Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 218
Verse 218 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
तादृङ्मूर्तिर्व्रजपतिसुतः पादयोर्मे पतित्वा
दन्ताग्रेणाथ धृत्वा तृणकममलान्काकुवादान्ब्रवीति ।
नित्यं चानुव्रजति कुरुते सङ्गमायोद्यमं चे
त्युद्वेगं मे प्रणयिनि किमावेदयेयं नु राधे ॥ २१८ ॥
In Roman letters
taadrinmoortirvrajapatisutah paadayorme patitvaa
dantaagrenaatha dhritvaa trinakamamalaankaakuvaadaanbraveeti
nityam chaanuvrajati kurute sangamaayodyamam che
tyudvegam me pranayini kimaavedayeyam nu raadhe
What it means
"The prince of Braj, beautiful as he is, falls at my feet with a straw between his teeth and pleads, follows me everywhere, and tries to make me bring you together. Radhe, how can I tell you my distress?"
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Questions about shloka 218
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 218 mean?
"The prince of Braj, beautiful as he is, falls at my feet with a straw between his teeth and pleads, follows me everywhere, and tries to make me bring you together. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 218 pronounced?
In English letters: taadrinmoortirvrajapatisutah paadayorme patitvaa / dantaagrenaatha dhritvaa trinakamamalaankaakuvaadaanbraveeti / nityam chaanuvrajati kurute sangamaayodyamam che / tyudvegam me pranayini kimaavedayeyam nu raadhe
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.