Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 55
Pad 55 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 दोउ दामिनि मिलि बहसीं”.
The pad in full
आजु दोउ दामिनि मिलि बहसीं।
विच लै स्याम घटा अति नौंतन, ताके रंग रसीं।।
एक चमकि चहुँ ओर सखी री, अपने सुभाइ लसी।
आई एक सरस गहनी में, दुहुँ भुज बीच बसी।।
अंबुज नील उमै विधु राजत, तिनकी चलन खसी।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश लोभ भेटन मन,
पूरन सरद ससी
In Roman letters
aaju dou daamini mili bahaseen.
vich lai syaam ghataa ati nauntan, taake rang raseen.
ek chamaki chahun or sakhee ree, apane subhaai lasee.
aaee ek saras gahanee men, duhun bhuj beech basee.
anbuj neel umai vidhu raajat, tinakee chalan khasee.
(jai shree) hit harivansh lobh bhetan man,
pooran sarad sasee
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 55
Who wrote pad 55 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 55 begin?
It opens “आजु दोउ दामिनि मिलि बहसीं”, in Roman letters “aaju dou daamini mili bahaseen.”.
Is pad 55 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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