Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 50
Verse 50 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
महाप्रेमोन्मीलन्नवरससुधासिन्धुलहरी
परीवाहैर्विश्वं स्नपयदिव नेत्रान्तनटनैः ।
तडिन्मालागौरं किमपि नवकैशोरमधुरं
पुरन्ध्रीणां चूडाभरणनवरत्नं विजयते ॥ ५० ॥
In Roman letters
mahaapremonmeelannavarasasudhaasindhulaharee
pareevaahairvishvam snapayadiva netraantanatanaih
tadinmaalaagauram kimapi navakaishoramadhuram
purandhreenaam choodaabharananavaratnam vijayate
What it means
Her eyes dance and seem to bathe the world in waves of the nectar of great love. Golden as a string of lightning, sweet with fresh youth, the crest-jewel of all women is victorious.
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Questions about shloka 50
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 50 mean?
Her eyes dance and seem to bathe the world in waves of the nectar of great love. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 50 pronounced?
In English letters: mahaapremonmeelannavarasasudhaasindhulaharee / pareevaahairvishvam snapayadiva netraantanatanaih / tadinmaalaagauram kimapi navakaishoramadhuram / purandhreenaam choodaabharananavaratnam vijayate
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.