Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 170
Verse 170 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
विचित्ररतिविक्रमं दधदनुक्रमादाकुलं
महामदनवेगतो निभृतमञ्जुकुञ्जोदरे ।
अहो विनिमयन्नवं किमपि नीलपीतं पटं
मिथो मिलितमद्भुतं जयति पीतनीलं महः ॥ १७० ॥
In Roman letters
vichitrarativikramam dadhadanukramaadaakulam
mahaamadanavegato nibhritamanjukunjodare
aho vinimayannavam kimapi neelapeetam patam
mitho militamadbhutam jayati peetaneelam mahah
What it means
In a secret grove, overcome by love, they exchange their blue and yellow garments, joined in a wonder. Glory to that yellow-and-blue light.
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Questions about shloka 170
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 170 mean?
In a secret grove, overcome by love, they exchange their blue and yellow garments, joined in a wonder. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 170 pronounced?
In English letters: vichitrarativikramam dadhadanukramaadaakulam / mahaamadanavegato nibhritamanjukunjodare / aho vinimayannavam kimapi neelapeetam patam / mitho militamadbhutam jayati peetaneelam mahah
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.