Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 245
Verse 245 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
नीलेन्दीवरवृन्दकान्तिलहरीचौरं किशोरद्वयं
त्वय्ये तत्कुचयोश्चकास्ति किमिदं रूपेण सम्मोहनम् ।
तन्मामात्मसखीं कुरु द्वितरुणीयं नौ दृढं श्लिष्यति
स्वच्छायामभिवीक्ष्य मुह्यति हरौ राधास्मितं पातु नः ॥ २४५ ॥
In Roman letters
neelendeevaravrindakaantilahareechauram kishoradvayam
tvayye tatkuchayoshchakaasti kimidam roopena sammohanam
tanmaamaatmasakheem kuru dvitaruneeyam nau dridham shlishyati
svachchhaayaamabhiveekshya muhyati harau raadhaasmitam paatu nah
What it means
Seeing his own reflection in her and being enchanted, Krishna playfully asks to be made her sakhi. May Radha's gentle smile at Hari's bewilderment protect us.
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Questions about shloka 245
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 245 mean?
Seeing his own reflection in her and being enchanted, Krishna playfully asks to be made her sakhi. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 245 pronounced?
In English letters: neelendeevaravrindakaantilahareechauram kishoradvayam / tvayye tatkuchayoshchakaasti kimidam roopena sammohanam / tanmaamaatmasakheem kuru dvitaruneeyam nau dridham shlishyati / svachchhaayaamabhiveekshya muhyati harau raadhaasmitam paatu nah
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.