Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 186
Verse 186 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
पूर्णप्रेमामृतरससमुल्लाससौभाग्यसारं
कुञ्जे कुञ्जे नवरतिकलाकौतुकेनात्तकेलि ।
उत्फुल्लेन्दीवरकनकयोः कान्तिचोरं किशोरं
ज्योतिर्द्वन्द्वं किमपि परमानन्दकन्दं चकास्ति ॥ १८६ ॥
In Roman letters
poornapremaamritarasasamullaasasaubhaagyasaaram
kunje kunje navaratikalaakautukenaattakeli
utphullendeevarakanakayoh kaantichoram kishoram
jyotirdvandvam kimapi paramaanandakandam chakaasti
What it means
The essence of the joy of full love, playing in grove after grove with fresh delight, stealing the glow of the blue and golden lotus: a young twin light shines, the root of supreme bliss.
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Questions about shloka 186
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 186 mean?
The essence of the joy of full love, playing in grove after grove with fresh delight, stealing the glow of the blue and golden lotus: a young twin light shines, the root of supreme bliss. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 186 pronounced?
In English letters: poornapremaamritarasasamullaasasaubhaagyasaaram / kunje kunje navaratikalaakautukenaattakeli / utphullendeevarakanakayoh kaantichoram kishoram / jyotirdvandvam kimapi paramaanandakandam chakaasti
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.