Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 225
Verse 225 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
यूनोर्वीक्ष्य दरत्रपानटकलामादीक्षयन्ती दृशौ
वृण्वाना चकितेन सञ्चितमहारत्नस्तनं चाप्युरः ।
सा काचिद्वृषभानुवेश्मनि सखीमालासु बालावली
मौलिः खेलति विश्वमोहनमहासारूप्यमाचिन्वती ॥ २२५ ॥
In Roman letters
yoonorveekshya daratrapaanatakalaamaadeekshayantee drishau
vrinvaanaa chakitena sanchitamahaaratnastanam chaapyurah
saa kaachidvrishabhaanuveshmani sakheemaalaasu baalaavalee
maulih khelati vishvamohanamahaasaaroopyamaachinvatee
What it means
In her girlhood in Vrishabhanu's house, she sees love between two young people and shyly learns its first lessons; that crest-jewel among girls plays with her friends, gathering a beauty that enchants the world.
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Questions about shloka 225
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 225 mean?
In her girlhood in Vrishabhanu's house, she sees love between two young people and shyly learns its first lessons; that crest-jewel among girls plays with her friends, gathering a beauty that enchants the world. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 225 pronounced?
In English letters: yoonorveekshya daratrapaanatakalaamaadeekshayantee drishau / vrinvaanaa chakitena sanchitamahaaratnastanam chaapyurah / saa kaachidvrishabhaanuveshmani sakheemaalaasu baalaavalee / maulih khelati vishvamohanamahaasaaroopyamaachinvatee
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.