Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 269
Verse 269 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
श्रीराधे श्रुतिभिर्बुधैर्भगवताप्यामृग्यसद्वैभवे
स्वस्तोत्रे स्वकृपात एव सहजो योग्योऽप्यहं कारितः ।
पद्येनैव सदापराधिनि महन्मार्गं विरुद्ध्य त्वदे
काशे स्नेहजलाकुलाक्षि किमपि प्रीतिं प्रसादीकुरु ॥ २६९ ॥
In Roman letters
shreeraadhe shrutibhirbudhairbhagavataapyaamrigyasadvaibhave
svastotre svakripaata eva sahajo yogyo'pyaham kaaritah
padyenaiva sadaaparaadhini mahanmaargam viruddhya tvade
kaashe snehajalaakulaakshi kimapi preetim prasaadeekuru
What it means
Shri Radhe, whose glory is sought even by the Vedas, the wise and the Lord himself, by your grace alone I was made fit to write this hymn. Though I always fall short, I hope in you alone; you with loving tear-filled eyes, grant me your love.
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Questions about shloka 269
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 269 mean?
Shri Radhe, whose glory is sought even by the Vedas, the wise and the Lord himself, by your grace alone I was made fit to write this hymn. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 269 pronounced?
In English letters: shreeraadhe shrutibhirbudhairbhagavataapyaamrigyasadvaibhave / svastotre svakripaata eva sahajo yogyo'pyaham kaaritah / padyenaiva sadaaparaadhini mahanmaargam viruddhya tvade / kaashe snehajalaakulaakshi kimapi preetim prasaadeekuru
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.