Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 236
Verse 236 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
सुस्वादुसुरसतुन्दिल
मिन्दीवरवृन्दसुन्दरं किमपि ।
अधिवृन्दाटवि नन्दति
राधावक्षोजभूषणं ज्योतिः ॥ २३६ ॥
In Roman letters
susvaadusurasatundila
mindeevaravrindasundaram kimapi
adhivrindaatavi nandati
raadhaavakshojabhooshanam jyotih
What it means
A light lovely as a cluster of blue lotuses, full of sweet rasa, rejoices in Vrindavan: the ornament on Radha's heart.
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Questions about shloka 236
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 236 mean?
A light lovely as a cluster of blue lotuses, full of sweet rasa, rejoices in Vrindavan: the ornament on Radha's heart. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 236 pronounced?
In English letters: susvaadusurasatundila / mindeevaravrindasundaram kimapi / adhivrindaatavi nandati / raadhaavakshojabhooshanam jyotih
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.