Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 260
Verse 260 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
क्वासौ राधा निगमपदवीदूरगा कुत्र चासौ
कृष्णस्तस्याः कुचकमलयोरन्तरैकान्तवासः ।
क्वाहं तुच्छः परममधमः प्राण्यहो गर्ह्यकर्मा
यत्तन्नाम स्फुरति महिमा एष वृन्दावनस्य ॥ २६० ॥
In Roman letters
kvaasau raadhaa nigamapadaveedooragaa kutra chaasau
krishnastasyaah kuchakamalayorantaraikaantavaasah
kvaaham tuchchhah paramamadhamah praanyaho garhyakarmaa
yattannaama sphurati mahimaa esha vrindaavanasya
What it means
Where is Radha, far beyond the reach of the Vedas, and Krishna who dwells in her heart? And where am I, worthless and lowly? That her name still shines in me is the glory of Vrindavan alone.
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Questions about shloka 260
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 260 mean?
Where is Radha, far beyond the reach of the Vedas, and Krishna who dwells in her heart? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 260 pronounced?
In English letters: kvaasau raadhaa nigamapadaveedooragaa kutra chaasau / krishnastasyaah kuchakamalayorantaraikaantavaasah / kvaaham tuchchhah paramamadhamah praanyaho garhyakarmaa / yattannaama sphurati mahimaa esha vrindaavanasya
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.