Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 252
Verse 252 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
स्पृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा मृदुकरतलेनाङ्गमङ्गं सुशीतं
सान्द्रानन्दामृतरसह्रदे मज्जतो माधवस्य ।
अङ्के पङ्केरुहसुनयना प्रेममूर्तिः स्फुरन्ती
गाढाश्लेषोन्नमितचिबुका चुम्बिता पातु राधा ॥ २५२ ॥
In Roman letters
sprishtvaa sprishtvaa mridukaratalenaangamangam susheetam
saandraanandaamritarasahrade majjato maadhavasya
anke pankeruhasunayanaa premamoortih sphurantee
gaadhaashleshonnamitachibukaa chumbitaa paatu raadhaa
What it means
Madhava, touching her cool limbs again and again with his soft hands, sinks into a lake of deep joy; lotus-eyed Radha, the form of love, glowing in his lap: may she protect us.
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Questions about shloka 252
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 252 mean?
Madhava, touching her cool limbs again and again with his soft hands, sinks into a lake of deep joy; lotus-eyed Radha, the form of love, glowing in his lap: may she protect us. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 252 pronounced?
In English letters: sprishtvaa sprishtvaa mridukaratalenaangamangam susheetam / saandraanandaamritarasahrade majjato maadhavasya / anke pankeruhasunayanaa premamoortih sphurantee / gaadhaashleshonnamitachibukaa chumbitaa paatu raadhaa
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.