Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 156
Verse 156 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
सौन्दर्यामृतराशिरद्भुतमहालावण्यलीलाकला
कालिन्दीवरवीचिडम्बरपरिस्फूर्जत्कटाक्षच्छविः ।
सा कापि स्मरकेलिकोमलकलावैचित्र्यकोटिस्फुर
त्प्रेमानन्दघनाकृतिर्दिशतु मे दास्यं किशोरीमणिः ॥ १५६ ॥
In Roman letters
saundaryaamritaraashiradbhutamahaalaavanyaleelaakalaa
kaalindeevaraveechidambaraparisphoorjatkataakshachchhavih
saa kaapi smarakelikomalakalaavaichitryakotisphura
tpremaanandaghanaakritirdishatu me daasyam kishoreemanih
What it means
An ocean of beauty, master of the arts of grace, her glances flashing like the waves of the Yamuna, the form of deep joy and love: may that jewel among young ladies grant me her service.
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Questions about shloka 156
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 156 mean?
An ocean of beauty, master of the arts of grace, her glances flashing like the waves of the Yamuna, the form of deep joy and love: may that jewel among young ladies grant me her service. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 156 pronounced?
In English letters: saundaryaamritaraashiradbhutamahaalaavanyaleelaakalaa / kaalindeevaraveechidambaraparisphoorjatkataakshachchhavih / saa kaapi smarakelikomalakalaavaichitryakotisphura / tpremaanandaghanaakritirdishatu me daasyam kishoreemanih
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.