Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 226
Verse 226 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
ज्योतिःपुञ्जद्वयमिदमहो मण्डलाकारमस्या
वक्षस्युन्मादयति हृदयं किं फलत्यन्यदग्रे ।
भ्रूकोदण्डं नकृतघटनं सत्कटाक्षौघबाणैः
प्राणान्हन्यात्किमु परमतो भावि भूयो न जाने ॥ २२६ ॥
In Roman letters
jyotihpunjadvayamidamaho mandalaakaaramasyaa
vakshasyunmaadayati hridayam kim phalatyanyadagre
bhrookodandam nakritaghatanam satkataakshaughabaanaih
praanaanhanyaatkimu paramato bhaavi bhooyo na jaane
What it means
In the poetic language of her dawning youth, the sakhi marvels at her beauty, which already enchants the heart, and wonders what it will become.
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Questions about shloka 226
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 226 mean?
In the poetic language of her dawning youth, the sakhi marvels at her beauty, which already enchants the heart, and wonders what it will become. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 226 pronounced?
In English letters: jyotihpunjadvayamidamaho mandalaakaaramasyaa / vakshasyunmaadayati hridayam kim phalatyanyadagre / bhrookodandam nakritaghatanam satkataakshaughabaanaih / praanaanhanyaatkimu paramato bhaavi bhooyo na jaane
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.