Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 247
Verse 247 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
महामणिवरस्रजं कुसुमसञ्चयैरञ्चितं
महामरकतप्रभाग्रथितमोहितश्यामलम् ।
महारसमहीपतेरिव विचित्रसिद्धासनं
कदा नु तव राधिके कबरभारमालोकये ॥ २४७ ॥
In Roman letters
mahaamanivarasrajam kusumasanchayairanchitam
mahaamarakataprabhaagrathitamohitashyaamalam
mahaarasamaheepateriva vichitrasiddhaasanam
kadaa nu tava raadhike kabarabhaaramaalokaye
What it means
Your braid, adorned with a jewelled garland and flowers, its dark sheen outshining emeralds, like a throne for the king of rasa: Radhike, when will I behold it?
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Questions about shloka 247
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 247 mean?
Your braid, adorned with a jewelled garland and flowers, its dark sheen outshining emeralds, like a throne for the king of rasa: Radhike, when will I behold it? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 247 pronounced?
In English letters: mahaamanivarasrajam kusumasanchayairanchitam / mahaamarakataprabhaagrathitamohitashyaamalam / mahaarasamaheepateriva vichitrasiddhaasanam / kadaa nu tava raadhike kabarabhaaramaalokaye
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.