Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 68
Verse 68 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
तज्जीयान्नवयौवनोदयमहालावण्यलीलामयं
सान्द्रानन्दघनानुरागघटितश्रीमूर्तिसम्मोहनम् ।
वृन्दारण्यनिकुञ्जकेलिललितं काश्मीरगौरच्छवि
श्रीगोविन्द इव व्रजेन्द्रगृहिणीप्रेमैकपात्रं महः ॥ ६८ ॥
In Roman letters
tajjeeyaannavayauvanodayamahaalaavanyaleelaamayam
saandraanandaghanaanuraagaghatitashreemoortisammohanam
vrindaaranyanikunjakelilalitam kaashmeeragaurachchhavi
shreegovinda iva vrajendragrihineepremaikapaatram mahah
What it means
Glory to that light: full of the beauty of new youth, a form made of deep joy and love that enchants Krishna, lovely in the groves of Vrindavan, golden like saffron, and as dear to Yashoda as Govinda himself.
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Questions about shloka 68
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 68 mean?
Glory to that light: full of the beauty of new youth, a form made of deep joy and love that enchants Krishna, lovely in the groves of Vrindavan, golden like saffron, and as dear to Yashoda as Govinda himself. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 68 pronounced?
In English letters: tajjeeyaannavayauvanodayamahaalaavanyaleelaamayam / saandraanandaghanaanuraagaghatitashreemoortisammohanam / vrindaaranyanikunjakelilalitam kaashmeeragaurachchhavi / shreegovinda iva vrajendragrihineepremaikapaatram mahah
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.