Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 230
Verse 230 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
अप्रेक्षे कृतनिश्चयापि सुचिरं वीक्षेत दृक्कोणतो
मौने दार्ढ्यमुपाश्रितापि निगदेत्तामेव याहीत्यहो ।
अस्पर्शे सुधृताशयापि करयोर्धृत्वा बहिर्यापये
द्राधाया इति मानदुःस्थितिमहं प्रेक्षे हसन्ती कदा ॥ २३० ॥
In Roman letters
aprekshe kritanishchayaapi suchiram veeksheta drikkonato
maune daardhyamupaashritaapi nigadettaameva yaaheetyaho
asparshe sudhritaashayaapi karayordhritvaa bahiryaapaye
draadhaayaa iti maanaduhsthitimaham prekshe hasantee kadaa
What it means
She resolved not to look at him, yet keeps glancing from the corner of her eye; she resolved to stay silent, yet says "Go to her!"; she resolved not to touch him, yet takes his hands to push him out. When will I laugh at Radha's failed sulk?
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Questions about shloka 230
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 230 mean?
She resolved not to look at him, yet keeps glancing from the corner of her eye; she resolved to stay silent, yet says "Go to her!"; she resolved not to touch him, yet takes his hands to push him out. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 230 pronounced?
In English letters: aprekshe kritanishchayaapi suchiram veeksheta drikkonato / maune daardhyamupaashritaapi nigadettaameva yaaheetyaho / asparshe sudhritaashayaapi karayordhritvaa bahiryaapaye / draadhaayaa iti maanaduhsthitimaham prekshe hasantee kadaa
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.