Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 2
Pad 2 of the 84 pads of the Shri Hit Chaurasi, composed in Braj Bhasha by Shri Hit Harivansh Mahaprabhu, founder of the Radhavallabh Sampradaya. It opens: “प्यारे बोली भामिनी आजु नीकी जामिनी”.
The pad in full
प्यारे बोली भामिनी आजु नीकी जामिनी,
भेंट नवीन मेघ सों दामिनी ।
मोहन रसिक-राइरी माई,
तासौं जु-मान करै, ऐसी कौन कामिनी ।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश श्रवण सुनत प्यारी,
राधिका रवन सों मिली गज-गामिनी
In Roman letters
pyaare bolee bhaaminee aaju neekee jaaminee,
bhent naveen megh son daaminee .
mohan rasik-raairee maaee,
taasaun ju-maan karai, aisee kaun kaaminee .
(jai shree) hit harivansh shravan sunat pyaaree,
raadhikaa ravan son milee gaj-gaaminee
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 2
Who wrote pad 2 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 2 begin?
It opens “प्यारे बोली भामिनी आजु नीकी जामिनी”, in Roman letters “pyaare bolee bhaaminee aaju neekee jaaminee,”.
Is pad 2 sung or recited?
Sung. The pads of the Chaurasi are set to classical ragas, and rasik sants in the kunjs of 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?
Yes. All 84 pads are in a free PDF on the downloads page, with no account or email needed.