Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 239
Verse 239 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
लक्ष्म्याश्च न गोचरी भवति यन्नापुः सखायः प्रभोः
सम्भाव्योऽपि विरिञ्चिनारदशिवस्वायम्भुवाद्यैर्न यः ।
यो वृन्दावननागरीपशुपतिस्त्रीभावलभ्यः कथं
राधामाधवयोर्ममास्तु स रहोदास्याधिकारोत्सवः ॥ २३९ ॥
In Roman letters
lakshmyaashcha na gocharee bhavati yannaapuh sakhaayah prabhoh
sambhaavyo'pi virinchinaaradashivasvaayambhuvaadyairna yah
yo vrindaavananaagareepashupatistreebhaavalabhyah katham
raadhaamaadhavayormamaastu sa rahodaasyaadhikaarotsavah
What it means
Not seen even by Lakshmi, not reached by the Lord's friends, not even imagined by Brahma, Narada and Shiva, found only through the feeling of the gopis of Vrindavan: may that secret service of Radha and Madhava be mine.
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Questions about shloka 239
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 239 mean?
Not seen even by Lakshmi, not reached by the Lord's friends, not even imagined by Brahma, Narada and Shiva, found only through the feeling of the gopis of Vrindavan: may that secret service of Radha and Madhava be mine. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 239 pronounced?
In English letters: lakshmyaashcha na gocharee bhavati yannaapuh sakhaayah prabhoh / sambhaavyo'pi virinchinaaradashivasvaayambhuvaadyairna yah / yo vrindaavananaagareepashupatistreebhaavalabhyah katham / raadhaamaadhavayormamaastu sa rahodaasyaadhikaarotsavah
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.