Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 10
Pad 10 of the 84 pads of the Shri Hit Chaurasi, composed in Braj Bhasha by Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya, and set by the text itself to raag सारंग. It opens: “आजु नागरी-किशोर, भाँवती विचित्र जोर”.
The pad in full
आजु नागरी-किशोर, भाँवती विचित्र जोर,
कहा कहौं अंग-अंग परम माधुरी ।
करत केलि कंठ मेलि, बाहुदंड, गंड – गंड,
परस, सरस रास लास मंडली जुरी ।।
श्या- सुन्दरी बिहार, बाँसुरी मृदंग तार,
मधुर घोष नूपुरादि किंकिनी चुरी ।
(जै श्री) देखत हरिवंश आलि, निर्तनी सुघंग चाल,
वारी फेरी देत प्राण देह सौं दुरी
In Roman letters
aaju naagaree-kishor, bhaanvatee vichitr jor,
kahaa kahaun ang-ang param maadhuree .
karat keli kanth meli, baahudand, gand – gand,
paras, saras raas laas mandalee juree .
shyaa- sundaree bihaar, baansuree mridang taar,
madhur ghosh noopuraadi kinkinee churee .
(jai shree) dekhat harivansh aali, nirtanee sughang chaal,
vaaree pheree det praan deh saun duree
The pads of the Chaurasi are left here without a translation, as on the full Chaurasi page: sixteenth century Braj Bhasha does not survive a one-line English gloss, and a wrong meaning of a devotional text is worse than none. Each pad closes with the chhap, the signature line naming Shri Hit Harivansh, which is how a pad is known to be his.
Questions about pad 10
Who wrote pad 10 of the Shri Hit Chaurasi?
Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya, in the sixteenth century. The closing line carries his name, the traditional signature of authorship in Braj poetry.
How does pad 10 begin?
It opens “आजु नागरी-किशोर, भाँवती विचित्र जोर”, in Roman letters “aaju naagaree-kishor, bhaanvatee vichitr jor,”.
In which raag is pad 10 sung?
The text itself names raag सारंग. The pads of the Chaurasi were written to be sung, and rasik sants in Vrindavan still sing them.
Why is there no English meaning for this pad?
Braj Bhasha of this period carries layers that a short English gloss flattens, and a wrong paraphrase of a devotional text is worse than none. The text is given as it is recited.
Can I download the Shri Hit Chaurasi?
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