Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 184
Verse 184 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
लसद्दशनमौक्तिकप्रवरकान्तिपूरस्फुर
न्मनोज्ञनवपल्लवाधरमणिच्छटासुन्दरम् ।
चरन्मकरकुण्डलं चकितचारुनेत्राञ्चलं
स्मरामि तव राधिके वदनमण्डलं निर्मलम् ॥ १८४ ॥
In Roman letters
lasaddashanamauktikapravarakaantipoorasphura
nmanojnanavapallavaadharamanichchhataasundaram
charanmakarakundalam chakitachaarunetraanchalam
smaraami tava raadhike vadanamandalam nirmalam
What it means
Teeth gleaming like the finest pearls, lips like new leaves more lovely than coral, swinging makara earrings, the corners of her eyes startled and beautiful: Radhike, I remember your pure face.
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Questions about shloka 184
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 184 mean?
Teeth gleaming like the finest pearls, lips like new leaves more lovely than coral, swinging makara earrings, the corners of her eyes startled and beautiful: Radhike, I remember your pure face. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 184 pronounced?
In English letters: lasaddashanamauktikapravarakaantipoorasphura / nmanojnanavapallavaadharamanichchhataasundaram / charanmakarakundalam chakitachaarunetraanchalam / smaraami tava raadhike vadanamandalam nirmalam
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.