Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 3
Pad 3 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: “प्रात समय दोऊ रस लंपट”.
The pad in full
प्रात समय दोऊ रस लंपट,
सूरत-जुद्ध जय-जुत अति फूल ।
श्रम वारिज घनविन्दु वदन पर,
भूषण अंगहि अंग विकूल ।।
कछु रह्यौ तिलक शिथिल अलकावलि,
वदन कमल मानौं अलि भूल ।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश मदन-रंग रँगि रहे,
नैंन बैंन कटि शिथिल दुकूल
In Roman letters
praat samay dooo ras lanpat,
soorat-juddh jay-jut ati phool .
shram vaarij ghanavindu vadan par,
bhooshan angahi ang vikool .
kachhu rahyau tilak shithil alakaavali,
vadan kamal maanaun ali bhool .
(jai shree) hit harivansh madan-rang rangi rahe,
nainn bainn kati shithil dukool
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 3
Who wrote pad 3 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 3 begin?
It opens “प्रात समय दोऊ रस लंपट”, in Roman letters “praat samay dooo ras lanpat,”.
Is pad 3 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.