Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 80
Verse 80 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
कैशोराद्भुतमाधुरीभरधुरीणाङ्गच्छविं राधिकां
प्रेमोल्लासभराधिकां निरवधि ध्यायन्ति ये तद्धियः ।
त्यक्ताः कर्मभिरात्मनैव भगवद्धर्मेऽप्यहो निर्ममाः
सर्वाश्चर्यगतिं गता रसमयीं तेभ्यो महद्भ्यो नमः ॥ ८० ॥
In Roman letters
kaishoraadbhutamaadhureebharadhureenaangachchhavim raadhikaam
premollaasabharaadhikaam niravadhi dhyaayanti ye taddhiyah
tyaktaah karmabhiraatmanaiva bhagavaddharme'pyaho nirmamaah
sarvaashcharyagatim gataa rasamayeem tebhyo mahadbhyo namah
What it means
I bow to the great souls who meditate without end on Radhika, whose form overflows with the sweetness of youth and the joy of love. Rituals have dropped away from them; free of attachment even to religious duty, they have reached the wondrous goal of rasa.
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Questions about shloka 80
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 80 mean?
I bow to the great souls who meditate without end on Radhika, whose form overflows with the sweetness of youth and the joy of love. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 80 pronounced?
In English letters: kaishoraadbhutamaadhureebharadhureenaangachchhavim raadhikaam / premollaasabharaadhikaam niravadhi dhyaayanti ye taddhiyah / tyaktaah karmabhiraatmanaiva bhagavaddharme'pyaho nirmamaah / sarvaashcharyagatim gataa rasamayeem tebhyo mahadbhyo namah
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.