Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 81
Verse 81 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
लिखन्ति भुजमूलतो न खलु शङ्खचक्रादिकं
विचित्रहरिमन्दिरं न रचयन्ति भालस्थले ।
लसत्तुलसिमालिकां दधति कण्ठपीठे न वा
गुरोर्भजनविक्रमात्क इह ते महाबुद्धयः ॥ ८१ ॥
In Roman letters
likhanti bhujamoolato na khalu shankhachakraadikam
vichitraharimandiram na rachayanti bhaalasthale
lasattulasimaalikaam dadhati kanthapeethe na vaa
gurorbhajanavikramaatka iha te mahaabuddhayah
What it means
They do not mark conch and discus on their arms, nor draw tilak on their foreheads, nor even wear a tulsi mala at the throat. Who are these great souls, strong only in devotion to the guru?
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Questions about shloka 81
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 81 mean?
They do not mark conch and discus on their arms, nor draw tilak on their foreheads, nor even wear a tulsi mala at the throat. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 81 pronounced?
In English letters: likhanti bhujamoolato na khalu shankhachakraadikam / vichitraharimandiram na rachayanti bhaalasthale / lasattulasimaalikaam dadhati kanthapeethe na vaa / gurorbhajanavikramaatka iha te mahaabuddhayah
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.