Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 111
Verse 111 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
अहो रसिकशेखरः स्फुरति कोऽपि वृन्दावने
निकुञ्जनवनागरीकुचकिशोरकेलिप्रियः ।
करोतु स कृपां सखीप्रकटपूर्णनत्युत्सवो
निजप्रियतमापदे रसमये ददातु स्थितिम् ॥ १११ ॥
In Roman letters
aho rasikashekharah sphurati ko'pi vrindaavane
nikunjanavanaagareekuchakishorakelipriyah
karotu sa kripaam sakheeprakatapoornanatyutsavo
nijapriyatamaapade rasamaye dadaatu sthitim
What it means
Ah, some crown of lovers shines in Vrindavan, delighting in play with the young lady of the grove, and happiest when bowing openly to her sakhis. May he be kind and give me a firm place at his beloved's feet, full of rasa.
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Questions about shloka 111
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 111 mean?
Ah, some crown of lovers shines in Vrindavan, delighting in play with the young lady of the grove, and happiest when bowing openly to her sakhis. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 111 pronounced?
In English letters: aho rasikashekharah sphurati ko'pi vrindaavane / nikunjanavanaagareekuchakishorakelipriyah / karotu sa kripaam sakheeprakatapoornanatyutsavo / nijapriyatamaapade rasamaye dadaatu sthitim
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.