Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 138
Verse 138 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
राधाकेलिनिकुञ्जवीथिषु चरन्राधाभिधामुच्चर
न्राधाया अनुरूपमेव परमं धर्मं रसेनाचरन् ।
राधायाश्चरणाम्बुजं परिचरन्नानोपचारैर्मुदा
कर्हि स्यां श्रुतिशेखरोपरि चरन्नाश्चर्यचर्यां चरन् ॥ १३८ ॥
In Roman letters
raadhaakelinikunjaveethishu charanraadhaabhidhaamuchchara
nraadhaayaa anuroopameva paramam dharmam rasenaacharan
raadhaayaashcharanaambujam paricharannaanopachaarairmudaa
karhi syaam shrutishekharopari charannaashcharyacharyaam charan
What it means
Walking the lanes of Radha's groves, calling her name, lovingly living the duty that befits her servant, serving her lotus feet with many offerings: when will I walk this wondrous path that goes beyond even the Vedas?
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Questions about shloka 138
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 138 mean?
Walking the lanes of Radha's groves, calling her name, lovingly living the duty that befits her servant, serving her lotus feet with many offerings: when will I walk this wondrous path that goes beyond even the Vedas? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 138 pronounced?
In English letters: raadhaakelinikunjaveethishu charanraadhaabhidhaamuchchara / nraadhaayaa anuroopameva paramam dharmam rasenaacharan / raadhaayaashcharanaambujam paricharannaanopachaarairmudaa / karhi syaam shrutishekharopari charannaashcharyacharyaam charan
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.