Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 201
Verse 201 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 गायं गायं मधुरमधुरीत्या मधुभिद
श्चरित्राणि स्फारामृतरसविचित्राणि बहुशः ।
मृजन्ती तत्केलीभवनमभिरामं मलयज
च्छटाभिः सिञ्चन्ती रसह्रदनिमग्नास्मि भविता ॥ २०१ ॥
In Roman letters
kadaa gaayam gaayam madhuramadhureetyaa madhubhida
shcharitraani sphaaraamritarasavichitraani bahushah
mrijantee tatkeleebhavanamabhiraamam malayaja
chchhataabhih sinchantee rasahradanimagnaasmi bhavitaa
What it means
Singing again and again, in the sweetest way, Krishna's wondrous stories full of nectar, sweeping their lovely play-house and sprinkling it with sandal water: when will I be immersed in the lake of rasa?
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Questions about shloka 201
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 201 mean?
Singing again and again, in the sweetest way, Krishna's wondrous stories full of nectar, sweeping their lovely play-house and sprinkling it with sandal water: when will I be immersed in the lake of rasa? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 201 pronounced?
In English letters: kadaa gaayam gaayam madhuramadhureetyaa madhubhida / shcharitraani sphaaraamritarasavichitraani bahushah / mrijantee tatkeleebhavanamabhiraamam malayaja / chchhataabhih sinchantee rasahradanimagnaasmi bhavitaa
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.