Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 60
Verse 60 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
पादस्पर्शरसोत्सवं प्रणतिभिर्गोविन्दमिन्दीवर
श्यामं प्रार्थयितुं सुमञ्जुलरहःकुञ्जांश्च संमार्जितुम् ।
मालाचन्दनगन्धपूररसवत्ताम्बूलसत्पानका
न्यादातुं च रसैकदायिनि तव प्रेष्या कदा स्यामहम् ॥ ६० ॥
In Roman letters
paadasparsharasotsavam pranatibhirgovindamindeevara
shyaamam praarthayitum sumanjularahahkunjaamshcha sammaarjitum
maalaachandanagandhapoorarasavattaamboolasatpaanakaa
nyaadaatum cha rasaikadaayini tava preshyaa kadaa syaamaham
What it means
To pray to dark Govinda, for whom touching your feet is a festival; to clean the secret groves; to bring garlands, sandal, perfume, betel and sweet drinks: you who alone give rasa, when will I be your maidservant?
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Questions about shloka 60
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 60 mean?
To pray to dark Govinda, for whom touching your feet is a festival; to clean the secret groves; to bring garlands, sandal, perfume, betel and sweet drinks: you who alone give rasa, when will I be your maidservant? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 60 pronounced?
In English letters: paadasparsharasotsavam pranatibhirgovindamindeevara / shyaamam praarthayitum sumanjularahahkunjaamshcha sammaarjitum / maalaachandanagandhapoorarasavattaamboolasatpaanakaa / nyaadaatum cha rasaikadaayini tava preshyaa kadaa syaamaham
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.