Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 99
Verse 99 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
मुक्तापङ्क्तिप्रतिमदशना चारुबिम्बाधरोष्ठी
मध्ये क्षामा नवनवरसावर्तगम्भीरनाभिः ।
पीनश्रोणिस्तरुणिमसमुन्मेषलावण्यसिन्धु
र्वैदग्धीनां किमपि हृदयं नागरी पातु राधा ॥ ९९ ॥
In Roman letters
muktaapanktipratimadashanaa chaarubimbaadharoshthee
madhye kshaamaa navanavarasaavartagambheeranaabhih
peenashronistarunimasamunmeshalaavanyasindhu
rvaidagdheenaam kimapi hridayam naagaree paatu raadhaa
What it means
Teeth like a row of pearls, lovely red lips, a slender waist, a deep navel like a whirlpool of ever-new rasa, an ocean of the beauty of blossoming youth: may Radha, the very heart of all grace and skill, protect me.
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Questions about shloka 99
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 99 mean?
Teeth like a row of pearls, lovely red lips, a slender waist, a deep navel like a whirlpool of ever-new rasa, an ocean of the beauty of blossoming youth: may Radha, the very heart of all grace and skill, protect me. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 99 pronounced?
In English letters: muktaapanktipratimadashanaa chaarubimbaadharoshthee / madhye kshaamaa navanavarasaavartagambheeranaabhih / peenashronistarunimasamunmeshalaavanyasindhu / rvaidagdheenaam kimapi hridayam naagaree paatu raadhaa
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.