Parakiya

(“belonging to another”) Particular type
of relationship between lover and
beloved, in which the woman is seen as
married to another person. Parakiya is
said to generate the most intense passion, since the people pursuing it have
nothing to gain but love itself—if
caught, they risk ridicule and shame,
and in any case their liaison has no real
future. This is not the conventional, safe
love with one’s own spouse (svakiya)
that is sanctioned by marriage, carries
social approval, and usually entails procreation, but rather a dangerous love
pursued solely for pleasure. This type of
relationship is a standard image in
Sanskrit poetry, and is also the dominant theme for describing the relationship between the god Krishna and his
human consort Radha, which is seen as
symbolizing the relationship between
god and the human soul.