Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 163
Verse 163 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
मत्कण्ठे किं नखरशिखया दैत्यराजोऽस्मि नाहं
मैवं पीडां कुरु कुचतटे पूतना नाहमस्मि ।
इत्थं कीरैरनुकृतवचः प्रेयसा सङ्गतायाः
प्रातः श्रोष्ये तव सखि कदा केलिकुञ्जे मृजन्ती ॥ १६३ ॥
In Roman letters
matkanthe kim nakharashikhayaa daityaraajo'smi naaham
maivam peedaam kuru kuchatate pootanaa naahamasmi
ittham keerairanukritavachah preyasaa sangataayaah
praatah shroshye tava sakhi kadaa kelikunje mrijantee
What it means
In the morning, while sweeping the grove, when will I hear the parrots repeat your playful words to your beloved, teasing him with stories of Krishna's childhood?
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Questions about shloka 163
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 163 mean?
In the morning, while sweeping the grove, when will I hear the parrots repeat your playful words to your beloved, teasing him with stories of Krishna's childhood? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 163 pronounced?
In English letters: matkanthe kim nakharashikhayaa daityaraajo'smi naaham / maivam peedaam kuru kuchatate pootanaa naahamasmi / ittham keerairanukritavachah preyasaa sangataayaah / praatah shroshye tava sakhi kadaa kelikunje mrijantee
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.