Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 155
Verse 155 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
लुलितनवलवङ्गोदारकर्पूरपूरं
प्रियतममुखचन्द्रोद्गीर्णताम्बूलखण्डम् ।
घनपुलककपोला स्वादयन्ती मदास्ये
ऽर्पयतु किमपि दासीवत्सला कर्हि राधा ॥ १५५ ॥
In Roman letters
lulitanavalavangodaarakarpoorapooram
priyatamamukhachandrodgeernataamboolakhandam
ghanapulakakapolaa svaadayantee madaasye
'rpayatu kimapi daaseevatsalaa karhi raadhaa
What it means
Tasting betel with clove and camphor that her beloved has shared from his own mouth, her cheeks thrilling with joy, when will Radha, so loving to her maidservants, give some to me?
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Questions about shloka 155
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 155 mean?
Tasting betel with clove and camphor that her beloved has shared from his own mouth, her cheeks thrilling with joy, when will Radha, so loving to her maidservants, give some to me? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 155 pronounced?
In English letters: lulitanavalavangodaarakarpoorapooram / priyatamamukhachandrodgeernataamboolakhandam / ghanapulakakapolaa svaadayantee madaasye / 'rpayatu kimapi daaseevatsalaa karhi 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.