Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 261
Verse 261 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
वृन्दारण्ये नवरसकलाकोमलप्रेममूर्तेः
श्रीराधायाश्चरणकमलामोदमाधुर्यसीमा ।
राधां ध्यायन्रसिकतिलकेनात्तकेलीविलासां
तामेवाहं कथमिह तनुं न्यस्य दासी भवेयम् ॥ २६१ ॥
In Roman letters
vrindaaranye navarasakalaakomalapremamoorteh
shreeraadhaayaashcharanakamalaamodamaadhuryaseemaa
raadhaam dhyaayanrasikatilakenaattakeleevilaasaam
taamevaaham kathamiha tanum nyasya daasee bhaveyam
What it means
Meditating on Radha, the tender form of love who plays with the crown of lovers, when will I leave this body in Vrindavan and become her maidservant, the furthest limit of the fragrance of her lotus feet?
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Questions about shloka 261
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 261 mean?
Meditating on Radha, the tender form of love who plays with the crown of lovers, when will I leave this body in Vrindavan and become her maidservant, the furthest limit of the fragrance of her lotus feet? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 261 pronounced?
In English letters: vrindaaranye navarasakalaakomalapremamoorteh / shreeraadhaayaashcharanakamalaamodamaadhuryaseemaa / raadhaam dhyaayanrasikatilakenaattakeleevilaasaam / taamevaaham kathamiha tanum nyasya daasee bhaveyam
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.