Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 76
Verse 76 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
यद्वृन्दावनमात्रगोचरमहो यन्न श्रुतीकं शिरो
ऽप्यारोढुं क्षमते न यच्छिवशुकादीनां तु यद्ध्यानगम् ।
यत्प्रेमामृतमाधुरीरसमयं यन्नित्यकैशोरकं
तद्रूपं परिवेष्टुमेव नयनं लोलायमानं मम ॥ ७६ ॥
In Roman letters
yadvrindaavanamaatragocharamaho yanna shruteekam shiro
'pyaarodhum kshamate na yachchhivashukaadeenaam tu yaddhyaanagam
yatpremaamritamaadhureerasamayam yannityakaishorakam
tadroopam pariveshtumeva nayanam lolaayamaanam mama
What it means
That form is seen only in Vrindavan; the Upanishads cannot reach it, it is beyond even the meditation of Shiva and Shuka. Full of the nectar of love and eternally young: my restless eyes long only to behold it.
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Questions about shloka 76
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 76 mean?
That form is seen only in Vrindavan; the Upanishads cannot reach it, it is beyond even the meditation of Shiva and Shuka. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 76 pronounced?
In English letters: yadvrindaavanamaatragocharamaho yanna shruteekam shiro / 'pyaarodhum kshamate na yachchhivashukaadeenaam tu yaddhyaanagam / yatpremaamritamaadhureerasamayam yannityakaishorakam / tadroopam pariveshtumeva nayanam lolaayamaanam mama
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.