Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 95
Verse 95 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
कालिन्दीतटकुञ्जमन्दिरगतो योगीन्द्रवद्यत्पद
ज्योतिर्ध्यानपरः सदा जपति यां प्रेमाश्रुपूर्णो हरिः ।
केनाप्यद्भुतमुल्लसद्रतिरसानन्देन सम्मोहिता
सा राधेति सदा स्फुरतु मे विद्या परा द्व्यक्षरा ॥ ९५ ॥
In Roman letters
kaalindeetatakunjamandiragato yogeendravadyatpada
jyotirdhyaanaparah sadaa japati yaam premaashrupoorno harih
kenaapyadbhutamullasadratirasaanandena sammohitaa
saa raadheti sadaa sphuratu me vidyaa paraa dvyaksharaa
What it means
Seated in a grove-temple on the Yamuna's bank, Hari meditates like a yogi on the light of her feet and, eyes full of tears, always chants her name. May that supreme knowledge of two syllables, "Radha", always shine in me.
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Questions about shloka 95
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 95 mean?
Seated in a grove-temple on the Yamuna's bank, Hari meditates like a yogi on the light of her feet and, eyes full of tears, always chants her name. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 95 pronounced?
In English letters: kaalindeetatakunjamandiragato yogeendravadyatpada / jyotirdhyaanaparah sadaa japati yaam premaashrupoorno harih / kenaapyadbhutamullasadratirasaanandena sammohitaa / saa raadheti sadaa sphuratu me vidyaa paraa dvyaksharaa
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.