Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 38
Verse 38 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
वेणुः करान्निपतितः स्खलितं शिखण्डं
भ्रष्टं च पीतवसनं व्रजराजसूनोः ।
यस्याः कटाक्षशरपातविमूर्च्छितस्य
तां राधिकां परिचरामि कदा रसेन ॥ ३८ ॥
In Roman letters
venuh karaannipatitah skhalitam shikhandam
bhrashtam cha peetavasanam vrajaraajasoonoh
yasyaah kataakshasharapaatavimoorchchhitasya
taam raadhikaam paricharaami kadaa rasena
What it means
Struck by the arrow of her glance, the prince of Braj faints: the flute falls from his hand, his peacock crown slips and his yellow cloth falls away. When will I serve that Radhika with love?
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Questions about shloka 38
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 38 mean?
Struck by the arrow of her glance, the prince of Braj faints: the flute falls from his hand, his peacock crown slips and his yellow cloth falls away. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 38 pronounced?
In English letters: venuh karaannipatitah skhalitam shikhandam / bhrashtam cha peetavasanam vrajaraajasoonoh / yasyaah kataakshasharapaatavimoorchchhitasya / taam raadhikaam paricharaami kadaa rasena
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.