Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 53
Verse 53 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
विचिन्वन्ती केशान्क्वचन करजैः कञ्चुकपटं
क्व चाप्यामुञ्चन्ती कुचकनकदीव्यत्कलशयोः ।
सुगुल्फे न्यस्यन्ती क्वचन मणिमञ्जीरयुगलं
कदा स्यां श्रीराधे तव सुपरिचारिण्यहमहो ॥ ५३ ॥
In Roman letters
vichinvantee keshaankvachana karajaih kanchukapatam
kva chaapyaamunchantee kuchakanakadeevyatkalashayoh
sugulphe nyasyantee kvachana manimanjeerayugalam
kadaa syaam shreeraadhe tava suparichaarinyahamaho
What it means
Combing out your hair with my fingers, helping you into your garments, fastening jewelled anklets at your ankles: Shri Radhe, when will I become your attendant like this?
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Questions about shloka 53
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 53 mean?
Combing out your hair with my fingers, helping you into your garments, fastening jewelled anklets at your ankles: Shri Radhe, when will I become your attendant like this? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 53 pronounced?
In English letters: vichinvantee keshaankvachana karajaih kanchukapatam / kva chaapyaamunchantee kuchakanakadeevyatkalashayoh / sugulphe nyasyantee kvachana manimanjeerayugalam / kadaa syaam shreeraadhe tava suparichaarinyahamaho
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.