Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 16
Verse 16 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
उज्जागरं रसिकनागरसङ्गरङ्गैः
कुञ्जोदरे कृतवती नु मुदा रजन्याम् ।
सुस्नापिता हि मधुनैव सुभोजिता त्वं
राधे कदा स्वपिषि मत्करलालिताङ्घ्रिः ॥ १६ ॥
In Roman letters
ujjaagaram rasikanaagarasangarangaih
kunjodare kritavatee nu mudaa rajanyaam
susnaapitaa hi madhunaiva subhojitaa tvam
raadhe kadaa svapishi matkaralaalitaanghrih
What it means
After a night awake in the grove with her beloved, Radha, when will you sleep, bathed and fed by me, while my hands gently press your feet?
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Questions about shloka 16
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 16 mean?
After a night awake in the grove with her beloved, Radha, when will you sleep, bathed and fed by me, while my hands gently press your feet? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 16 pronounced?
In English letters: ujjaagaram rasikanaagarasangarangaih / kunjodare kritavatee nu mudaa rajanyaam / susnaapitaa hi madhunaiva subhojitaa tvam / raadhe kadaa svapishi matkaralaalitaanghrih
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.