Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 71
Verse 71 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
लीलापाङ्गतरङ्गितैरुदभवन्नेकैकशः कोटिशः
कन्दर्पाः पुरुदर्पटङ्कृतमहाकोदण्डविस्फारिणः ।
तारुण्यप्रथमप्रवेशसमये यस्या महामाधुरी
धारानन्तचमत्कृता भवतु नः श्रीराधिका स्वामिनी ॥ ७१ ॥
In Roman letters
leelaapaangatarangitairudabhavannekaikashah kotishah
kandarpaah purudarpatankritamahaakodandavisphaarinah
taarunyaprathamapraveshasamaye yasyaa mahaamaadhuree
dhaaraanantachamatkritaa bhavatu nah shreeraadhikaa svaaminee
What it means
At the first dawn of her youth, each playful glance gave birth to millions of Kamadevas drawing their bows. May Shri Radhika, wondrous with endless streams of sweetness, be our mistress.
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Questions about shloka 71
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 71 mean?
At the first dawn of her youth, each playful glance gave birth to millions of Kamadevas drawing their bows. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 71 pronounced?
In English letters: leelaapaangatarangitairudabhavannekaikashah kotishah / kandarpaah purudarpatankritamahaakodandavisphaarinah / taarunyaprathamapraveshasamaye yasyaa mahaamaadhuree / dhaaraanantachamatkritaa bhavatu nah shreeraadhikaa svaaminee
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.