Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 122
Verse 122 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
उपास्यचरणाम्बुजे व्रजभृतां किशोरीगणै
र्महद्भिरपि पूरुषैरपरिभाव्यभावोत्सवे ।
अगाधरसधामनि स्वपदपद्मसेवाविधौ
विधेहि मधुरोज्ज्वलामिव कृतिं ममाधीश्वरि ॥ १२२ ॥
In Roman letters
upaasyacharanaambuje vrajabhritaam kishoreeganai
rmahadbhirapi poorushairaparibhaavyabhaavotsave
agaadharasadhaamani svapadapadmasevaavidhau
vidhehi madhurojjvalaamiva kritim mamaadheeshvari
What it means
Your lotus feet are worshipped by the young girls of Braj; your loving joy is beyond the imagining even of great souls. Mistress, deep home of rasa, give me some sweet, bright duty in the service of your lotus feet.
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Questions about shloka 122
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 122 mean?
Your lotus feet are worshipped by the young girls of Braj; your loving joy is beyond the imagining even of great souls. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 122 pronounced?
In English letters: upaasyacharanaambuje vrajabhritaam kishoreeganai / rmahadbhirapi poorushairaparibhaavyabhaavotsave / agaadharasadhaamani svapadapadmasevaavidhau / vidhehi madhurojjvalaamiva kritim mamaadheeshvari
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.