Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 13
Verse 13 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
राधाकरावचितपल्लववल्लरीके
राधापदाङ्कविलसन्मधुरस्थलीके ।
राधायशोमुखरमत्तखगावलीके
राधाविहारविपिने रमतां मनो मे ॥ १३ ॥
In Roman letters
raadhaakaraavachitapallavavallareeke
raadhaapadaankavilasanmadhurasthaleeke
raadhaayashomukharamattakhagaavaleeke
raadhaavihaaravipine ramataam mano me
What it means
Where the creepers bear leaves Radha has picked, where the ground is marked by her footprints, where the birds sing her glory: may my mind delight in that forest of Radha's play.
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Questions about shloka 13
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 13 mean?
Where the creepers bear leaves Radha has picked, where the ground is marked by her footprints, where the birds sing her glory: may my mind delight in that forest of Radha's play. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 13 pronounced?
In English letters: raadhaakaraavachitapallavavallareeke / raadhaapadaankavilasanmadhurasthaleeke / raadhaayashomukharamattakhagaavaleeke / raadhaavihaaravipine ramataam mano me
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.