Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 180
Verse 180 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
श्लोकान्प्रेष्ठयशोऽङ्कितान्गृहशुकानध्यापयेत्कर्हिचि
द्गुञ्जामञ्जुलहारबर्हमुकुटं निर्माति काले क्वचित् ।
आलिख्य प्रियमूर्तिमाकुलकुचौ सङ्घट्टयेद्वा कदा
प्येवं व्यापृतिभिर्दिनं नयति मे राधा प्रियस्वामिनी ॥ १८० ॥
In Roman letters
shlokaanpreshthayasho'nkitaangrihashukaanadhyaapayetkarhichi
dgunjaamanjulahaarabarhamukutam nirmaati kaale kvachit
aalikhya priyamoortimaakulakuchau sanghattayedvaa kadaa
pyevam vyaapritibhirdinam nayati me raadhaa priyasvaaminee
What it means
Sometimes she teaches the house parrots verses praising her beloved, sometimes makes gunja necklaces and peacock crowns, sometimes draws his picture and holds it to her heart. So my dear mistress Radha passes the day apart from him.
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Questions about shloka 180
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 180 mean?
Sometimes she teaches the house parrots verses praising her beloved, sometimes makes gunja necklaces and peacock crowns, sometimes draws his picture and holds it to her heart. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 180 pronounced?
In English letters: shlokaanpreshthayasho'nkitaangrihashukaanadhyaapayetkarhichi / dgunjaamanjulahaarabarhamukutam nirmaati kaale kvachit / aalikhya priyamoortimaakulakuchau sanghattayedvaa kadaa / pyevam vyaapritibhirdinam nayati me raadhaa priyasvaaminee
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.