Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 135
Verse 135 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
प्रत्यङ्गोच्छलदुज्ज्वलामृतरसप्रेमैकपूर्णाम्बुधि
र्लावण्यैकसुधानिधिः पुरुकृपावात्सल्यसाराम्बुधिः ।
तारुण्यप्रथमप्रवेशविलसन्माधुर्यसाम्राज्यभू
र्गुप्तः कोऽपि महानिधिर्विजयते राधा रसैकावधिः ॥ १३५ ॥
In Roman letters
pratyangochchhaladujjvalaamritarasapremaikapoornaambudhi
rlaavanyaikasudhaanidhih purukripaavaatsalyasaaraambudhih
taarunyaprathamapraveshavilasanmaadhuryasaamraajyabhoo
rguptah ko'pi mahaanidhirvijayate raadhaa rasaikaavadhih
What it means
An ocean of love overflowing from every limb, a treasure of beauty, an ocean of mercy and tenderness, the kingdom of sweetness at the first touch of youth: that hidden great treasure, Radha, the one limit of rasa, is victorious.
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Questions about shloka 135
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 135 mean?
An ocean of love overflowing from every limb, a treasure of beauty, an ocean of mercy and tenderness, the kingdom of sweetness at the first touch of youth: that hidden great treasure, Radha, the one limit of rasa, is victorious. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 135 pronounced?
In English letters: pratyangochchhaladujjvalaamritarasapremaikapoornaambudhi / rlaavanyaikasudhaanidhih purukripaavaatsalyasaaraambudhih / taarunyaprathamapraveshavilasanmaadhuryasaamraajyabhoo / rguptah ko'pi mahaanidhirvijayate raadhaa rasaikaavadhih
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.