Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 185
Verse 185 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
चलत्कुटिलकुन्तलं तिलकशोभिभालस्थलं
तिलप्रसवनासिकापुटविराजिमुक्ताफलम् ।
कलङ्करहितामृतच्छविसमुज्ज्वलं राधिके
तवातिरतिपेशलं वदनमण्डलं भावये ॥ १८५ ॥
In Roman letters
chalatkutilakuntalam tilakashobhibhaalasthalam
tilaprasavanaasikaaputaviraajimuktaaphalam
kalankarahitaamritachchhavisamujjvalam raadhike
tavaatiratipeshalam vadanamandalam bhaavaye
What it means
Restless curling locks, a forehead lovely with tilak, a pearl at her nose like a sesame flower, a face bright as the spotless moon: Radhike, I meditate on your face, so full of love.
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Questions about shloka 185
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 185 mean?
Restless curling locks, a forehead lovely with tilak, a pearl at her nose like a sesame flower, a face bright as the spotless moon: Radhike, I meditate on your face, so full of love. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 185 pronounced?
In English letters: chalatkutilakuntalam tilakashobhibhaalasthalam / tilaprasavanaasikaaputaviraajimuktaaphalam / kalankarahitaamritachchhavisamujjvalam raadhike / tavaatiratipeshalam vadanamandalam bhaavaye
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.