Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 36
Verse 36 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
पत्रावलीं रचयितुं कुचयोः कपोले
बद्धुं विचित्रकवरीं नवमल्लिकाभिः ।
अङ्गं च भूषयितुमाभरणैर्धृताशे
श्रीराधिके मयि विधेहि कृपावलोकम् ॥ ३६ ॥
In Roman letters
patraavaleem rachayitum kuchayoh kapole
baddhum vichitrakavareem navamallikaabhih
angam cha bhooshayitumaabharanairdhritaashe
shreeraadhike mayi vidhehi kripaavalokam
What it means
I long to paint designs on your cheeks, to braid your hair with fresh jasmine and to adorn your limbs with ornaments. Shri Radhike, cast your merciful look on me.
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Questions about shloka 36
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 36 mean?
I long to paint designs on your cheeks, to braid your hair with fresh jasmine and to adorn your limbs with ornaments. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 36 pronounced?
In English letters: patraavaleem rachayitum kuchayoh kapole / baddhum vichitrakavareem navamallikaabhih / angam cha bhooshayitumaabharanairdhritaashe / shreeraadhike mayi vidhehi kripaavalokam
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.