Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 27
Pad 27 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: “मधुरितु वृन्दावन आनन्द न थोर”.
The pad in full
मधुरितु वृन्दावन आनन्द न थोर ।
राजत नागरि नव कुसल किशोर ।।
जूथिका जुगल रूप मञ्जरी रसाल ।
विथकित अलि मधु माधवी गुलाल ।।
चंपक बकुल कुल विविध सरोज ।
केतकि मेदनि मद मुदित मनोज ।।
रोचक रुचिर बहै त्रिविध समीर ।
मुकुलित नूत नदित पिक कीर ।।
पावन पुलिन घन मंजुल निकुंज ।
किसलय सैन रचित सुख पुंज ।।
मंजीर मुरज डफ मुरली मृदंग ।
बाजत उपंग बीना वर मुख चंग ।।
मृगमद मलयज कुंकुम अबीर ।
बंदन अगरसत सुरँगित चीर ।।
गावत सुंदरी हरी सरस धमारि ।
पुलकित खग मृग बहत न वारि ।।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश हंस हंसिनी समाज ।
ऐसे ही करौ मिलि जुग जुग राज
In Roman letters
madhuritu vrindaavan aanand n thor .
raajat naagari nav kusal kishor .
joothikaa jugal roop manjaree rasaal .
vithakit ali madhu maadhavee gulaal .
chanpak bakul kul vividh saroj .
ketaki medani mad mudit manoj .
rochak ruchir bahai trividh sameer .
mukulit noot nadit pik keer .
paavan pulin ghan manjul nikunj .
kisalay sain rachit sukh punj .
manjeer muraj daph muralee mridang .
baajat upang beenaa var mukh chang .
mrigamad malayaj kunkum abeer .
bandan agarasat surangit cheer .
gaavat sundaree haree saras dhamaari .
pulakit khag mrig bahat n vaari .
(jai shree) hit harivansh hans hansinee samaaj .
aise hee karau mili jug jug raaj
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 27
Who wrote pad 27 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 27 begin?
It opens “मधुरितु वृन्दावन आनन्द न थोर”, in Roman letters “madhuritu vrindaavan aanand n thor .”.
Is pad 27 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.
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