Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 113
Verse 113 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
कदा सुमणिकिङ्किणीवलयनूपुरप्रोल्लसन्
महामधुरमण्डलाद्भुतविलासरासोत्सवे ।
अपि प्रणयिनो बृहद्भुजगृहीतकण्ठ्यो वयं
परं निजरसेश्वरीचरणलक्ष्म वीक्षामहे ॥ ११३ ॥
In Roman letters
kadaa sumanikinkineevalayanoopuraprollasan
mahaamadhuramandalaadbhutavilaasaraasotsave
api pranayino brihadbhujagriheetakanthyo vayam
param nijaraseshvareecharanalakshma veekshaamahe
What it means
In the wondrous rasa festival, bright with jewelled girdles, bangles and anklets, even with our necks held in the strong arms of our lover, when will we look only for the footprints of our own queen of rasa?
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Questions about shloka 113
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 113 mean?
In the wondrous rasa festival, bright with jewelled girdles, bangles and anklets, even with our necks held in the strong arms of our lover, when will we look only for the footprints of our own queen of rasa? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 113 pronounced?
In English letters: kadaa sumanikinkineevalayanoopuraprollasan / mahaamadhuramandalaadbhutavilaasaraasotsave / api pranayino brihadbhujagriheetakanthyo vayam / param nijaraseshvareecharanalakshma veekshaamahe
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.