Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 147
Verse 147 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
ब्रह्मानन्दैकवादाः कतिचन भगवद्वन्दनानन्दमत्ताः
केचिद्गोविन्दसख्याद्यनुपमपरमानन्दमन्ये स्वदन्ते ।
श्रीराधाकिङ्करीणां त्वखिलसुखचमत्कारसारैकसीमा
तत्पादाम्भोजराजन्नखमणिविलसज्ज्योतिरेकच्छटापि ॥ १४७ ॥
In Roman letters
brahmaanandaikavaadaah katichana bhagavadvandanaanandamattaah
kechidgovindasakhyaadyanupamaparamaanandamanye svadante
shreeraadhaakinkareenaam tvakhilasukhachamatkaarasaaraikaseemaa
tatpaadaambhojaraajannakhamanivilasajjyotirekachchhataapi
What it means
Some speak only of the bliss of Brahman, some are lost in the joy of worshipping God, others taste the bliss of friendship with Govinda; but for Shri Radha's maidservants even one ray from her toenails is the very limit of every joy.
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Questions about shloka 147
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 147 mean?
Some speak only of the bliss of Brahman, some are lost in the joy of worshipping God, others taste the bliss of friendship with Govinda; but for Shri Radha's maidservants even one ray from her toenails is the very limit of every joy. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 147 pronounced?
In English letters: brahmaanandaikavaadaah katichana bhagavadvandanaanandamattaah / kechidgovindasakhyaadyanupamaparamaanandamanye svadante / shreeraadhaakinkareenaam tvakhilasukhachamatkaarasaaraikaseemaa / tatpaadaambhojaraajannakhamanivilasajjyotirekachchhataapi
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.