Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 88
Verse 88 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
कृष्णः पक्षो नवकुवलयं कृष्णसारस्तमालो
नीलाम्भोदस्तव रुचिपदं नामरूपैश्च कृष्णा ।
कृष्णे कस्मात्तव विमुखता मोहनश्याममूर्ता
वित्युक्त्वा त्वां प्रहसितमुखीं किन्नु पश्यामि राधे ॥ ८८ ॥
In Roman letters
krishnah paksho navakuvalayam krishnasaarastamaalo
neelaambhodastava ruchipadam naamaroopaishcha krishnaa
krishne kasmaattava vimukhataa mohanashyaamamoortaa
vityuktvaa tvaam prahasitamukheem kinnu pashyaami raadhe
What it means
The dark fortnight, the new blue lotus, the black deer, the tamala tree, the dark cloud and the Yamuna named Krishna are all dear to you. Why then turn away from Krishna himself? Radhe, when will I say this and see you laugh?
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Questions about shloka 88
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 88 mean?
The dark fortnight, the new blue lotus, the black deer, the tamala tree, the dark cloud and the Yamuna named Krishna are all dear to you. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 88 pronounced?
In English letters: krishnah paksho navakuvalayam krishnasaarastamaalo / neelaambhodastava ruchipadam naamaroopaishcha krishnaa / krishne kasmaattava vimukhataa mohanashyaamamoortaa / vityuktvaa tvaam prahasitamukheem kinnu pashyaami raadhe
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.