Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 146
Verse 146 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
न जानीते लोकं न च निगमजातं कुलपर
म्परां वा नो जानात्यहह न सतां चापि चरितम् ।
रसं राधायामाभजति किल भावं व्रजमणौ
रहस्ये तद्यस्य स्थितिरपि न साधारणगतिः ॥ १४६ ॥
In Roman letters
na jaaneete lokam na cha nigamajaatam kulapara
mparaam vaa no jaanaatyahaha na sataam chaapi charitam
rasam raadhaayaamaabhajati kila bhaavam vrajamanau
rahasye tadyasya sthitirapi na saadhaaranagatih
What it means
Such a devotee knows neither the world, nor the Vedas, nor family tradition, nor even the conduct of the saints. Whoever worships the rasa of Radha and the love of the jewel of Braj in secret, their state is not ordinary.
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Questions about shloka 146
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 146 mean?
Such a devotee knows neither the world, nor the Vedas, nor family tradition, nor even the conduct of the saints. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 146 pronounced?
In English letters: na jaaneete lokam na cha nigamajaatam kulapara / mparaam vaa no jaanaatyahaha na sataam chaapi charitam / rasam raadhaayaamaabhajati kila bhaavam vrajamanau / rahasye tadyasya sthitirapi na saadhaaranagatih
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.