Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 54
Verse 54 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
अतिस्नेहादुच्चैरपि च हरिनामानि गृणत
स्तथा सौगन्ध्याद्यैर्बहुभिरुपचारैश्च यजतः ।
परानन्दं वृन्दावनमनुचरन्तं च दधतो
मनो मे राधायाः पदमृदुलपद्मे निवसतु ॥ ५४ ॥
In Roman letters
atisnehaaduchchairapi cha harinaamaani grinata
stathaa saugandhyaadyairbahubhirupachaaraishcha yajatah
paraanandam vrindaavanamanucharantam cha dadhato
mano me raadhaayaah padamridulapadme nivasatu
What it means
Even while I sing Hari's names aloud with great love, worship him with fragrance and many offerings, and wander through Vrindavan in supreme joy, may my mind rest at Shri Radha's soft lotus feet.
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Questions about shloka 54
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 54 mean?
Even while I sing Hari's names aloud with great love, worship him with fragrance and many offerings, and wander through Vrindavan in supreme joy, may my mind rest at Shri Radha's soft lotus feet. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 54 pronounced?
In English letters: atisnehaaduchchairapi cha harinaamaani grinata / stathaa saugandhyaadyairbahubhirupachaaraishcha yajatah / paraanandam vrindaavanamanucharantam cha dadhato / mano me raadhaayaah padamridulapadme nivasatu
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.