Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 123
Verse 123 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
आनम्राननचन्द्रमीरितदृगापाङ्गच्छटामन्थरं
किञ्चिद्दर्शिशिरोऽवगुण्ठनपटं लीलाविलासावधिम् ।
उन्नीयालकमञ्जरीः कररुहैरालक्ष्य सन्नागर
स्याङ्गेऽङ्गं तव राधिके सचकितालोकं कदा लोकये ॥ १२३ ॥
In Roman letters
aanamraananachandrameeritadrigaapaangachchhataamantharam
kinchiddarshishiro'vagunthanapatam leelaavilaasaavadhim
unneeyaalakamanjareeh kararuhairaalakshya sannaagara
syaange'ngam tava raadhike sachakitaalokam kadaa lokaye
What it means
When will I see your startled glance, Radhike, as I lift your curls with my fingertips: face bowed, eyes slowly glancing sideways, your veil drawn just a little, held close in your beloved's arms?
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Questions about shloka 123
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 123 mean?
When will I see your startled glance, Radhike, as I lift your curls with my fingertips: face bowed, eyes slowly glancing sideways, your veil drawn just a little, held close in your beloved's arms? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 123 pronounced?
In English letters: aanamraananachandrameeritadrigaapaangachchhataamantharam / kinchiddarshishiro'vagunthanapatam leelaavilaasaavadhim / unneeyaalakamanjareeh kararuhairaalakshya sannaagara / syaange'ngam tava raadhike sachakitaalokam kadaa lokaye
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.