Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 32
Pad 32 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: “आजु बन क्रीडत स्यामा स्याम सुभग बनी निसि सरद चाँदनी”.
The pad in full
आजु बन क्रीडत स्यामा स्याम सुभग बनी निसि सरद चाँदनी,
रुचिर कुंज अभिराम ।।
खंडत अधर करत पारिरंभन,
एेंचत जघन दुकूल ।
उर नख पात तिरीछी चितवन,
दंपति रस सम तूल ।।
वे भुज पीन पयोधर परसत,
वाम दृशा पिय हार ।
वसननि पीक अलक आकरषत,
समर श्रमित सत मार ।।
पलु पलु प्रवल चौंप रस लंपट,
अति सुंदर सुकुमार ।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश आजु तृन टूटत हौं बलि विसद विहार
In Roman letters
aaju ban kreedat syaamaa syaam subhag banee nisi sarad chaandanee,
ruchir kunj abhiraam .
khandat adhar karat paariranbhan,
eेnchat jaghan dukool .
ur nakh paat tireechhee chitavan,
danpati ras sam tool .
ve bhuj peen payodhar parasat,
vaam drishaa piy haar .
vasanani peek alak aakarashat,
samar shramit sat maar .
palu palu praval chaunp ras lanpat,
ati sundar sukumaar .
(jai shree) hit harivansh aaju trin tootat haun bali visad vihaar
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 32
Who wrote pad 32 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 32 begin?
It opens “आजु बन क्रीडत स्यामा स्याम सुभग बनी निसि सरद चाँदनी”, in Roman letters “aaju ban kreedat syaamaa syaam subhag banee nisi sarad chaandanee,”.
Is pad 32 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.