Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 235
Verse 235 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
दूरे सृष्ट्यादिवार्ता न कलयति मनाङ्नारदादीन्स्वभक्ता
ञ्छ्रीदामाद्यैः सुहृद्भिर्न मिलति हरति स्नेहवृद्धिं स्वपित्रोः ।
किन्तु प्रेमैकसीमां परमरससुधासिन्धुसारैरगाधां
श्रीराधामेव जानन्मधुपतिरनिशं कुञ्जवीथीमुपास्ते ॥ २३५ ॥
In Roman letters
doore srishtyaadivaartaa na kalayati manaannaaradaadeensvabhaktaa
nchhreedaamaadyaih suhridbhirna milati harati snehavriddhim svapitroh
kintu premaikaseemaam paramarasasudhaasindhusaarairagaadhaam
shreeraadhaameva jaananmadhupatiranisham kunjaveetheemupaaste
What it means
Krishna gives no thought to creation, nor to devotees like Narada, nor meets friends like Shridama, nor seeks his parents' affection; knowing Shri Radha alone as the limit of love, he stays in the lanes of the grove day and night.
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Questions about shloka 235
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 235 mean?
Krishna gives no thought to creation, nor to devotees like Narada, nor meets friends like Shridama, nor seeks his parents' affection; knowing Shri Radha alone as the limit of love, he stays in the lanes of the grove day and night. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 235 pronounced?
In English letters: doore srishtyaadivaartaa na kalayati manaannaaradaadeensvabhaktaa / nchhreedaamaadyaih suhridbhirna milati harati snehavriddhim svapitroh / kintu premaikaseemaam paramarasasudhaasindhusaarairagaadhaam / shreeraadhaameva jaananmadhupatiranisham kunjaveetheemupaaste
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.