Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 19
Verse 19 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
श्रीराधिके सुरतरङ्गिनितम्बभागे
काञ्चीकलापकलहंसकलानुलापैः ।
मञ्जीरसिञ्जितमधुव्रतगुञ्जिताङ्घ्रि
पङ्केरुहैः शिशिरयस्व रसच्छटाभिः ॥ १९ ॥
In Roman letters
shreeraadhike surataranginitambabhaage
kaancheekalaapakalahamsakalaanulaapaih
manjeerasinjitamadhuvratagunjitaanghri
pankeruhaih shishirayasva rasachchhataabhih
What it means
Shri Radhike, the sound of your girdle is like swans calling and your anklets hum like bees around your lotus feet. Cool me with a spray of that sweetness.
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Questions about shloka 19
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 19 mean?
Shri Radhike, the sound of your girdle is like swans calling and your anklets hum like bees around your lotus feet. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 19 pronounced?
In English letters: shreeraadhike surataranginitambabhaage / kaancheekalaapakalahamsakalaanulaapaih / manjeerasinjitamadhuvratagunjitaanghri / pankeruhaih shishirayasva rasachchhataabhih
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.