Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 91
Verse 91 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
कान्ताढ्याश्चर्यकान्ताकुलमणिकमलाकोटिकाम्यैकपादा
म्भोजभ्राजन्नखेन्दुच्छविलवविभवा काप्यगम्या किशोरी ।
उन्मर्यादप्रवृद्धप्रणयरसमहाम्भोधिगम्भीरलीला
माधुर्योज्जृम्भिताङ्गी मयि किमपि कृपारङ्गमङ्गीकरोतु ॥ ९१ ॥
In Roman letters
kaantaadhyaashcharyakaantaakulamanikamalaakotikaamyaikapaadaa
mbhojabhraajannakhenduchchhavilavavibhavaa kaapyagamyaa kishoree
unmaryaadapravriddhapranayarasamahaambhodhigambheeraleelaa
maadhuryojjrimbhitaangee mayi kimapi kripaarangamangeekarotu
What it means
A ray from the moon of her toenails is the one wealth desired by millions of Lakshmis, the jewels of wondrous women. May that unreachable young lady, whose form overflows with the deep play of boundless love, accept me in her mercy.
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Questions about shloka 91
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 91 mean?
A ray from the moon of her toenails is the one wealth desired by millions of Lakshmis, the jewels of wondrous women. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 91 pronounced?
In English letters: kaantaadhyaashcharyakaantaakulamanikamalaakotikaamyaikapaadaa / mbhojabhraajannakhenduchchhavilavavibhavaa kaapyagamyaa kishoree / unmaryaadapravriddhapranayarasamahaambhodhigambheeraleelaa / maadhuryojjrimbhitaangee mayi kimapi kripaarangamangeekarotu
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.