Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 228
Verse 228 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
गता दूरे गावो दिनमपि तुरीयांशमभज
द्वयं यातुं क्षान्तास्तव च जननी वर्त्मनयना ।
अकस्मात्तूष्णीके सजलनयने दीनवदने
लुठत्यस्यां भूमौ त्वयि नहि वयं प्राणिणिषवः ॥ २२८ ॥
In Roman letters
gataa doore gaavo dinamapi tureeyaamshamabhaja
dvayam yaatum kshaantaastava cha jananee vartmanayanaa
akasmaattooshneeke sajalanayane deenavadane
luthatyasyaam bhoomau tvayi nahi vayam praaninishavah
What it means
The cows have gone far, the day is nearly over, we are tired, and your mother waits watching the road. You have suddenly fallen silent, eyes wet, face pale, lying on the ground: without you we cannot live.
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Questions about shloka 228
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 228 mean?
The cows have gone far, the day is nearly over, we are tired, and your mother waits watching the road. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 228 pronounced?
In English letters: gataa doore gaavo dinamapi tureeyaamshamabhaja / dvayam yaatum kshaantaastava cha jananee vartmanayanaa / akasmaattooshneeke sajalanayane deenavadane / luthatyasyaam bhoomau tvayi nahi vayam praaninishavah
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.