Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 141
Verse 141 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
राधानामसुधारसं रसयितुं जिह्वास्तु मे विह्वला
पादौ तत्पदकाङ्कितासु चरतां वृन्दाटवीवीथिषु ।
तत्कर्मैव करः करोतु हृदयं तस्याः पदं ध्यायता
त्तद्भावोत्सवतः परं भवतु मे तत्प्राणनाथे रतिः ॥ १४१ ॥
In Roman letters
raadhaanaamasudhaarasam rasayitum jihvaastu me vihvalaa
paadau tatpadakaankitaasu charataam vrindaataveeveethishu
tatkarmaiva karah karotu hridayam tasyaah padam dhyaayataa
ttadbhaavotsavatah param bhavatu me tatpraananaathe ratih
What it means
May my tongue be eager to taste the nectar of Radha's name, my feet walk the lanes of Vrindavan marked by her footprints, my hands do only her work, my heart meditate on her feet, and through her love may my love grow for her beloved.
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Questions about shloka 141
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 141 mean?
May my tongue be eager to taste the nectar of Radha's name, my feet walk the lanes of Vrindavan marked by her footprints, my hands do only her work, my heart meditate on her feet, and through her love may my love grow for her beloved. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 141 pronounced?
In English letters: raadhaanaamasudhaarasam rasayitum jihvaastu me vihvalaa / paadau tatpadakaankitaasu charataam vrindaataveeveethishu / tatkarmaiva karah karotu hridayam tasyaah padam dhyaayataa / ttadbhaavotsavatah param bhavatu me tatpraananaathe ratih
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.