Why Did I Pick This Myth?

While there are many different versions of the Krishna and Radha, I sifted through many and picked the one I thought the most related to Water. The one chosen can be found at: Version of Myth. This is just a general summary of the story. However, I am also using information from this website, Radha Krishna Extra Information. I put it below just as a reference as I explain why I chose it. It was important to me that this version mentions how Radha and Krishna were childhood playmates. While this is not the exact case in Water, I think Kaylani has a childlike presence, as she too was a young widow. This story notes how Krishna and Radha's love story never reaches its maturity because he leaves. This relates to Water, because unfortunately Kaylani takes her own life to free herself from the pain and suffering, as she has lost her love, and had an forced encounter with Narayan's father. The second link notes how they each come from different backgrounds, so their love could never work. In Water, Kaylani and Narayan live very different lives. Anything Narayan wants he could have, while Kaylani is restricted due to being a widow. While their love will never end in a marriage, we see that their spiritual love is eternal and they share a great love. These are just some of the similarities between the story of Krishna and Radha and Water. Using the story below as a guide, and the extra information from in the second link, I will write my essay analyzing the film and the myth.

Krishna was the shepherd prince of Gokul and Radha was Vrishbhanu Gurjar who had a boon that Devi Lakshmi will be born as his daughter. So technically, we look at Radha as an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi. Radha and Krishna were childhood playmates. Radha was one of the Gopis or cowherd girls with whom Krishna did rasleela in the forests of Vrindavan. But Radha was the dearest to Krishna and most devoted to Him. When Krishna played the flute, Radha sang and danced with Him. However, this love story never reached its maturity because, Krishna left Vrindavan at the age of 12 to study at his gurukul and then to attack his uncle Kamsa in Mathura. Meanwhile, Radha was married off to a wealthy landowner named Abhimanyu. Some stories also give the name of Radha's husband as Chandrasena. There is also a myth that Radha and Krishna were secretly married in Vrindavan and Lord Brahma presided over their marriage as a priest. This version of the story does not hold much water because it is not written in the Puranas.