Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 106
Verse 106 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
रहोगोष्ठीं श्रोतुं तव निजविटेन्द्रेण ललितां
करे धृत्वा त्वां वा नवरमणतल्पे घटयितुम् ।
रतामर्दस्रस्तं कचभरमथो संयमयितुं
विदध्याः श्रीराधे मम किमधिकारोत्सवरसम् ॥ १०६ ॥
In Roman letters
rahogoshtheem shrotum tava nijavitendrena lalitaam
kare dhritvaa tvaam vaa navaramanatalpe ghatayitum
rataamardasrastam kachabharamatho samyamayitum
vidadhyaah shreeraadhe mama kimadhikaarotsavarasam
What it means
Shri Radhe, will you grant me the joyful privilege of hearing your sweet private talk with your beloved, of leading you by the hand to the new bed of flowers, and of tying up your loosened hair afterwards?
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Questions about shloka 106
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 106 mean?
Shri Radhe, will you grant me the joyful privilege of hearing your sweet private talk with your beloved, of leading you by the hand to the new bed of flowers, and of tying up your loosened hair afterwards? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 106 pronounced?
In English letters: rahogoshtheem shrotum tava nijavitendrena lalitaam / kare dhritvaa tvaam vaa navaramanatalpe ghatayitum / rataamardasrastam kachabharamatho samyamayitum / vidadhyaah shreeraadhe mama kimadhikaarotsavarasam
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.