Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 136
Verse 136 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
यस्याः स्फूर्जत्पदनखमणिज्योतिरेकच्छटायाः
सान्द्रप्रेमामृतरसमहासिन्धुकोटिर्विलासः ।
सा चेद्राधा रचयति कृपादृष्टिपातं कदाचि
न्मुक्तिस्तुच्छी भवति बहुशः प्राकृताप्राकृतश्रीः ॥ १३६ ॥
In Roman letters
yasyaah sphoorjatpadanakhamanijyotirekachchhataayaah
saandrapremaamritarasamahaasindhukotirvilaasah
saa chedraadhaa rachayati kripaadrishtipaatam kadaachi
nmuktistuchchhee bhavati bahushah praakritaapraakritashreeh
What it means
One ray from the gems of her toenails holds millions of oceans of love. If Radha ever casts a merciful glance on me, liberation and every worldly and divine splendour will seem small.
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Questions about shloka 136
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 136 mean?
One ray from the gems of her toenails holds millions of oceans of love. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 136 pronounced?
In English letters: yasyaah sphoorjatpadanakhamanijyotirekachchhataayaah / saandrapremaamritarasamahaasindhukotirvilaasah / saa chedraadhaa rachayati kripaadrishtipaatam kadaachi / nmuktistuchchhee bhavati bahushah praakritaapraakritashreeh
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.