Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 40
Verse 40 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
पूर्णानुरागरसमूर्तितडिल्लताभं
ज्योतिः परं भगवतो रतिमद्रहस्यम् ।
यत्प्रादुरस्ति कृपया वृषभानुगेहे
स्यात्किङ्करी भवितुमेव ममाभिलाषः ॥ ४० ॥
In Roman letters
poornaanuraagarasamoortitadillataabham
jyotih param bhagavato ratimadrahasyam
yatpraadurasti kripayaa vrishabhaanugehe
syaatkinkaree bhavitumeva mamaabhilaashah
What it means
The supreme, secret light of the Lord, bright as lightning and the very form of full love, has graciously appeared in Vrishabhanu's house. My one wish is to be her maidservant.
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Questions about shloka 40
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 40 mean?
The supreme, secret light of the Lord, bright as lightning and the very form of full love, has graciously appeared in Vrishabhanu's house. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 40 pronounced?
In English letters: poornaanuraagarasamoortitadillataabham / jyotih param bhagavato ratimadrahasyam / yatpraadurasti kripayaa vrishabhaanugehe / syaatkinkaree bhavitumeva mamaabhilaashah
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.