Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 61
Verse 61 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
लावण्यामृतवार्तया जगदिदं संप्लावयन्ती शर
द्राकाचन्द्रमनन्तमेव वदनज्योत्स्नाभिरातन्वती ।
श्रीवृन्दावनकुञ्जमञ्जुगृहिणी काप्यस्ति तुच्छामहो
कुर्वाणाखिलसाध्यसाधनकथां दत्त्वा स्वदास्योत्सवम् ॥ ६१ ॥
In Roman letters
laavanyaamritavaartayaa jagadidam samplaavayantee shara
draakaachandramanantameva vadanajyotsnaabhiraatanvatee
shreevrindaavanakunjamanjugrihinee kaapyasti tuchchhaamaho
kurvaanaakhilasaadhyasaadhanakathaam dattvaa svadaasyotsavam
What it means
She floods the world with the nectar of her beauty and spreads the light of countless autumn moons from her face. That unnamed mistress of Vrindavan's groves, giving me the joy of serving her, has made every other spiritual goal seem small.
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Questions about shloka 61
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 61 mean?
She floods the world with the nectar of her beauty and spreads the light of countless autumn moons from her face. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 61 pronounced?
In English letters: laavanyaamritavaartayaa jagadidam samplaavayantee shara / draakaachandramanantameva vadanajyotsnaabhiraatanvatee / shreevrindaavanakunjamanjugrihinee kaapyasti tuchchhaamaho / kurvaanaakhilasaadhyasaadhanakathaam dattvaa svadaasyotsavam
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.