Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 173
Verse 173 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
विच्छेदाभासमानादहह निमिषतो गात्रविस्रंसनादौ
चञ्चत्कल्पाग्निकोटिज्वलितमिव भवेद्बाह्यमभ्यन्तरं च ।
गाढस्नेहानुबन्धग्रथितमिव ययोरद्भुतप्रेममूर्त्योः
श्रीराधामाधवाख्यं परमिह मधुरं तद्द्वयं धाम जाने ॥ १७३ ॥
In Roman letters
vichchhedaabhaasamaanaadahaha nimishato gaatravisramsanaadau
chanchatkalpaagnikotijvalitamiva bhavedbaahyamabhyantaram cha
gaadhasnehaanubandhagrathitamiva yayoradbhutapremamoortyoh
shreeraadhaamaadhavaakhyam paramiha madhuram taddvayam dhaama jaane
What it means
Even the briefest hint of separation, even a blink, burns them inside and out like millions of fires. Bound together by deep love, that couple named Radha and Madhava is the one sweet refuge I know.
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Questions about shloka 173
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 173 mean?
Even the briefest hint of separation, even a blink, burns them inside and out like millions of fires. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 173 pronounced?
In English letters: vichchhedaabhaasamaanaadahaha nimishato gaatravisramsanaadau / chanchatkalpaagnikotijvalitamiva bhavedbaahyamabhyantaram cha / gaadhasnehaanubandhagrathitamiva yayoradbhutapremamoortyoh / shreeraadhaamaadhavaakhyam paramiha madhuram taddvayam dhaama jaane
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.