seeing the rāsa-dance?]

Swami replied:- Radha is the embodiment of unimaginable power of God. To play the role of a devotee, she covered herself with thick shield of ignorance. Otherwise, without that imposed ignorance, she becomes equal to God Krishna. Then, she cannot become an ideal devotee to show the path for rest of the devotees. Since she is the same embodiment of divine knowledge of God, she needs high level of ignorance to play her role as devotee. Therefore, the ignorance of Radha must be more deeper than the ignorance of sages. Radha has to make mistakes as ignorant devotee and she has to be preached by God Krishna playing the role of spiritual preacher so that the spiritual lessons given to her can be followed by the world of devotees. The entire book of the Radha Krishna Gīta, which is the preaching of God Krishna to Radha, is for all the souls of the world and not for Radha in real sense!!!

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