Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 214
Verse 214 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
अदृष्ट्वा राधाङ्के निमिषमपि तं नागरमणिं
तया वा खेलन्तं ललितललितानङ्गकलया ।
कदाहं दुःखाब्धौ सपदि पतिता मूर्च्छितवती
न तामाश्वस्यार्तां सुचिरमनुशोचे निजदशाम् ॥ २१४ ॥
In Roman letters
adrishtvaa raadhaanke nimishamapi tam naagaramanim
tayaa vaa khelantam lalitalalitaanangakalayaa
kadaaham duhkhaabdhau sapadi patitaa moorchchhitavatee
na taamaashvasyaartaam suchiramanushoche nijadashaam
What it means
Not seeing her beloved in her lap even for a moment, I fall fainting into an ocean of grief; unable to comfort her in her pain, when will I grieve long over my own state?
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Questions about shloka 214
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 214 mean?
Not seeing her beloved in her lap even for a moment, I fall fainting into an ocean of grief; unable to comfort her in her pain, when will I grieve long over my own state? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 214 pronounced?
In English letters: adrishtvaa raadhaanke nimishamapi tam naagaramanim / tayaa vaa khelantam lalitalalitaanangakalayaa / kadaaham duhkhaabdhau sapadi patitaa moorchchhitavatee / na taamaashvasyaartaam suchiramanushoche nijadashaam
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.