Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 58
Verse 58 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
सहासवरमोहनाद्भुतविलासरासोत्सवे
विचित्रवरताण्डवश्रमजलार्द्रगण्डस्थलौ ।
कदा नु वरनागरीरसिकशेखरौ तौ मुदा
भजामि पदलालनाल्ललितजीवनं कुर्वती ॥ ५८ ॥
In Roman letters
sahaasavaramohanaadbhutavilaasaraasotsave
vichitravarataandavashramajalaardragandasthalau
kadaa nu varanaagareerasikashekharau tau mudaa
bhajaami padalaalanaallalitajeevanam kurvatee
What it means
After the wondrous rasa dance, their cheeks wet from the effort of dancing, when will I joyfully serve that best of women and crown of lovers, giving my life its beauty by tending their feet?
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Questions about shloka 58
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 58 mean?
After the wondrous rasa dance, their cheeks wet from the effort of dancing, when will I joyfully serve that best of women and crown of lovers, giving my life its beauty by tending their feet? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 58 pronounced?
In English letters: sahaasavaramohanaadbhutavilaasaraasotsave / vichitravarataandavashramajalaardragandasthalau / kadaa nu varanaagareerasikashekharau tau mudaa / bhajaami padalaalanaallalitajeevanam kurvatee
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.