Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 86
Verse 86 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
लब्ध्वा दास्यं तदतिकृपया मोहनस्वादितेन
सौन्दर्यश्रीपदकमलयोर्लालनैः स्वापितायाः ।
श्रीराधाया मधुरमधुरोच्छिष्टपीयूषसारं
भोजं भोजं नवनवरसानन्दमग्नः कदा स्याम् ॥ ८६ ॥
In Roman letters
labdhvaa daasyam tadatikripayaa mohanasvaaditena
saundaryashreepadakamalayorlaalanaih svaapitaayaah
shreeraadhaayaa madhuramadhurochchhishtapeeyooshasaaram
bhojam bhojam navanavarasaanandamagnah kadaa syaam
What it means
Having gained that service by your great mercy, when will I, tasting again and again the sweet remnants of Shri Radha, who has been lovingly put to sleep, be lost in ever-new joy?
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Questions about shloka 86
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 86 mean?
Having gained that service by your great mercy, when will I, tasting again and again the sweet remnants of Shri Radha, who has been lovingly put to sleep, be lost in ever-new joy? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 86 pronounced?
In English letters: labdhvaa daasyam tadatikripayaa mohanasvaaditena / saundaryashreepadakamalayorlaalanaih svaapitaayaah / shreeraadhaayaa madhuramadhurochchhishtapeeyooshasaaram / bhojam bhojam navanavarasaanandamagnah kadaa syaam
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.