Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 222
Verse 222 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
पत्रालीं ललितां कपोलफलके नेत्राम्बुजे कज्जलं
रङ्गं बिम्बफलाधरे च कुचयोः काश्मीरजालेपनम् ।
श्रीराधे नवसङ्गमाय तरले पादाङ्गुलीपङ्क्तिषु
न्यस्यन्ती प्रणयादलक्तकरसं पूर्णा कदा स्यामहम् ॥ २२२ ॥
In Roman letters
patraaleem lalitaam kapolaphalake netraambuje kajjalam
rangam bimbaphalaadhare cha kuchayoh kaashmeerajaalepanam
shreeraadhe navasangamaaya tarale paadaanguleepanktishu
nyasyantee pranayaadalaktakarasam poornaa kadaa syaamaham
What it means
Drawing designs on your cheeks, kajal on your lotus eyes, colour on your lips, saffron on you, and lovingly putting red lac on your toes as you hurry to meet your beloved: Shri Radhe, when will my wish be fulfilled?
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Questions about shloka 222
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 222 mean?
Drawing designs on your cheeks, kajal on your lotus eyes, colour on your lips, saffron on you, and lovingly putting red lac on your toes as you hurry to meet your beloved: Shri Radhe, when will my wish be fulfilled? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 222 pronounced?
In English letters: patraaleem lalitaam kapolaphalake netraambuje kajjalam / rangam bimbaphalaadhare cha kuchayoh kaashmeerajaalepanam / shreeraadhe navasangamaaya tarale paadaanguleepanktishu / nyasyantee pranayaadalaktakarasam poornaa kadaa syaamaham
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.