Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 59
Verse 59 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
वृन्दारण्यनिकुञ्जमञ्जुलगृहेष्वात्मेश्वरीं मार्गयन्
हा राधे सविदग्धदर्शितपथं किं यासि नेत्यालपन् ।
कालिन्दीसलिले च तत्कुचतटीकस्तूरिकापङ्किले
स्नायं स्नायमहो कुदेहजमलं जह्यां कदा निर्मलः ॥ ५९ ॥
In Roman letters
vrindaaranyanikunjamanjulagriheshvaatmeshvareem maargayan
haa raadhe savidagdhadarshitapatham kim yaasi netyaalapan
kaalindeesalile cha tatkuchatateekastoorikaapankile
snaayam snaayamaho kudehajamalam jahyaam kadaa nirmalah
What it means
Searching the lovely groves of Vrindavan for my mistress and calling, "Ah Radhe, will you not take the path I showed you?", when will I bathe again and again in the Yamuna, fragrant with her musk, and wash away all impurity?
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Questions about shloka 59
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 59 mean?
Searching the lovely groves of Vrindavan for my mistress and calling, "Ah Radhe, will you not take the path I showed you?", when will I bathe again and again in the Yamuna, fragrant with her musk, and wash away all impurity? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 59 pronounced?
In English letters: vrindaaranyanikunjamanjulagriheshvaatmeshvareem maargayan / haa raadhe savidagdhadarshitapatham kim yaasi netyaalapan / kaalindeesalile cha tatkuchatateekastoorikaapankile / snaayam snaayamaho kudehajamalam jahyaam kadaa nirmalah
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.