Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 258
Verse 258 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
ध्यायंस्तं शिखिपिच्छमौलिमनिशं तन्नामसङ्कीर्तय
न्नित्यं तच्चरणाम्बुजं परिचरंस्तन्मन्त्रवर्यं जपन् ।
श्रीराधापददास्यमेव परमाभीष्टं हृदा धारयन्
कर्हि स्यां तदनुग्रहेण परमोद्भूतानुरागोत्सवः ॥ २५८ ॥
In Roman letters
dhyaayamstam shikhipichchhamaulimanisham tannaamasankeertaya
nnityam tachcharanaambujam paricharamstanmantravaryam japan
shreeraadhaapadadaasyameva paramaabheeshtam hridaa dhaarayan
karhi syaam tadanugrahena paramodbhootaanuraagotsavah
What it means
Meditating day and night on the one with the peacock crown, chanting his name, serving his feet, repeating his mantra, yet holding service to Radha's feet as my highest goal: when will I, by his grace, overflow with love?
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Questions about shloka 258
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 258 mean?
Meditating day and night on the one with the peacock crown, chanting his name, serving his feet, repeating his mantra, yet holding service to Radha's feet as my highest goal: when will I, by his grace, overflow with love? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 258 pronounced?
In English letters: dhyaayamstam shikhipichchhamaulimanisham tannaamasankeertaya / nnityam tachcharanaambujam paricharamstanmantravaryam japan / shreeraadhaapadadaasyameva paramaabheeshtam hridaa dhaarayan / karhi syaam tadanugrahena paramodbhootaanuraagotsavah
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.