Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 204
Verse 204 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
यस्याः प्रेमघनाकृतेः पदनखज्योत्स्नाभरस्नापित
स्वान्तानां समुदेति कापि सरसा भक्तिश्चमत्कारिणी ।
सा मे गोकुलभूपनन्दनमनश्चोरी किशोरी कदा
दास्यं दास्यति सर्ववेदशिरसां यत्तद्रहस्यं परम् ॥ २०४ ॥
In Roman letters
yasyaah premaghanaakriteh padanakhajyotsnaabharasnaapita
svaantaanaam samudeti kaapi sarasaa bhaktishchamatkaarinee
saa me gokulabhoopanandanamanashchoree kishoree kadaa
daasyam daasyati sarvavedashirasaam yattadrahasyam param
What it means
Those bathed in the moonlight of her toenails feel a wondrous, sweet devotion rise in their hearts. When will that young lady, who steals the heart of Gokul's prince, give me her service, the supreme secret of all the Vedas?
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Questions about shloka 204
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 204 mean?
Those bathed in the moonlight of her toenails feel a wondrous, sweet devotion rise in their hearts. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 204 pronounced?
In English letters: yasyaah premaghanaakriteh padanakhajyotsnaabharasnaapita / svaantaanaam samudeti kaapi sarasaa bhaktishchamatkaarinee / saa me gokulabhoopanandanamanashchoree kishoree kadaa / daasyam daasyati sarvavedashirasaam yattadrahasyam param
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.