Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 254
Verse 254 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
श्याम श्यामेत्यमृतरससंस्रावि वर्णाञ्जपन्ती
प्रेमौत्कण्ठ्यात्क्षणमपि सरोमाञ्चमुच्चैर्लपन्ती ।
सर्वत्रोच्चाटनमिव गता दुःखदुःखेन पारं
काङ्क्षत्यह्नो दिनकरमलं क्रुध्यती पातु राधा ॥ २५४ ॥
In Roman letters
shyaama shyaametyamritarasasamsraavi varnaanjapantee
premautkanthyaatkshanamapi saromaanchamuchchairlapantee
sarvatrochchaatanamiva gataa duhkhaduhkhena paaram
kaankshatyahno dinakaramalam krudhyatee paatu raadhaa
What it means
Chanting "Shyam, Shyam" in syllables that pour nectar, crying aloud in longing, thrilled, restless everywhere, passing the day with great pain and angry at the sun for not setting: may Radha protect us.
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Questions about shloka 254
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 254 mean?
Chanting "Shyam, Shyam" in syllables that pour nectar, crying aloud in longing, thrilled, restless everywhere, passing the day with great pain and angry at the sun for not setting: may Radha protect us. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 254 pronounced?
In English letters: shyaama shyaametyamritarasasamsraavi varnaanjapantee / premautkanthyaatkshanamapi saromaanchamuchchairlapantee / sarvatrochchaatanamiva gataa duhkhaduhkhena paaram / kaankshatyahno dinakaramalam krudhyatee paatu raadhaa
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.