Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 206
Verse 206 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
सान्द्रप्रेमरसौघवर्षिणि नवोन्मीलन्महामाधुरी
साम्राज्यैकधुरीणकेलिविभवत्कारुण्यकल्लोलिनि ।
श्रीवृन्दावनचन्द्रचित्तहरिणीबन्धुस्फुरद्वागुरे
श्रीराधे नवकुञ्जनागरि तव क्रीतास्मि दास्योत्सवैः ॥ २०६ ॥
In Roman letters
saandrapremarasaughavarshini navonmeelanmahaamaadhuree
saamraajyaikadhureenakelivibhavatkaarunyakallolini
shreevrindaavanachandrachittaharineebandhusphuradvaagure
shreeraadhe navakunjanaagari tava kreetaasmi daasyotsavaih
What it means
Raining floods of deep love, a river of mercy rich in the empire of sweetness, a net to catch the deer-like heart of Vrindavan's moon: Shri Radhe, lady of the new groves, I am sold to the joys of serving you.
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Questions about shloka 206
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 206 mean?
Raining floods of deep love, a river of mercy rich in the empire of sweetness, a net to catch the deer-like heart of Vrindavan's moon: Shri Radhe, lady of the new groves, I am sold to the joys of serving you. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 206 pronounced?
In English letters: saandrapremarasaughavarshini navonmeelanmahaamaadhuree / saamraajyaikadhureenakelivibhavatkaarunyakallolini / shreevrindaavanachandrachittaharineebandhusphuradvaagure / shreeraadhe navakunjanaagari tava kreetaasmi daasyotsavaih
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.