Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 57
Verse 57 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
विपञ्चितसुपञ्चमं रुचिरवेणुना गायता
प्रियेण सह वीणया मधुरगानविद्यानिधिः ।
करीन्द्रवनसम्मिलन्मदकरिण्युदारक्रमा
कदा नु वृषभानुजा मिलतु भानुजारोधसि ॥ ५७ ॥
In Roman letters
vipanchitasupanchamam ruchiravenunaa gaayataa
priyena saha veenayaa madhuragaanavidyaanidhih
kareendravanasammilanmadakarinyudaarakramaa
kadaa nu vrishabhaanujaa milatu bhaanujaarodhasi
What it means
She is the treasure of sweet song, playing the vina with her beloved while he sings to his flute, and she walks with the grace of an elephant going to meet her mate. When will Vrishabhanu's daughter meet me on the bank of the Yamuna?
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Questions about shloka 57
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 57 mean?
She is the treasure of sweet song, playing the vina with her beloved while he sings to his flute, and she walks with the grace of an elephant going to meet her mate. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 57 pronounced?
In English letters: vipanchitasupanchamam ruchiravenunaa gaayataa / priyena saha veenayaa madhuragaanavidyaanidhih / kareendravanasammilanmadakarinyudaarakramaa / kadaa nu vrishabhaanujaa milatu bhaanujaarodhasi
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.