Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 46
Pad 46 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: “विपिन घन कुंज रति केलि भुज मेलि रूचि”.
The pad in full
विपिन घन कुंज रति केलि भुज मेलि रूचि,
स्याम स्यामा मिले सरद की जमिनी ।
हृदै अति फूल समतूल पिय नागरी,
करिनि करि मत्त मनौं विवध गुन रामिनी ।।
सरस गति हास परिहास आवेस बस,
दलित दल मदन बल कोक रस कामिनी ।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश सुनि लाल लावन्य भिदे,
प्रिया अति सूर सुख सुरत संग्रामिनी
In Roman letters
vipin ghan kunj rati keli bhuj meli roochi,
syaam syaamaa mile sarad kee jaminee .
hridai ati phool samatool piy naagaree,
karini kari matt manaun vivadh gun raaminee .
saras gati haas parihaas aaves bas,
dalit dal madan bal kok ras kaaminee .
(jai shree) hit harivansh suni laal laavany bhide,
priyaa ati soor sukh surat sangraaminee
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 46
Who wrote pad 46 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 46 begin?
It opens “विपिन घन कुंज रति केलि भुज मेलि रूचि”, in Roman letters “vipin ghan kunj rati keli bhuj meli roochi,”.
Is pad 46 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?
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