Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 213
Verse 213 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
राधापादारविन्दोच्छलितनवरसप्रेमपीयूषपुञ्जे
कालिन्दीकूलकुञ्जे हृदि कलितमहोदारमाधुर्यभावः ।
श्रीवृन्दारण्यवीथीललितरतिकलानागरीं तां गरीयो
गम्भीरैकानुरागान्मनसि परिचरन्विस्मृतान्यः कदा स्याम् ॥ २१३ ॥
In Roman letters
raadhaapaadaaravindochchhalitanavarasapremapeeyooshapunje
kaalindeekoolakunje hridi kalitamahodaaramaadhuryabhaavah
shreevrindaaranyaveetheelalitaratikalaanaagareem taam gareeyo
gambheeraikaanuraagaanmanasi paricharanvismritaanyah kadaa syaam
What it means
On the Yamuna's bank, in a grove overflowing with the love that streams from Radha's feet, my heart full of generous sweetness, serving that young lady in my mind with deep love: when will I forget everything else?
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Questions about shloka 213
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 213 mean?
On the Yamuna's bank, in a grove overflowing with the love that streams from Radha's feet, my heart full of generous sweetness, serving that young lady in my mind with deep love: when will I forget everything else? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 213 pronounced?
In English letters: raadhaapaadaaravindochchhalitanavarasapremapeeyooshapunje / kaalindeekoolakunje hridi kalitamahodaaramaadhuryabhaavah / shreevrindaaranyaveetheelalitaratikalaanaagareem taam gareeyo / gambheeraikaanuraagaanmanasi paricharanvismritaanyah kadaa syaam
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.