Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 98
Verse 98 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
गात्रे कोटितडिच्छवि प्रविततानन्दच्छवि श्रीमुखे
बिम्बोष्ठे नवविद्रुमच्छवि करे सत्पल्लवैकच्छवि ।
हेमाम्भोरुहकुड्मलच्छवि कुचद्वन्द्वेऽरविन्देक्षणं
वन्दे तन्नवकुञ्जकेलिमधुरं राधाभिधानं महः ॥ ९८ ॥
In Roman letters
gaatre kotitadichchhavi pravitataanandachchhavi shreemukhe
bimboshthe navavidrumachchhavi kare satpallavaikachchhavi
hemaambhoruhakudmalachchhavi kuchadvandve'ravindekshanam
vande tannavakunjakelimadhuram raadhaabhidhaanam mahah
What it means
Her body shines like millions of lightning flashes, her face spreads joy, her lips glow like new coral, her hands like fresh leaves, her eyes like lotuses. I bow to that light called Radha, sweet with the play of the new groves.
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Questions about shloka 98
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 98 mean?
Her body shines like millions of lightning flashes, her face spreads joy, her lips glow like new coral, her hands like fresh leaves, her eyes like lotuses. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 98 pronounced?
In English letters: gaatre kotitadichchhavi pravitataanandachchhavi shreemukhe / bimboshthe navavidrumachchhavi kare satpallavaikachchhavi / hemaambhoruhakudmalachchhavi kuchadvandve'ravindekshanam / vande tannavakunjakelimadhuram raadhaabhidhaanam 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.