Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 3
Verse 3 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
यो ब्रह्मरुद्रशुकनारदभीष्ममुख्यैर्
आलक्षितो न सहसा पुरुषस्य तस्य ।
सद्योवशीकरणचूर्णमनन्तशक्तिं
तं राधिकाचरणरेणुमनुस्मरामि ॥ ३ ॥
In Roman letters
yo brahmarudrashukanaaradabheeshmamukhyair
aalakshito na sahasaa purushasya tasya
sadyovasheekaranachoornamanantashaktim
tam raadhikaacharanarenumanusmaraami
What it means
The Supreme Person is not easily seen even by Brahma, Rudra, Shuka, Narada and Bhishma, yet the dust of Shri Radha's feet wins him over at once, a powder of endless power. I remember that dust.
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Questions about shloka 3
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 3 mean?
The Supreme Person is not easily seen even by Brahma, Rudra, Shuka, Narada and Bhishma, yet the dust of Shri Radha's feet wins him over at once, a powder of endless power. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 3 pronounced?
In English letters: yo brahmarudrashukanaaradabheeshmamukhyair / aalakshito na sahasaa purushasya tasya / sadyovasheekaranachoornamanantashaktim / tam raadhikaacharanarenumanusmaraami
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.