Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 64
Verse 64 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
उन्मीलन्मिथुनानुरागगरिमोदारस्फुरन्माधुरी
धारासारधुरीणदिव्यललितानङ्गोत्सवैः खेलतोः ।
राधामाधवयोः परं भवतु नश्चित्ते चिरार्तिस्पृशोः
कौमारे नवकेलिशिल्पलहरीशिक्षादिदीक्षारसः ॥ ६४ ॥
In Roman letters
unmeelanmithunaanuraagagarimodaarasphuranmaadhuree
dhaaraasaaradhureenadivyalalitaanangotsavaih khelatoh
raadhaamaadhavayoh param bhavatu nashchitte chiraartisprishoh
kaumaare navakelishilpalahareeshikshaadideekshaarasah
What it means
In childhood Radha and Madhava teach each other the art of play, their love overflowing with sweetness. May the joy of that young teaching and learning rise in our hearts.
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Questions about shloka 64
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 64 mean?
In childhood Radha and Madhava teach each other the art of play, their love overflowing with sweetness. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 64 pronounced?
In English letters: unmeelanmithunaanuraagagarimodaarasphuranmaadhuree / dhaaraasaaradhureenadivyalalitaanangotsavaih khelatoh / raadhaamaadhavayoh param bhavatu nashchitte chiraartisprishoh / kaumaare navakelishilpalahareeshikshaadideekshaarasah
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.