Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 78
Verse 78 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
प्रेम्णः सन्मधुरोज्ज्वलस्य हृदयं शृङ्गारलीलाकला
वैचित्रीपरमावधिर्भगवतः पूज्यैव कापीशता ।
ईशानी च शची महासुखतनुः शक्तिः स्वतन्त्रा परा
श्रीवृन्दावननाथपट्टमहिषी राधैव सेव्या मम ॥ ७८ ॥
In Roman letters
premnah sanmadhurojjvalasya hridayam shringaaraleelaakalaa
vaichitreeparamaavadhirbhagavatah poojyaiva kaapeeshataa
eeshaanee cha shachee mahaasukhatanuh shaktih svatantraa paraa
shreevrindaavananaathapattamahishee raadhaiva sevyaa mama
What it means
She is the heart of pure, sweet love, the height of the art of love's play, honoured even by the Lord. More than the queens of the gods, a supreme and independent power: Radha, chief queen of the lord of Vrindavan, alone is the one I serve.
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Questions about shloka 78
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 78 mean?
She is the heart of pure, sweet love, the height of the art of love's play, honoured even by the Lord. The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 78 pronounced?
In English letters: premnah sanmadhurojjvalasya hridayam shringaaraleelaakalaa / vaichitreeparamaavadhirbhagavatah poojyaiva kaapeeshataa / eeshaanee cha shachee mahaasukhatanuh shaktih svatantraa paraa / shreevrindaavananaathapattamahishee raadhaiva sevyaa mama
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.