Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 110
Verse 110 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
श्यामे चाटुरुतानि कुर्वति सहालापान्प्रणेत्री मया
गृह्णाने च दुकूलपल्लवमहो हुङ्कृत्य मां द्रक्ष्यसि ।
बिभ्राणे भुजवल्लिमुल्लसितया रोमस्रजालङ्कृतां
दृष्ट्वा त्वां रसलीनमूर्तिमथ किं पश्यामि हास्यं ततः ॥ ११० ॥
In Roman letters
shyaame chaaturutaani kurvati sahaalaapaanpranetree mayaa
grihnaane cha dukoolapallavamaho hunkritya maam drakshyasi
bibhraane bhujavallimullasitayaa romasrajaalankritaam
drishtvaa tvaam rasaleenamoortimatha kim pashyaami haasyam tatah
What it means
While Shyam flatters you and you talk with me, he catches the edge of your cloth, and with a "hmph" you look at me; when he takes your arm and you thrill with joy, will I then see you lost in love, and afterwards your laughter?
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Questions about shloka 110
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 110 mean?
While Shyam flatters you and you talk with me, he catches the edge of your cloth, and with a "hmph" you look at me; when he takes your arm and you thrill with joy, will I then see you lost in love, and afterwards your laughter? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 110 pronounced?
In English letters: shyaame chaaturutaani kurvati sahaalaapaanpranetree mayaa / grihnaane cha dukoolapallavamaho hunkritya maam drakshyasi / bibhraane bhujavallimullasitayaa romasrajaalankritaam / drishtvaa tvaam rasaleenamoortimatha kim pashyaami haasyam tatah
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.