Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 47
Verse 47 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
कुञ्जान्तरे किमपि जातरसोत्सवायाः
श्रुत्वा तदालपितशिञ्जितमिश्रितानि ।
श्रीराधिके तव रहःपरिचारिकाहं
द्वारस्थिता रसह्रदे पतिता कदा स्याम् ॥ ४७ ॥
In Roman letters
kunjaantare kimapi jaatarasotsavaayaah
shrutvaa tadaalapitashinjitamishritaani
shreeraadhike tava rahahparichaarikaaham
dvaarasthitaa rasahrade patitaa kadaa syaam
What it means
Hearing from inside the grove the sounds of your joy, your words mixed with the ringing of your ornaments, when will I, your secret attendant standing at the door, fall into that lake of rasa?
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Questions about shloka 47
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 47 mean?
Hearing from inside the grove the sounds of your joy, your words mixed with the ringing of your ornaments, when will I, your secret attendant standing at the door, fall into that lake of rasa? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 47 pronounced?
In English letters: kunjaantare kimapi jaatarasotsavaayaah / shrutvaa tadaalapitashinjitamishritaani / shreeraadhike tava rahahparichaarikaaham / dvaarasthitaa rasahrade patitaa kadaa syaam
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.