Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 87
Verse 87 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
यदि स्नेहाद्राधे दिशसि रतिलाम्पट्यपदवीं
गतं ते स्वप्रेष्ठं तदपि मम निष्ठां शृणु यथा ।
कटाक्षैरालोके स्मितसहचरैर्जातपुलकं
समाश्लिष्याम्युच्चैरथ च रसये त्वत्पदरसम् ॥ ८७ ॥
In Roman letters
yadi snehaadraadhe dishasi ratilaampatyapadaveem
gatam te svapreshtham tadapi mama nishthaam shrinu yathaa
kataakshairaaloke smitasahacharairjaatapulakam
samaashlishyaamyuchchairatha cha rasaye tvatpadarasam
What it means
Radhe, even if you lovingly send me to your beloved, hear what my devotion will be: my sideways smiling glance will thrill him, I may embrace him warmly, yet still I will taste only the joy of your feet.
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Questions about shloka 87
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 87 mean?
Radhe, even if you lovingly send me to your beloved, hear what my devotion will be: my sideways smiling glance will thrill him, I may embrace him warmly, yet still I will taste only the joy of your feet. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 87 pronounced?
In English letters: yadi snehaadraadhe dishasi ratilaampatyapadaveem / gatam te svapreshtham tadapi mama nishthaam shrinu yathaa / kataakshairaaloke smitasahacharairjaatapulakam / samaashlishyaamyuchchairatha cha rasaye tvatpadarasam
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.