Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 262
Verse 262 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
हा कालिन्दि त्वयि मम निधिः प्रेयसा क्षालितो भू
द्भो भो दिव्याद्भुततरुलतास्त्वत्करस्पर्शभाजः ।
हे राधायाः रतिगृहशुका हे मृगा हे मयूराः
भूयो भूयः प्रणतिभिरहं प्रार्थये वोऽनुकम्पाम् ॥ २६२ ॥
In Roman letters
haa kaalindi tvayi mama nidhih preyasaa kshaalito bhoo
dbho bho divyaadbhutatarulataastvatkarasparshabhaajah
he raadhaayaah ratigrihashukaa he mrigaa he mayooraah
bhooyo bhooyah pranatibhiraham praarthaye vo'nukampaam
What it means
O Yamuna, my treasure has been washed by her beloved in you; O wondrous trees and vines, you have known the touch of her hands; O parrots, deer and peacocks of Radha's grove: I bow and beg your kindness again and again.
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Questions about shloka 262
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 262 mean?
O Yamuna, my treasure has been washed by her beloved in you; O wondrous trees and vines, you have known the touch of her hands; O parrots, deer and peacocks of Radha's grove: I bow and beg your kindness again and again. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 262 pronounced?
In English letters: haa kaalindi tvayi mama nidhih preyasaa kshaalito bhoo / dbho bho divyaadbhutatarulataastvatkarasparshabhaajah / he raadhaayaah ratigrihashukaa he mrigaa he mayooraah / bhooyo bhooyah pranatibhiraham praarthaye vo'nukampaam
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.