Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 219
Verse 219 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
चलल्लीलागत्या क्वचिदनुचलद्धंसमिथुनं
क्वचित्केकिन्यग्रे कृतनटनचन्द्रक्यनुकृति ।
लताश्लिष्टं शाखिप्रवरमनुकुर्वत्क्वचिदहो
विदग्धद्वन्द्वं तद्रमत इह वृन्दावनभुवि ॥ २१९ ॥
In Roman letters
chalalleelaagatyaa kvachidanuchaladdhamsamithunam
kvachitkekinyagre kritanatanachandrakyanukriti
lataashlishtam shaakhipravaramanukurvatkvachidaho
vidagdhadvandvam tadramata iha vrindaavanabhuvi
What it means
Sometimes walking with a playful gait like a pair of swans, sometimes dancing like a peacock before its mate, sometimes like a vine embracing a tree: that clever couple plays in Vrindavan.
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Questions about shloka 219
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 219 mean?
Sometimes walking with a playful gait like a pair of swans, sometimes dancing like a peacock before its mate, sometimes like a vine embracing a tree: that clever couple plays in Vrindavan. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 219 pronounced?
In English letters: chalalleelaagatyaa kvachidanuchaladdhamsamithunam / kvachitkekinyagre kritanatanachandrakyanukriti / lataashlishtam shaakhipravaramanukurvatkvachidaho / vidagdhadvandvam tadramata iha vrindaavanabhuvi
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.