Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 124
Verse 124 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
राकाचन्द्रो वराको यदनुपमरसानन्दकन्दाननेन्दो
स्तत्तादृक्चन्द्रिकाया अपि किमपि कलामात्रकस्याणुतोऽपि ।
यस्याः शोणाधरश्रीविधृतनवसुधामाधुरीसारसिन्धुः
सा राधा कामबाधाविधुरमधुपतिप्राणदा प्रीयतां नः ॥ १२४ ॥
In Roman letters
raakaachandro varaako yadanupamarasaanandakandaananendo
stattaadrikchandrikaayaa api kimapi kalaamaatrakasyaanuto'pi
yasyaah shonaadharashreevidhritanavasudhaamaadhureesaarasindhuh
saa raadhaa kaamabaadhaavidhuramadhupatipraanadaa preeyataam nah
What it means
Next to the moon of her face, the full moon is a poor thing, not even a speck of a part of its light. May Radha, whose red lips hold an ocean of fresh nectar, who gives life to Krishna when he is pained by longing, be pleased with us.
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Questions about shloka 124
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 124 mean?
Next to the moon of her face, the full moon is a poor thing, not even a speck of a part of its light. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 124 pronounced?
In English letters: raakaachandro varaako yadanupamarasaanandakandaananendo / stattaadrikchandrikaayaa api kimapi kalaamaatrakasyaanuto'pi / yasyaah shonaadharashreevidhritanavasudhaamaadhureesaarasindhuh / saa raadhaa kaamabaadhaavidhuramadhupatipraanadaa preeyataam nah
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.