Radha Sudha Nidhi Stava is written by Shri Hita Kishori Lal (of the Radha Vallabh sect) translating the verses of Shri Radha Sudha Nidhi into various dohas and padas in Braja Bhasha.
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Knowing me to be a sakhī of His beloved Śrī Rādhā, Śrī Lāla Jī (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), the crest-jewel among the lovers, most affectionately places His arms around my neck and lovingly engages in the intimate plays of love with me.
Upon whoever always keeps their mind absorbed in the lotus feet of Śrī Priyā Jī (Śrī Rādhā), the blissful Śrī Śyāmasundara showers His boundless love.
Manmohana Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who is the supreme captivator, who steals the hearts of all, Himself lovingly chants the name “Rādhā” constantly, day and night.
I have renounced, from a far distance, all worldly pursuits — the comforts of family life and endless material desires. Not only that, but after long practice, I have also become disheartened with disciplines such as japa, vows, and various spiritual practices, and have abandoned them all.
Before the supremely nectarean Name “Rādhā,” even the four exalted pursuits of life — dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa — lose their significance. This sacred and rasa-filled Name of Rādhā is the one Śrī Kṛṣṇa loves most deeply in His heart.
Let the four revered pursuits of life—Dharma, Artha, Kāma, and Mokṣa—remain honored in the world for those who aspire to them; I have no inclination even to speak of them.
What to say of creating and sustaining the material worlds when Nikunjeśwar Śrī Kṛṣṇa turns a deaf ear to devotees like Nārada?
Whose glances, like arrows, have pierced the son of Nanda, Krishna. Fainting, he rolls on the ground, repeatedly restless and anxious.
O eternal queen of the Nikunjas, Shri Radhe! O benevolent bestower of divine rasa (nectar), Priya Ju! Regard me as your devoted maid and bless me with the privilege of serving your divine palace.
O Śrī Rādhā Pyārī Jū, even goddesses like Lakṣmī yearn for the privilege of serving Your lotus feet in Your palace. Great devotees like Śukadeva, Nārada, and others aspire for it, yet find themselves unable to attain it.
Let go of all worldly things; refrain from even discussing them, for their harm surpasses that of millions of hells.
The blissful form, unparalleled and found nowhere but in Vṛndāvan, is imbued with the sweetest nectar that even the Upaniṣads, revered as the foremost scriptures among all the Vedas, cannot fathom.
May my mind be forever fixed upon the lotus feet of Shri Radha, who embodies the essence of all the essences.
Day and night, we are only concerned with the name of Śrī Rādhā, through which great spiritual practices can be rejected.
So immeasurable is the glory of the Name "Rādhā" that the moment it is lovingly uttered, Śrī Kṛṣṇa immediately hears it and runs to meet His devotee.
What is our purpose with the scriptures where there is no glory written of the lotus feet of Śrī Rādhā?
One who is the essence of loveliness and nectar; who is the essence of mercy and happiness.
The fortunate ones who neither wish to accept the decorum of the world, the Vedas, or the clan.
If a person chants “Rādhā” once from his mouth, Lord Kṛṣṇa makes no record of his many offenses and rather considers giving him the greatest gift, because Lord Kṛṣṇa, again and again, thinks that this person has given Him something which is matchless.
O beloved Śrī Rādhā! Even Goddess Lakṣmī and others intensely long for the privilege of serving Your lotus feet. Even the great sages such as Śrī Śukadeva and Nārada, despite their constant yearning, find it nearly impossible to attain the service they so deeply desire.
