Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 127
Verse 127 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
शुद्धप्रेमैकलीलानिधिरहह महातङ्कमङ्कस्थितेऽपि
प्रेष्ठे बिभ्रत्यदभ्रस्फुरदतुलकृपास्नेहमाधुर्यमूर्तिः ।
प्राणालीकोटिनीराजितपदसुषमामाधुरी माधवेन
श्रीराधा मामगाधामृतरसभरिते कर्हि दास्येऽभिषिञ्चेत् ॥ १२७ ॥
In Roman letters
shuddhapremaikaleelaanidhirahaha mahaatankamankasthite'pi
preshthe bibhratyadabhrasphuradatulakripaasnehamaadhuryamoortih
praanaaleekotineeraajitapadasushamaamaadhuree maadhavena
shreeraadhaa maamagaadhaamritarasabharite karhi daasye'bhishinchet
What it means
Treasure of pure love, she fears separation even in her beloved's lap; a form of boundless mercy, affection and sweetness, whose feet Madhava worships with millions of lives. When will Shri Radha bathe me in the nectar of her service?
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Questions about shloka 127
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 127 mean?
Treasure of pure love, she fears separation even in her beloved's lap; a form of boundless mercy, affection and sweetness, whose feet Madhava worships with millions of lives. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 127 pronounced?
In English letters: shuddhapremaikaleelaanidhirahaha mahaatankamankasthite'pi / preshthe bibhratyadabhrasphuradatulakripaasnehamaadhuryamoortih / praanaaleekotineeraajitapadasushamaamaadhuree maadhavena / shreeraadhaa maamagaadhaamritarasabharite karhi daasye'bhishinchet
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.