Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 126
Verse 126 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
कालिन्दीकूलकल्पद्रुमतलनिलयप्रोल्लसत्केलिकन्दा
वृन्दाटव्यां सदैव प्रकटतररहोवल्लवीभावभव्या ।
भक्तानां हृत्सरोजे मधुररससुधास्यन्दिपादारविन्दा
सान्द्रानन्दाकृतिर्नः स्फुरतु नवनवप्रेमलक्ष्मीरमन्दा ॥ १२६ ॥
In Roman letters
kaalindeekoolakalpadrumatalanilayaprollasatkelikandaa
vrindaatavyaam sadaiva prakatatararahovallaveebhaavabhavyaa
bhaktaanaam hritsaroje madhurarasasudhaasyandipaadaaravindaa
saandraanandaakritirnah sphuratu navanavapremalakshmeeramandaa
What it means
Source of the play that blossoms under the wish-trees on the Yamuna's bank, ever present in Vrindavan, lovely with the feelings of the gopis, whose lotus feet pour sweet nectar into devotees' hearts: may that ever-new goddess of love shine in us.
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Questions about shloka 126
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 126 mean?
Source of the play that blossoms under the wish-trees on the Yamuna's bank, ever present in Vrindavan, lovely with the feelings of the gopis, whose lotus feet pour sweet nectar into devotees' hearts: may that ever-new goddess of love shine in us. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 126 pronounced?
In English letters: kaalindeekoolakalpadrumatalanilayaprollasatkelikandaa / vrindaatavyaam sadaiva prakatatararahovallaveebhaavabhavyaa / bhaktaanaam hritsaroje madhurarasasudhaasyandipaadaaravindaa / saandraanandaakritirnah sphuratu navanavapremalakshmeeramandaa
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.