Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 134
Verse 134 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
ताम्बूलं क्वचदर्पयामि चरणौ संवाहयामि क्वचि
न्मालाद्यैः परिमण्डये क्वचिदहो संवीजयामि क्वचित् ।
कर्पूरादिसुवासितं क्व च पुनः सुस्वादु चाम्भोऽमृतं
पायाम्येव गृहे कदा खलु भजे श्रीराधिकामाधवौ ॥ १३४ ॥
In Roman letters
taamboolam kvachadarpayaami charanau samvaahayaami kvachi
nmaalaadyaih parimandaye kvachidaho samveejayaami kvachit
karpooraadisuvaasitam kva cha punah susvaadu chaambho'mritam
paayaamyeva grihe kadaa khalu bhaje shreeraadhikaamaadhavau
What it means
Sometimes offering betel, sometimes pressing their feet, sometimes adorning them with garlands, sometimes fanning them, sometimes giving them sweet water scented with camphor: when will I surely serve Shri Radhika and Madhava in their grove-house?
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Questions about shloka 134
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 134 mean?
Sometimes offering betel, sometimes pressing their feet, sometimes adorning them with garlands, sometimes fanning them, sometimes giving them sweet water scented with camphor: when will I surely serve Shri Radhika and Madhava in their grove-house? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 134 pronounced?
In English letters: taamboolam kvachadarpayaami charanau samvaahayaami kvachi / nmaalaadyaih parimandaye kvachidaho samveejayaami kvachit / karpooraadisuvaasitam kva cha punah susvaadu chaambho'mritam / paayaamyeva grihe kadaa khalu bhaje shreeraadhikaamaadhavau
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.