Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 137
Verse 137 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 वृन्दारण्ये मधुरमधुरानन्दरसदे
प्रियेश्वर्याः केलीभवननवकुञ्जानि मृगये ।
कदा श्रीराधायाः पदकमलमाध्वीकलहरी
परीवाहैश्चेतो मधुकरमधीरं मदयिता ॥ १३७ ॥
In Roman letters
kadaa vrindaaranye madhuramadhuraanandarasade
priyeshvaryaah keleebhavananavakunjaani mrigaye
kadaa shreeraadhaayaah padakamalamaadhveekalaharee
pareevaahaishcheto madhukaramadheeram madayitaa
What it means
When will I search through the new groves of my beloved queen in Vrindavan, which gives the sweetest joy? When will the bee of my mind become restless and drunk on the honey flowing from Shri Radha's lotus feet?
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Questions about shloka 137
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 137 mean?
When will I search through the new groves of my beloved queen in Vrindavan, which gives the sweetest joy? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 137 pronounced?
In English letters: kadaa vrindaaranye madhuramadhuraanandarasade / priyeshvaryaah keleebhavananavakunjaani mrigaye / kadaa shreeraadhaayaah padakamalamaadhveekalaharee / pareevaahaishcheto madhukaramadheeram madayitaa
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.