Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 264
Verse 264 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
सद्योगीन्द्रसुदृश्यसान्द्ररसदानन्दैकसन्मूर्तयः
सर्वेऽप्यद्भुतसन्महिम्नि मधुरे वृन्दावने सङ्गताः ।
ये क्रूरा अपि पापिनो न च सतां सम्भाष्यदृश्याश्च ये
सर्वान्वस्तुतया निरीक्ष्य परमस्वाराध्यबुद्धिर्मम ॥ २६४ ॥
In Roman letters
sadyogeendrasudrishyasaandrarasadaanandaikasanmoortayah
sarve'pyadbhutasanmahimni madhure vrindaavane sangataah
ye krooraa api paapino na cha sataam sambhaashyadrishyaashcha ye
sarvaanvastutayaa nireekshya paramasvaaraadhyabuddhirmama
What it means
All who belong to wondrous, sweet Vrindavan, even those who seem harsh or sinful and unfit to be seen, are in truth forms of joy worth beholding by the greatest yogis. Seeing them as they truly are, I hold them all worthy of worship.
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Questions about shloka 264
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 264 mean?
All who belong to wondrous, sweet Vrindavan, even those who seem harsh or sinful and unfit to be seen, are in truth forms of joy worth beholding by the greatest yogis. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 264 pronounced?
In English letters: sadyogeendrasudrishyasaandrarasadaanandaikasanmoortayah / sarve'pyadbhutasanmahimni madhure vrindaavane sangataah / ye krooraa api paapino na cha sataam sambhaashyadrishyaashcha ye / sarvaanvastutayaa nireekshya paramasvaaraadhyabuddhirmama
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.