Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 74
Verse 74 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
गौराङ्गे म्रदिमा स्मिते मधुरिमा नेत्राञ्चले द्राघिमा
वक्षोजे गरिमा तथैव तनिमा मध्ये गतौ मन्दिमा ।
श्रोण्यां च प्रथिमा भ्रुवोः कुटिलिमा बिम्बाधरे शोणिमा
श्रीराधे हृदि ते रसेन जडिमा ध्यानेऽस्तु मे गोचरः ॥ ७४ ॥
In Roman letters
gauraange mradimaa smite madhurimaa netraanchale draaghimaa
vakshoje garimaa tathaiva tanimaa madhye gatau mandimaa
shronyaam cha prathimaa bhruvoh kutilimaa bimbaadhare shonimaa
shreeraadhe hridi te rasena jadimaa dhyaane'stu me gocharah
What it means
The softness of your limbs, the sweetness of your smile, the length of your eyes, the grace of your form, the slow beauty of your walk, the curve of your brows, the red of your lips, and the stillness of your heart overcome by love: Shri Radhe, may all this appear in my meditation.
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Questions about shloka 74
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 74 mean?
The softness of your limbs, the sweetness of your smile, the length of your eyes, the grace of your form, the slow beauty of your walk, the curve of your brows, the red of your lips, and the stillness of your heart overcome by love: Shri Radhe, may all this appear in my meditation. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 74 pronounced?
In English letters: gauraange mradimaa smite madhurimaa netraanchale draaghimaa / vakshoje garimaa tathaiva tanimaa madhye gatau mandimaa / shronyaam cha prathimaa bhruvoh kutilimaa bimbaadhare shonimaa / shreeraadhe hridi te rasena jadimaa dhyaane'stu me gocharah
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.