Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 251
Verse 251 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
चकोरस्ते वक्त्रामृतकिरणबिम्बे मधुकर
स्तव श्रीपादाब्जे जघनपुलिने खञ्जनवरः ।
स्फुरन्मीनो जातस्त्वयि रससरस्यां मधुपतेः
सुखाटव्यां राधे त्वयि च हरिणस्तस्य नयनम् ॥ २५१ ॥
In Roman letters
chakoraste vaktraamritakiranabimbe madhukara
stava shreepaadaabje jaghanapuline khanjanavarah
sphuranmeeno jaatastvayi rasasarasyaam madhupateh
sukhaatavyaam raadhe tvayi cha harinastasya nayanam
What it means
Krishna's eyes are chakoras for the moon of your face, bees at your lotus feet, wagtails on your shores, fish in your lake of rasa, and deer in your forest of joy, Radhe.
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Questions about shloka 251
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 251 mean?
Krishna's eyes are chakoras for the moon of your face, bees at your lotus feet, wagtails on your shores, fish in your lake of rasa, and deer in your forest of joy, Radhe. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 251 pronounced?
In English letters: chakoraste vaktraamritakiranabimbe madhukara / stava shreepaadaabje jaghanapuline khanjanavarah / sphuranmeeno jaatastvayi rasasarasyaam madhupateh / sukhaatavyaam raadhe tvayi cha harinastasya nayanam
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.