Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 89
Verse 89 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
लीलापाङ्गतरङ्गितैरिव दिशो नीलोत्पलश्यामला
दोलायत्कनकाद्रिमण्डलमिव व्योम स्तनैस्तन्वतीम् ।
उत्फुल्लस्थलपङ्कजामिव भुवं रासे पदन्यासतः
श्रीराधामनुधावतीं व्रजकिशोरीणां घटां भावये ॥ ८९ ॥
In Roman letters
leelaapaangatarangitairiva disho neelotpalashyaamalaa
dolaayatkanakaadrimandalamiva vyoma stanaistanvateem
utphullasthalapankajaamiva bhuvam raase padanyaasatah
shreeraadhaamanudhaavateem vrajakishoreenaam ghataam bhaavaye
What it means
I meditate on the band of Braj girls following Shri Radha in the rasa: their playful glances seem to colour the directions blue like lotuses, and their steps make the earth bloom as if with lotuses.
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Questions about shloka 89
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 89 mean?
I meditate on the band of Braj girls following Shri Radha in the rasa: their playful glances seem to colour the directions blue like lotuses, and their steps make the earth bloom as if with lotuses. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 89 pronounced?
In English letters: leelaapaangatarangitairiva disho neelotpalashyaamalaa / dolaayatkanakaadrimandalamiva vyoma stanaistanvateem / utphullasthalapankajaamiva bhuvam raase padanyaasatah / shreeraadhaamanudhaavateem vrajakishoreenaam ghataam bhaavaye
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.