Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 77
Verse 77 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
धर्माद्यर्थचतुष्टयं विजयतां किं तद्वृथावार्तया
सैकान्तेश्वरभक्तियोगपदवी त्वारोपिता मूर्धनि ।
यो वृन्दावनसीम्नि कश्चन घनाश्चर्यः किशोरीमणि
स्तत्कैङ्कर्यरसामृतादिह परं चित्ते न मे रोचते ॥ ७७ ॥
In Roman letters
dharmaadyarthachatushtayam vijayataam kim tadvrithaavaartayaa
saikaanteshvarabhaktiyogapadavee tvaaropitaa moordhani
yo vrindaavanaseemni kashchana ghanaashcharyah kishoreemani
statkainkaryarasaamritaadiha param chitte na me rochate
What it means
Let dharma, wealth, desire and liberation flourish; why waste words on them? Even exclusive devotion to God I honour by placing it on my head. Yet nothing pleases my heart except the nectar of serving the wondrous young queen of Vrindavan.
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Questions about shloka 77
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 77 mean?
Let dharma, wealth, desire and liberation flourish; why waste words on them? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 77 pronounced?
In English letters: dharmaadyarthachatushtayam vijayataam kim tadvrithaavaartayaa / saikaanteshvarabhaktiyogapadavee tvaaropitaa moordhani / yo vrindaavanaseemni kashchana ghanaashcharyah kishoreemani / statkainkaryarasaamritaadiha param chitte na me rochate
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.