Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 168
Verse 168 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
श्रीमद्राधे त्वमथ मधुरं श्रीयशोदाकुमारे
प्राप्ते कैशोरकमतिरसाद्वल्गसे साधुयोगम् ।
इत्थं बाले महसि कथया नित्यलीलावयःश्री
जातावेशा प्रकटसहजा किन्नु दृश्या किशोरी ॥ १६८ ॥
In Roman letters
shreemadraadhe tvamatha madhuram shreeyashodaakumaare
praapte kaishorakamatirasaadvalgase saadhuyogam
ittham baale mahasi kathayaa nityaleelaavayahshree
jaataaveshaa prakatasahajaa kinnu drishyaa kishoree
What it means
"Radhe, now that Yashoda's son has reached youth, you too are drawn to that sweet union." At these words she steps into her eternal youth. Will we see that young lady revealed?
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Questions about shloka 168
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 168 mean?
"Radhe, now that Yashoda's son has reached youth, you too are drawn to that sweet union." At these words she steps into her eternal youth. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 168 pronounced?
In English letters: shreemadraadhe tvamatha madhuram shreeyashodaakumaare / praapte kaishorakamatirasaadvalgase saadhuyogam / ittham baale mahasi kathayaa nityaleelaavayahshree / jaataaveshaa prakatasahajaa kinnu drishyaa kishoree
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.