Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 215
Verse 215 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
भूयो भूयः कमलनयने किं मुधा वार्यतेऽसौ
वाङ्मात्रेऽपि त्वदनुगमनं न त्यजत्येव धूर्तः ।
किञ्चिद्राधे कुरु कुचतटीप्रान्तमस्य म्रदीयं
चक्षुर्द्वारा तमनुपतितं चूर्णतामेतु चेतः ॥ २१५ ॥
In Roman letters
bhooyo bhooyah kamalanayane kim mudhaa vaaryate'sau
vaanmaatre'pi tvadanugamanam na tyajatyeva dhoortah
kinchidraadhe kuru kuchatateepraantamasya mradeeyam
chakshurdvaaraa tamanupatitam choornataametu chetah
What it means
"Lotus-eyed one, why stop him only with words? The rogue will not stop following you." In the language of the pastimes, the sakhi playfully urges Radha to let his tender heart be captured by her beauty.
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Questions about shloka 215
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 215 mean?
"Lotus-eyed one, why stop him only with words? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 215 pronounced?
In English letters: bhooyo bhooyah kamalanayane kim mudhaa vaaryate'sau / vaanmaatre'pi tvadanugamanam na tyajatyeva dhoortah / kinchidraadhe kuru kuchatateepraantamasya mradeeyam / chakshurdvaaraa tamanupatitam choornataametu chetah
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.