Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 41
Verse 41 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
प्रेमोल्लसद्रसविलासविकासकन्दं
गोविन्दलोचनवितृप्तचकोरपेयम् ।
सिञ्चन्तमद्भुतरसामृतचन्द्रकौघैः
श्रीराधिकावदनचन्द्रमहं स्मरामि ॥ ४१ ॥
In Roman letters
premollasadrasavilaasavikaasakandam
govindalochanavitriptachakorapeyam
sinchantamadbhutarasaamritachandrakaughaih
shreeraadhikaavadanachandramaham smaraami
What it means
It is the root from which love's play blossoms, drink for Govinda's eyes that are never satisfied, as for chakora birds, sprinkling moonbeams of nectar. I remember the moon of Shri Radhika's face.
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Questions about shloka 41
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 41 mean?
It is the root from which love's play blossoms, drink for Govinda's eyes that are never satisfied, as for chakora birds, sprinkling moonbeams of nectar. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 41 pronounced?
In English letters: premollasadrasavilaasavikaasakandam / govindalochanavitriptachakorapeyam / sinchantamadbhutarasaamritachandrakaughaih / shreeraadhikaavadanachandramaham smaraami
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.