Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 246
Verse 246 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
सङ्गत्यापि महोत्सवेन मधुराकारां हृदि प्रेयसः
स्वच्छायामभिवीक्ष्य कौस्तुभमणौ सम्भूतशोकक्रुधः ।
उत्क्षिप्य प्रियपाणिमेव विनयेत्युक्त्वा गताया बहिः
सख्यै सास्रनिवेदितानि किमहं श्रोष्यामि ते राधिके ॥ २४६ ॥
In Roman letters
sangatyaapi mahotsavena madhuraakaaraam hridi preyasah
svachchhaayaamabhiveekshya kaustubhamanau sambhootashokakrudhah
utkshipya priyapaanimeva vinayetyuktvaa gataayaa bahih
sakhyai saasraniveditaani kimaham shroshyaami te raadhike
What it means
Seeing her own lovely reflection in the Kaustubha gem on her beloved's chest, she grows jealous and hurt, pushes his hand away and goes out. Radhike, will I hear the tearful words you tell your sakhi?
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Questions about shloka 246
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 246 mean?
Seeing her own lovely reflection in the Kaustubha gem on her beloved's chest, she grows jealous and hurt, pushes his hand away and goes out. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 246 pronounced?
In English letters: sangatyaapi mahotsavena madhuraakaaraam hridi preyasah / svachchhaayaamabhiveekshya kaustubhamanau sambhootashokakrudhah / utkshipya priyapaanimeva vinayetyuktvaa gataayaa bahih / sakhyai saasraniveditaani kimaham shroshyaami te raadhike
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.