Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 177
Verse 177 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
अनङ्गनवरङ्गिणी रसतरङ्गिणी सङ्गतां
दधत्सुखसुधामये स्वतनुनीरधौ राधिकाम् ।
अहो मधुपकाकलीमधुरमाधवीमण्डपे
स्मरक्षुभितमेधते सुरतसीधुमत्तं महः ॥ १७७ ॥
In Roman letters
ananganavaranginee rasataranginee sangataam
dadhatsukhasudhaamaye svatanuneeradhau raadhikaam
aho madhupakaakaleemadhuramaadhaveemandape
smarakshubhitamedhate surataseedhumattam mahah
What it means
In a madhavi bower humming with bees, a light grows ever brighter, holding within its ocean of joy Radhika, the river of rasa who delights even Kamadeva.
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Questions about shloka 177
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 177 mean?
In a madhavi bower humming with bees, a light grows ever brighter, holding within its ocean of joy Radhika, the river of rasa who delights even Kamadeva. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 177 pronounced?
In English letters: ananganavaranginee rasataranginee sangataam / dadhatsukhasudhaamaye svatanuneeradhau raadhikaam / aho madhupakaakaleemadhuramaadhaveemandape / smarakshubhitamedhate surataseedhumattam 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.