Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 63
Verse 63 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
सा भ्रूनर्तनचातुरी निरुपमा सा चारुनेत्राञ्चले
लीलाखेलनचातुरी वरतनोस्तादृग्वचश्चातुरी ।
सङ्केतागमचातुरी नवनवक्रीडाकलाचातुरी
राधाया जयतात्सखीजनपरीहासोत्सवे चातुरी ॥ ६३ ॥
In Roman letters
saa bhroonartanachaaturee nirupamaa saa chaarunetraanchale
leelaakhelanachaaturee varatanostaadrigvachashchaaturee
sanketaagamachaaturee navanavakreedaakalaachaaturee
raadhaayaa jayataatsakheejanapareehaasotsave chaaturee
What it means
The peerless art of her dancing brows, the playful art of her lovely eyes, the art of her words, the art of coming to the meeting place, the art of ever-new play, the art of joking with her friends: glory to Radha's skill.
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Questions about shloka 63
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 63 mean?
The peerless art of her dancing brows, the playful art of her lovely eyes, the art of her words, the art of coming to the meeting place, the art of ever-new play, the art of joking with her friends: glory to Radha's skill. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 63 pronounced?
In English letters: saa bhroonartanachaaturee nirupamaa saa chaarunetraanchale / leelaakhelanachaaturee varatanostaadrigvachashchaaturee / sanketaagamachaaturee navanavakreedaakalaachaaturee / raadhaayaa jayataatsakheejanapareehaasotsave chaaturee
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.