Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 62
Verse 62 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
दृष्ट्या यत्र क्वचन विहिताम्रेडने नन्दसूनोः
प्रत्याख्यानच्छलत उदितोदारसङ्केतदेशा ।
धूर्तेन्द्र त्वद्भयमुपगता सा रहो नीपवाट्यां
नैका गच्छेत्कितव कृतमित्यादिशेत्कर्हि राधा ॥ ६२ ॥
In Roman letters
drishtyaa yatra kvachana vihitaamredane nandasoonoh
pratyaakhyaanachchhalata uditodaarasanketadeshaa
dhoortendra tvadbhayamupagataa saa raho neepavaatyaam
naikaa gachchhetkitava kritamityaadishetkarhi raadhaa
What it means
When Krishna asks again and again, she seems to refuse but with a look shows him where to meet. Then, afraid of him, she says, "Rogue, I will not go alone to the kadamba grove." When will Radha tell me to come with her?
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Questions about shloka 62
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 62 mean?
When Krishna asks again and again, she seems to refuse but with a look shows him where to meet. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 62 pronounced?
In English letters: drishtyaa yatra kvachana vihitaamredane nandasoonoh / pratyaakhyaanachchhalata uditodaarasanketadeshaa / dhoortendra tvadbhayamupagataa saa raho neepavaatyaam / naikaa gachchhetkitava kritamityaadishetkarhi raadhaa
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.