Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 4
Pad 4 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 तौ जुवति तेरौ, वदन आनन्द भरयौ”.
The pad in full
आजु तौ जुवति तेरौ, वदन आनन्द भरयौ,
पिय के संगम के सूचत सुख चैंन ।
आलस-वलित बोल, सुरंग रँगे कपोल,
विथकित अरुण उनींदे दोऊ नैंन ॥
रुचिर तिलक-लेश, किरत कुसुम-केश,
सिर सीमंत भूषित मानौं तैं न ।
करुणाकर उदार, राखत कछु न सार,
दसन-वसन लागत जब देंन ॥
काहे कौं दुरत भीरु, पलटे प्रीतम चीर,
बस किये श्याम सिखै सत मैंन ।
गलित उरसि माल, सिथिल किंकिनी जाल,
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश लता-गृह सैंन
In Roman letters
aaju tau juvati terau, vadan aanand bharayau,
piy ke sangam ke soochat sukh chainn .
aalas-valit bol, surang range kapol,
vithakit arun uneende dooo nainn .
ruchir tilak-lesh, kirat kusum-kesh,
sir seemant bhooshit maanaun tain n .
karunaakar udaar, raakhat kachhu n saar,
dasan-vasan laagat jab denn .
kaahe kaun durat bheeru, palate preetam cheer,
bas kiye shyaam sikhai sat mainn .
galit urasi maal, sithil kinkinee jaal,
(jai shree) hit harivansh lataa-grih sainn
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 4
Who wrote pad 4 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 4 begin?
It opens “आजु तौ जुवति तेरौ, वदन आनन्द भरयौ”, in Roman letters “aaju tau juvati terau, vadan aanand bharayau,”.
Is pad 4 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.