Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 148
Verse 148 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
न देवैर्ब्रह्माद्यैर्न खलु हरिभक्तैर्न सुहृदा
दिभिर्यद्वै राधामधुपतिरहस्यं सुविदितम् ।
तयोर्दासीभूत्वा तदुपचितकेलीरसमये
दुरन्ताः प्रत्याशा हरि हरि दृशोर्गोचरयितुम् ॥ १४८ ॥
In Roman letters
na devairbrahmaadyairna khalu haribhaktairna suhridaa
dibhiryadvai raadhaamadhupatirahasyam suviditam
tayordaaseebhootvaa tadupachitakeleerasamaye
durantaah pratyaashaa hari hari drishorgocharayitum
What it means
The secret of Radha and Madhava is not truly known to Brahma and the gods, nor to Hari's devotees, nor to his friends. Alas, I hold the impossible hope of seeing their play with my own eyes as their maidservant.
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Questions about shloka 148
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 148 mean?
The secret of Radha and Madhava is not truly known to Brahma and the gods, nor to Hari's devotees, nor to his friends. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 148 pronounced?
In English letters: na devairbrahmaadyairna khalu haribhaktairna suhridaa / dibhiryadvai raadhaamadhupatirahasyam suviditam / tayordaaseebhootvaa tadupachitakeleerasamaye / durantaah pratyaashaa hari hari drishorgocharayitum
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.