Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 104
Verse 104 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
बलान्नीत्वा तल्पं किमपि परिरभ्याधरसुधां
निपीय प्रोल्लिख्य प्रखरनखरेण स्तनभरम् ।
ततो नीवीं न्यस्ते रसिकमणिना त्वत्करधृते
कदा कुञ्जच्छिद्रे भवतु मम राधेऽनुनयनम् ॥ १०४ ॥
In Roman letters
balaanneetvaa talpam kimapi parirabhyaadharasudhaam
nipeeya prollikhya prakharanakharena stanabharam
tato neeveem nyaste rasikamaninaa tvatkaradhrite
kadaa kunjachchhidre bhavatu mama raadhe'nunayanam
What it means
In the language of the hidden pastimes, the poet, as a sakhi who delights only in her mistress's joy, longs to witness through a gap in the grove the intimate love of Radha and her beloved.
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Questions about shloka 104
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 104 mean?
In the language of the hidden pastimes, the poet, as a sakhi who delights only in her mistress's joy, longs to witness through a gap in the grove the intimate love of Radha and her beloved. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 104 pronounced?
In English letters: balaanneetvaa talpam kimapi parirabhyaadharasudhaam / nipeeya prollikhya prakharanakharena stanabharam / tato neeveem nyaste rasikamaninaa tvatkaradhrite / kadaa kunjachchhidre bhavatu mama raadhe'nunayanam
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.