Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 263
Verse 263 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
वहन्ती राधायाः कुचकलशकाश्मीरजमहो
जलक्रीडावेशाद्गलितमतुलप्रेमरसदम् ।
इयं सा कालिन्दी विकसितनवेन्दीवररुचि
स्सदा मन्दीभूतं हृदयमिह सन्दीपयतु मे ॥ २६३ ॥
In Roman letters
vahantee raadhaayaah kuchakalashakaashmeerajamaho
jalakreedaaveshaadgalitamatulapremarasadam
iyam saa kaalindee vikasitanavendeevararuchi
ssadaa mandeebhootam hridayamiha sandeepayatu me
What it means
The Yamuna, carrying the saffron washed from Radha in her water play, shining like a blooming blue lotus: may she always rekindle my dull heart.
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Questions about shloka 263
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 263 mean?
The Yamuna, carrying the saffron washed from Radha in her water play, shining like a blooming blue lotus: may she always rekindle my dull heart. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 263 pronounced?
In English letters: vahantee raadhaayaah kuchakalashakaashmeerajamaho / jalakreedaaveshaadgalitamatulapremarasadam / iyam saa kaalindee vikasitanavendeevararuchi / ssadaa mandeebhootam hridayamiha sandeepayatu me
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.