𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍀𑌸𑌾
Radha Chalisa in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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Traditional Hindi devotional chalisa · Traditional · Devotional era
Radha, daughter of King Vrishabhanu of Barsana, is the beloved of Krishna and the heart of his pastimes (leela) in Vrindavan. Worshipped as the embodiment of pure love and as Krishna's own bliss-power, she is adored together with him as Radha-Krishna. This Chalisa sings her beauty, her place in the rasa-dance, and the truth that Krishna himself is won not by penance but by the loving remembrance of Radha's name.
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The Chalisa declares that though one perform a million sacrifices and penances, Krishna does not accept the devotee as his own until they sing the name of Radha; and that the son of Yashoda himself follows behind whoever remembers her name, so devotees of Braj greet each other only with 'Radhe Radhe.'
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𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌜𑌾, 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌧𑌾𑌰। 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌿, 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌵𑍗𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌬𑌾𑌰॥
Shri radhe vrishabhanuja, bhaktani pranadhara Vrindavipina viharini, pranavaum barambara
Meaning:Shri Radha, daughter of Vrishabhanu, the very life-breath of the devotees; O wanderer in the groves of Vrindavan, I bow to you again and again.
𑌜𑍈𑌸𑍗 𑌤𑍈𑌸𑍗 𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍗, 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌧𑌾𑌮। 𑌚𑌰𑌣 𑌶𑌰𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌜 𑌦𑍀𑌜𑌿𑌯𑍇, 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦 𑌲𑌲𑌾𑌮॥
Jaisau taisau ravarau, krishna priya sukhadhama Charana sharana nija dijiye, sundara sukhada lalama
Meaning:Such as I am, I am wholly yours, O beloved of Krishna, abode of bliss; grant me the refuge of your feet, O beautiful, joy-giving, lovely one.
𑌜𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾। 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌾॥
Jaya vrishabhanu kumvari shri shyama Kirati namdini shobha dhama
Meaning:Victory to you, daughter of Vrishabhanu, Shri Shyama; daughter of Kirti, abode of all beauty.
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌅𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾। 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑍋𑌦 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌾॥
Nitya viharini shyama adhara Amita moda mamgala datara
Meaning:Eternal sporting one, the support of Shyam (Krishna); giver of boundless joy and auspiciousness.
𑌰𑌾𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌰𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗 𑌯𑍂𑌥 𑌮𑌨 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌿॥
Rasa vilasini rasa vistarini Sahachari subhaga yutha mana bhavani
Meaning:Delighting in the rasa-dance, spreader of its nectar (rasa); beloved of the fair company of your sakhis.
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌗𑍋𑌰𑍀। 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌧𑌨 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌿𑌯 𑌭𑍋𑌰𑍀॥
Nitya kishori radha gori Shyama pranadhana ati jiya bhori
Meaning:Ever-youthful, fair Radha; the very treasure of Shyam's life, utterly innocent of heart.
𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌸𑌾𑌗𑌰 𑌹𑌿𑌯 𑌉𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀। 𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕 𑌸𑌖𑌿𑌯𑌨 𑌕𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀॥
Karuna sagara hiya umamgini Lalitadika sakhiyana ki samgini
Meaning:Ocean of compassion, your heart brimming with joy; companion of Lalita and the other sakhis.
𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌕𑌰 𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍂𑌲 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 𑌹𑌿𑌯 𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌿॥
Dina kara kanya kula viharini Krishna prana priya hiya hulasavani
Meaning:You who sport on the banks of the Yamuna, the Sun's daughter; dear as life to Krishna, you gladden his heart.
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌰𑍗 𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌗𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌂। 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌕𑌹𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌷𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌂॥
Nitya shyama tumarau guna gavaim Radha radha kahi harashavaim
Meaning:Ever does Shyam sing your praises; saying 'Radha, Radha,' he rejoices.
𑌮𑍁𑌰𑌲𑍀 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌉𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌂। 𑌤𑍁𑌵 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 𑌵𑌪𑍁 𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌂॥
Murali mem nita nama ucharem Tuva karana lila vapu dharem
Meaning:On his flute he ever sounds your name; for your sake he takes on his playful (leela) form.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌮 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌿𑌣𑌿 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Prema svarupini ati sukumari Shyama priya vrishabhanu dulari
Meaning:Embodiment of love, most delicate and tender; beloved of Shyam, darling daughter of Vrishabhanu.
𑌨𑌵𑌲 𑌕𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌰𑍀 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌛𑌵𑌿 𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌾। 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿 𑌲𑌘𑍁 𑌲𑌗𑍈 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿 𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾॥
Navala kishori ati chhavi dhama Dyuti laghu lagai koti rati kama
Meaning:Ever-fresh young maiden, abode of supreme beauty; before your radiance the splendour of a million Ratis and Kamadevas seems small.
𑌗𑍗𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍀 𑌶𑌶𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌕 𑌬𑌦𑌨𑌾। 𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗 𑌚𑌪𑌲 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌾॥
Gauramgi shashi nimdaka badana Subhaga chapala aniyare nayana
Meaning:Fair of limb, your face putting the moon to shame; with lovely, restless, sharp-cornered eyes.
𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌕 𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌯𑍁𑌗 𑌪𑌂𑌕𑌜 𑌚𑌰𑌨𑌾। 𑌨𑍂𑌪𑍁𑌰 𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌮 𑌮𑌨 𑌹𑌰𑌨𑌾॥
Javaka yuta yuga pamkaja charana Nupura dhuni pritama mana harana
Meaning:Your two lotus-feet reddened with lac; the sound of your anklets steals the heart of your beloved.
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌤 𑌸𑌹𑌚𑌰𑌿 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌹𑍀𑌂। 𑌮𑌹𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌦 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲 𑌮𑌨 𑌭𑌰𑌹𑍀𑌂॥
Samtata sahachari seva karahim Maha moda mamgala mana bharahim
Meaning:Your companions serve you constantly, their hearts filled with great joy and auspiciousness.
𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌨 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 𑌅𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌾। 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾॥
Rasikana jivana prana adhara Radha nama sakala sukha sara
Meaning:Life and breath-support of the rasikas (the lovers of devotion); the name of Radha is the essence of all happiness.
𑌅𑌗𑌮 𑌅𑌗𑍋𑌚𑌰 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌾। 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 𑌧𑌰𑌤 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌨 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌜 𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌾॥
Agama agochara nitya svarupa Dhyana dharata nishidina braja bhupa
Meaning:Of eternal form, unreachable and beyond the senses; upon whom the king of Braj (Krishna) meditates day and night.
𑌉𑌪𑌜𑍇𑌉 𑌜𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌅𑌂𑌶 𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌖𑌾𑌨𑍀। 𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌨 𑌉𑌮𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍀॥
Upajeu jasu amsha guna khani Kotina uma rama brahmani
Meaning:From a mere fraction of whom, that mine of virtues, arise millions of Umas, Ramas (Lakshmis) and Brahmanis.
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌧𑌾𑌮 𑌗𑍋𑌲𑍋𑌕 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿। 𑌜𑌨 𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕 𑌦𑍁𑌖 𑌦𑍋𑌷 𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌿॥
Nitya dhama goloka viharini Jana rakshaka dukha dosha nasavani
Meaning:Dweller in the eternal abode of Goloka; protector of your people, destroyer of sorrow and fault.
𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌅𑌜 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌨𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕 𑌨𑌾𑌰𑌦। 𑌪𑌾𑌰 𑌨 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌇 𑌶𑍇𑌷 𑌅𑌰𑍁 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑌦॥
Shiva aja muni sanakadika narada Para na pami shesha aru sharada
Meaning:Shiva, the unborn Brahma, the sages, Sanaka and his brothers, and Narada, neither Shesha nor Sharada can find your limit.
𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌭 𑌗𑍁𑌣 𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌉𑌜𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌖𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌹𑍋𑌤 𑌬𑌨𑌬𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Radha shubha guna rupa ujari Nirakhi prasanna hota banabari
Meaning:Radha, radiant with auspicious virtue and beauty; beholding you, Banwari (Krishna) is filled with delight.
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌜 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌨 𑌧𑌨 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍀। 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤 𑌨 𑌜𑌾𑌯 𑌬𑌖𑌾𑌨𑍀॥
Braja jivana dhana radha rani Mahima amita na jaya bakhani
Meaning:Radha Rani, the life and treasure of Braj; your boundless glory cannot be told in full.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌮 𑌸𑌂𑌗 𑌦𑍇𑌇 𑌗𑌲𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌹𑍀। 𑌬𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌤 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌹𑍀॥
Pritama samga dei galabamhi Biharata nita vrindavana mamhi
Meaning:Arm in arm with your beloved, you sport forever within Vrindavan.
𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌕𑌹𑍈𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾। 𑌏𑌕 𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌦𑍋𑌉 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌾॥
Radha krishna krishna kahaim radha Eka rupa dou priti agadha
Meaning:Radha says 'Krishna' and Krishna says 'Radha'; the two are one single form, their love unfathomable.
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌨 𑌮𑌨 𑌹𑌰𑌨𑍀। 𑌜𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌖 𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌕 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌫𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤 𑌬𑌦𑌨𑍀॥
Shri radha mohana mana harani Jana sukha dayaka praphulita badani
Meaning:Shri Radha, stealer of Mohan's (Krishna's) heart; giver of joy to your devotees, your face ever in bloom.
𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌕 𑌰𑍂𑌪 𑌧𑌰𑍇𑌂 𑌨𑌂𑌦 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾। 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶 𑌕𑌰𑌨 𑌹𑌿𑌤 𑌗𑍋𑌕𑍁𑌲 𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾॥
Kotika rupa dharem namda namda Darsha karana hita gokula chanda
Meaning:The son of Nanda, the moon of Gokul, takes on a million forms just to gain the sight of you.
𑌰𑌾𑌸 𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑌿 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌂 𑌰𑌿𑌝𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂। 𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑍗 𑌜𑌬 𑌅𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂॥
Rasa keli kari tumhem rijhavem Mana karau jaba ati duhkha pavem
Meaning:He delights you with the play of the rasa-dance; and when you feign loving anger (maan), he is sorely grieved.
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌫𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤 𑌹𑍋𑌤 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌶 𑌜𑌬 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂। 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂॥
Praphulita hota darsha jaba pavem Vividha bhamti nita vinaya sunavem
Meaning:He blossoms with joy when he gains your sight, and ever offers his pleas to you in many ways.
𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾। 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌲𑍇𑌤 𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌣 𑌸𑌬 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾॥
Vrindaranya viharini shyama Nama leta purana saba kama
Meaning:O Shyama who sports in the forest of Vrinda; at the mere taking of your name, all desires are fulfilled.
𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌨 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌹𑍂। 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌨𑍇𑌮 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤 𑌹𑌿𑌯 𑌮𑍇𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑌹𑍂॥
Kotina yajna tapasya karahu Vividha nema vrata hiya mem dharahu
Meaning:Though one perform a million sacrifices and penances, and hold in the heart all manner of vows and observances,
𑌤𑌊 𑌨 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂। 𑌜𑌬 𑌲𑌗𑌿 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌨 𑌗𑌾𑌵𑍇𑌂॥
Tau na shyama bhaktahim apanavem Jaba lagi radha nama na gavem
Meaning:even so, Shyam does not take the devotee as his own, so long as that devotee does not sing the name of Radha.
𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾। 𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 𑌵𑌪𑍁 𑌤𑌬 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤 𑌅𑌗𑌾𑌧𑌾॥
Vrindavipina svamini radha Lila vapu taba amita agadha
Meaning:Radha, mistress of the groves of Vrindavan; your playful form is boundless and unfathomable.
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑍈𑌂 𑌨𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌾। 𑌔𑌰 𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍𑌹𑍇𑌂 𑌕𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌾॥
Svayam krishna pavaim nahim para Aura tumhem ko janana hara
Meaning:Krishna himself cannot reach your far shore; who else, then, is able to know you?
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌰𑌸 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌾। 𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌰 𑌗𑌾𑌨 𑌕𑌰𑌤 𑌨𑌿𑌤 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌾॥
Shri radha rasa priti abheda Sadara gana karata nita veda
Meaning:The love-rasa of Shri Radha and Krishna is one and indivisible; the Vedas ever sing of it with reverence.
𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑌜𑌿𑌹𑍈𑌂। 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌪𑌨𑍇𑌹𑍁 𑌜𑌗 𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑌰𑌿 𑌹𑍈𑌂॥
Radha tyagi krishna ko bhajihaim Te sapanehu jaga jaladhi na tari haim
Meaning:Those who forsake Radha and worship Krishna alone do not, even in a dream, cross the ocean of worldly existence.
𑌕𑍀𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌵𑌰𑌿 𑌲𑌾𑌡़𑌿𑌲𑍀 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾। 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌤 𑌸𑌕𑌲 𑌮𑌿𑌟𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌬𑌾𑌧𑌾॥
Kirati kumvari lada़ili radha Sumirata sakala mitahim bhavabadha
Meaning:Radha, the cherished daughter of Kirti; remembering her, all the obstacles of worldly life are erased.
𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌅𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲 𑌮𑍂𑌲 𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌨। 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧 𑌤𑌾𑌪 𑌹𑌰 𑌹𑌰𑌿 𑌮𑌨𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨॥
Nama amamgala mula nasavana Trividha tapa hara hari manabhavana
Meaning:Your name destroys the very root of all misfortune; remover of the three torments, beloved of Hari.
𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌲𑍇𑌇 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑍋𑌈। 𑌸𑌹𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌦𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌰 𑌬𑌸 𑌹𑍋𑌈॥
Radha nama lei jo koi Sahajahi damodara basa hoi
Meaning:Whoever takes the name of Radha, by that alone does Damodara (Krishna) come under their sway.
𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌪𑌰𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌦𑌾𑌈। 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌈॥
Radha nama parama sukhadai Bhajatahim kripa karahim yadurai
Meaning:The name of Radha is the giver of supreme joy; on those who chant it, the lord of the Yadus bestows his grace.
𑌯𑌶𑍁𑌮𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌨 𑌪𑍀𑌛𑍇 𑌫𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍈𑌂। 𑌜𑍋 𑌕𑍋𑌊 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍈𑌂॥
Yashumati nandana pichhe phirihaim Jo kou radha nama sumirihaim
Meaning:The son of Yashoda (Krishna) follows behind whoever remembers the name of Radha.
𑌰𑌾𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌕𑌰𑌹𑍁 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌬𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Rasa viharini shyama pyari Karahu kripa barasane vari
Meaning:O Shyama, beloved one who sports in the rasa-dance; show your grace, O lady of Barsana.
𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌹𑍈 𑌶𑌰𑌣 𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀। 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌜𑌯 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍁 𑌦𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌰𑍀॥
Vrindavana hai sharana tihari Jaya jaya jaya vrishabhanu dulari
Meaning:Vrindavan is your shelter, and in you I take shelter; victory, victory, victory, O darling daughter of Vrishabhanu!
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍀, 𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌕𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 𑌘𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮। 𑌕𑌰𑌹𑍁𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰 𑌬𑌾𑌸 𑌮𑍈𑌂, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌨 𑌧𑌾𑌮॥
Shriradha sarveshvari, rasikeshvara ghanashyama Karahun niramtara basa maim, shrivrindavana dhama
Meaning:Shri Radha is the supreme goddess of all, and the cloud-dark Krishna the lord of the rasikas; may I dwell forever in the holy abode of Shri Vrindavan.
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Benefits of Chanting Radha Chalisa
Recited to invoke Shri Radha Rani, the beloved of Krishna and queen of Braj, for love, devotion (bhakti), and harmony in relationships and married life.
Praises Radha as the embodiment of pure love and the source of Krishna's grace, deepening prema-bhakti and surrender.
Believed to remove the root of misfortune and the three torments, for, as the Chalisa says, Krishna himself is won by those who sing the name of Radha.
Especially recited on Radha Ashtami (Radha's appearance day), during the months of Kartik and the Braj pilgrimage to Barsana and Vrindavan, and on Janmashtami.
Chanted with the Krishna Chalisa, Krishna Aarti and Madhurashtakam to complete the worship of Radha-Krishna.
How to Chant Radha Chalisa
After bathing, sit before an image of Radha-Krishna, light a lamp and offer flowers (especially tulsi) and bhog. Recite the Chalisa with love, dwelling on the divine pastimes of Radha and Krishna in Vrindavan, and chant 'Radhe Radhe' or 'Jai Shri Radhe'. It is recited with special devotion on Radha Ashtami.
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