Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 169
Verse 169 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
एकं काञ्चनचम्पकच्छवि परं नीलाम्बुदश्यामलं
कन्दर्पोत्तरलं तथैकमपरं नैवानुकूलं बहिः ।
किञ्चैकं बहुमानभङ्गि रसवच्चाटूनि कुर्वत्परं
वीक्षे क्रीडति कुञ्जसीम्नि तदहो द्वन्द्वं महामोहनम् ॥ १६९ ॥
In Roman letters
ekam kaanchanachampakachchhavi param neelaambudashyaamalam
kandarpottaralam tathaikamaparam naivaanukoolam bahih
kinchaikam bahumaanabhangi rasavachchaatooni kurvatparam
veekshe kreedati kunjaseemni tadaho dvandvam mahaamohanam
What it means
One golden as champak, the other dark as a rain cloud; one restless with longing, the other cool on the surface; one full of loving pride, the other full of sweet coaxing: see that enchanting couple play at the edge of the grove.
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Questions about shloka 169
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 169 mean?
One golden as champak, the other dark as a rain cloud; one restless with longing, the other cool on the surface; one full of loving pride, the other full of sweet coaxing: see that enchanting couple play at the edge of the grove. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 169 pronounced?
In English letters: ekam kaanchanachampakachchhavi param neelaambudashyaamalam / kandarpottaralam tathaikamaparam naivaanukoolam bahih / kinchaikam bahumaanabhangi rasavachchaatooni kurvatparam / veekshe kreedati kunjaseemni tadaho dvandvam mahaamohanam
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.