Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 157
Verse 157 of the Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, the Sanskrit hymn to Shri Radha by Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya. Below: the verse in Devanagari, in English letters, and what it says.
The verse in full
दुकूलमतिकोमलं कलयदेव कौसुम्भकं
निबद्धमधुमल्लिकाललितमाल्यधम्मिल्लकम् ।
बृहत्कटितटस्फुरन्मुखरमेखलालङ्कृतं
कदा नु कलयामि तत्कनकचम्पकाभं महः ॥ १५७ ॥
In Roman letters
dukoolamatikomalam kalayadeva kausumbhakam
nibaddhamadhumallikaalalitamaalyadhammillakam
brihatkatitatasphuranmukharamekhalaalankritam
kadaa nu kalayaami tatkanakachampakaabham mahah
What it means
Wearing the softest saffron-coloured silk, her hair bound with garlands of spring jasmine, her girdle ringing at her waist: when will I behold that light, golden as a champak flower?
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Questions about shloka 157
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 157 mean?
Wearing the softest saffron-coloured silk, her hair bound with garlands of spring jasmine, her girdle ringing at her waist: when will I behold that light, golden as a champak flower? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 157 pronounced?
In English letters: dukoolamatikomalam kalayadeva kausumbhakam / nibaddhamadhumallikaalalitamaalyadhammillakam / brihatkatitatasphuranmukharamekhalaalankritam / kadaa nu kalayaami tatkanakachampakaabham mahah
Who wrote the Radha Sudha Nidhi?
Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya, the tradition into which Premanand Ji Maharaj took diksha. It is a Sanskrit stotra of about 270 verses addressed to Shri Radha.
Where is this text taken from?
We typeset it ourselves and checked every verse against a 1950 Radhavallabh edition in the public domain. Where copies differ, that edition's reading is used.