Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 25
Verse 25 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
लावण्यसाररससारसुखैकसारे
कारुण्यसारमधुरच्छविरूपसारे ।
वैदग्ध्यसाररतिकेलिविलाससारे
राधाभिधे मम मनोऽखिलसारसारे ॥ २५ ॥
In Roman letters
laavanyasaararasasaarasukhaikasaare
kaarunyasaaramadhurachchhaviroopasaare
vaidagdhyasaararatikelivilaasasaare
raadhaabhidhe mama mano'khilasaarasaare
What it means
The essence of beauty, of rasa and of joy, of mercy and of lovely form, of skill and of love's play: may my mind rest in the one named Radha, the essence of all essences.
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Questions about shloka 25
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 25 mean?
The essence of beauty, of rasa and of joy, of mercy and of lovely form, of skill and of love's play: may my mind rest in the one named Radha, the essence of all essences. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 25 pronounced?
In English letters: laavanyasaararasasaarasukhaikasaare / kaarunyasaaramadhurachchhaviroopasaare / vaidagdhyasaararatikelivilaasasaare / raadhaabhidhe mama mano'khilasaarasaare
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.