Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 171
Verse 171 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
करे कमलमद्भुतं भ्रमयतोर्मिथोंसार्पित
स्फुरत्पुलकदोर्लतायुगलयोः स्मरोन्मत्तयोः ।
सहासरसपेशलं मदकरीन्द्रभङ्गीशतै
र्गतिं रसिकयोर्द्वयोः स्मरत चारुवृन्दावने ॥ १७१ ॥
In Roman letters
kare kamalamadbhutam bhramayatormithomsaarpita
sphuratpulakadorlataayugalayoh smaronmattayoh
sahaasarasapeshalam madakareendrabhangeeshatai
rgatim rasikayordvayoh smarata chaaruvrindaavane
What it means
Twirling a wondrous lotus, arms resting on each other's shoulders, mad with love, walking with the grace of a hundred proud elephants and full of laughter: O mind, remember that couple in lovely Vrindavan.
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Questions about shloka 171
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 171 mean?
Twirling a wondrous lotus, arms resting on each other's shoulders, mad with love, walking with the grace of a hundred proud elephants and full of laughter: O mind, remember that couple in lovely Vrindavan. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 171 pronounced?
In English letters: kare kamalamadbhutam bhramayatormithomsaarpita / sphuratpulakadorlataayugalayoh smaronmattayoh / sahaasarasapeshalam madakareendrabhangeeshatai / rgatim rasikayordvayoh smarata chaaruvrindaavane
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.