Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 158
Verse 158 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 रासे प्रेमोन्मदरसविलासेऽद्भुतमये
दिशोर्मध्ये भ्राजन्मधुपतिसखीवृन्दवलये ।
मुदान्तः कान्तेन स्वरचितमहालास्यकलया
निषेवे नृत्यन्तीं व्यजननवताम्बूलशकलैः ॥ १५८ ॥
In Roman letters
kadaa raase premonmadarasavilaase'dbhutamaye
dishormadhye bhraajanmadhupatisakheevrindavalaye
mudaantah kaantena svarachitamahaalaasyakalayaa
nisheve nrityanteem vyajananavataamboolashakalaih
What it means
In the wondrous rasa dance, ringed by the sakhis around Krishna, she dances joyfully with her beloved in her own graceful style. When will I serve her there with a fan and fresh betel?
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Questions about shloka 158
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 158 mean?
In the wondrous rasa dance, ringed by the sakhis around Krishna, she dances joyfully with her beloved in her own graceful style. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 158 pronounced?
In English letters: kadaa raase premonmadarasavilaase'dbhutamaye / dishormadhye bhraajanmadhupatisakheevrindavalaye / mudaantah kaantena svarachitamahaalaasyakalayaa / nisheve nrityanteem vyajananavataamboolashakalaih
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.