Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi, shloka 82
Verse 82 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
कर्माणि श्रुतिबोधितानि नितरां कुर्वन्तु कुर्वन्तु मा
गूढाश्चर्यरसाः स्रगादिविषयान्गृह्णन्तु मुञ्चन्तु वा ।
कैर्वा भावरहस्यपारगमतिः श्रीराधिकाप्रेयसः
किञ्चिज्ज्ञैरनुयुज्यतां बहिरहो भ्राम्यद्भिरन्यैरपि ॥ ८२ ॥
In Roman letters
karmaani shrutibodhitaani nitaraam kurvantu kurvantu maa
goodhaashcharyarasaah sragaadivishayaangrihnantu munchantu vaa
kairvaa bhaavarahasyapaaragamatih shreeraadhikaapreyasah
kinchijjnairanuyujyataam bahiraho bhraamyadbhiranyairapi
What it means
Whether they perform the rites of the Vedas or not, whether they accept garlands and comforts or give them up, how could those who know the secret of Radhika's beloved ever be judged by outsiders who know little?
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Questions about shloka 82
What does Radha Sudha Nidhi shloka 82 mean?
Whether they perform the rites of the Vedas or not, whether they accept garlands and comforts or give them up, how could those who know the secret of Radhika's beloved ever be judged by outsiders who know little? The full meaning is given above, under the verse.
How is shloka 82 pronounced?
In English letters: karmaani shrutibodhitaani nitaraam kurvantu kurvantu maa / goodhaashcharyarasaah sragaadivishayaangrihnantu munchantu vaa / kairvaa bhaavarahasyapaaragamatih shreeraadhikaapreyasah / kinchijjnairanuyujyataam bahiraho bhraamyadbhiranyairapi
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.