Svadhina Bhartrika
O beautiful dark one, fashion upon my body a splendid and varied attire.
Here, upon my fair chest, O Saure, apply lines of leaf-patterns with drops of musk.
O wearer of the peacock-feather crown, beautifully arrange the mass of my locks into a crest resembling a peacock feather.
Here, O eternal one, fashion with skill a pair of clove-blossom ornaments and let them rest against both my ears.
About Svadhina Bhartrika
A short, playful sringara verse by Srila Rupa Goswami in which Radha asks Krishna -- addressed as "Syamala Sundara" and "Saure" -- to personally adorn her: painting musk designs on her chest, arranging a peacock feather in her hair to match His own crown, and fitting clove-blossom ornaments to her ears, casting Krishna in the tender role of Radha's own beautician.
- Composer
- Rupa Goswami · Read biography
- Verses
- 4
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Who wrote Svadhina Bhartrika?
Svadhina Bhartrika was composed by Rupa Goswami.
What is the meaning of Svadhina Bhartrika?
O beautiful dark one, fashion upon my body a splendid and varied attire.
How many verses does Svadhina Bhartrika have?
Svadhina Bhartrika has 4 verses.
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