Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 121
Verse 121 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
श्यामामण्डलमौलिमण्डनमणिः श्यामानुरागस्फुर
द्रोमोद्भेदविभाविताकृतिरहो काश्मीरगौरच्छविः ।
सातीवोन्मदकामकेलितरला मां पातु मन्दस्मिता
मन्दारद्रुमकुञ्जमन्दिरगता गोविन्दपट्टेश्वरी ॥ १२१ ॥
In Roman letters
shyaamaamandalamaulimandanamanih shyaamaanuraagasphura
dromodbhedavibhaavitaakritiraho kaashmeeragaurachchhavih
saateevonmadakaamakelitaralaa maam paatu mandasmitaa
mandaaradrumakunjamandiragataa govindapatteshvaree
What it means
She is the jewel adorning the crown of all young women, thrilling with love for Shyam, golden like saffron, playful in love, gently smiling, in a temple-grove of mandara trees: may Govinda's chief queen protect me.
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Questions about shloka 121
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 121 mean?
She is the jewel adorning the crown of all young women, thrilling with love for Shyam, golden like saffron, playful in love, gently smiling, in a temple-grove of mandara trees: may Govinda's chief queen protect me. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 121 pronounced?
In English letters: shyaamaamandalamaulimandanamanih shyaamaanuraagasphura / dromodbhedavibhaavitaakritiraho kaashmeeragaurachchhavih / saateevonmadakaamakelitaralaa maam paatu mandasmitaa / mandaaradrumakunjamandiragataa govindapatteshvaree
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.