Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 195
Verse 195 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
मदाघूर्णन्नेत्रं नवरतिरसावेशविवशो
ल्लसद्गात्रं प्राणप्रणयपरिपाट्यां परतरम् ।
मिथो गाढाश्लेषाद्वलयमिव जातं मरकत
द्रुतस्वर्णच्छायं स्फुरतु मिथुनं तन्मम हृदि ॥ १९५ ॥
In Roman letters
madaaghoornannetram navaratirasaaveshavivasho
llasadgaatram praanapranayaparipaatyaam parataram
mitho gaadhaashleshaadvalayamiva jaatam marakata
drutasvarnachchhaayam sphuratu mithunam tanmama hridi
What it means
Eyes rolling with joy, overcome with fresh love, embraced so closely they seem a single bracelet of emerald and molten gold: may that dark-and-golden couple shine in my heart.
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Questions about shloka 195
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 195 mean?
Eyes rolling with joy, overcome with fresh love, embraced so closely they seem a single bracelet of emerald and molten gold: may that dark-and-golden couple shine in my heart. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 195 pronounced?
In English letters: madaaghoornannetram navaratirasaaveshavivasho / llasadgaatram praanapranayaparipaatyaam parataram / mitho gaadhaashleshaadvalayamiva jaatam marakata / drutasvarnachchhaayam sphuratu mithunam tanmama hridi
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.