Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 142
Verse 142 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
मन्दीकृत्य मुकुन्दसुन्दरपदद्वन्द्वारविन्दामल
प्रेमानन्दममन्दमिन्दुतिलकाद्युन्मादकन्दं परम् ।
राधाकेलिकथारसाम्बुधिचलद्वीचीभिरान्दोलितं
वृन्दारण्यनिकुञ्जमन्दिरवरालिन्दे मनो नन्दतु ॥ १४२ ॥
In Roman letters
mandeekritya mukundasundarapadadvandvaaravindaamala
premaanandamamandamindutilakaadyunmaadakandam param
raadhaakelikathaarasaambudhichaladveecheebhiraandolitam
vrindaaranyanikunjamandiravaraalinde mano nandatu
What it means
Setting aside even the pure joy of love for Mukunda's lotus feet, which maddens Shiva himself, may my mind rejoice on the veranda of a grove-temple in Vrindavan, rocked by the waves of the ocean of Radha's play.
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Questions about shloka 142
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 142 mean?
Setting aside even the pure joy of love for Mukunda's lotus feet, which maddens Shiva himself, may my mind rejoice on the veranda of a grove-temple in Vrindavan, rocked by the waves of the ocean of Radha's play. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 142 pronounced?
In English letters: mandeekritya mukundasundarapadadvandvaaravindaamala / premaanandamamandamindutilakaadyunmaadakandam param / raadhaakelikathaarasaambudhichaladveecheebhiraandolitam / vrindaaranyanikunjamandiravaraalinde mano nandatu
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.