Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 67
Verse 67 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
लक्ष्मीकोटिविलक्ष्यलक्षणलसल्लीलाकिशोरीशतै
राराध्यं व्रजमण्डलेऽतिमधुरं राधाभिधानं परम् ।
ज्योतिः किञ्चन सिञ्चदुज्ज्वलरसप्राग्भावमाविर्भव
द्राधे चेतसि भूरिभाग्यविभवैः कस्याप्यहो जृम्भते ॥ ६७ ॥
In Roman letters
lakshmeekotivilakshyalakshanalasalleelaakishoreeshatai
raaraadhyam vrajamandale'timadhuram raadhaabhidhaanam param
jyotih kinchana sinchadujjvalarasapraagbhaavamaavirbhava
draadhe chetasi bhooribhaagyavibhavaih kasyaapyaho jrimbhate
What it means
Worshipped in Braj by hundreds of young girls whose grace surpasses millions of Lakshmis, a supremely sweet light called Radha, pouring out radiant love, unfolds in the heart of someone of great good fortune.
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Questions about shloka 67
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 67 mean?
Worshipped in Braj by hundreds of young girls whose grace surpasses millions of Lakshmis, a supremely sweet light called Radha, pouring out radiant love, unfolds in the heart of someone of great good fortune. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 67 pronounced?
In English letters: lakshmeekotivilakshyalakshanalasalleelaakishoreeshatai / raaraadhyam vrajamandale'timadhuram raadhaabhidhaanam param / jyotih kinchana sinchadujjvalarasapraagbhaavamaavirbhava / draadhe chetasi bhooribhaagyavibhavaih kasyaapyaho jrimbhate
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.