Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 58
Pad 58 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: “तेरे हित लैंन आई, बन ते स्याम पठाई: हरति कामिनि घन कदन काम कौ”.
The pad in full
तेरे हित लैंन आई, बन ते स्याम पठाई: हरति कामिनि घन कदन काम कौ।
काहे कौं करत बाधा, सुनि री चतुर राधा;
भैंटि कैं मैंटि री माई प्रगट जगत भौं।।
देख रजनी नीकी, रचना रुचिर पी की;
पुलिन नलिन नव उदित रौंहिनी धौ।
तू तौ अब सयानी; तैं मेरी एकौ न मानी;
हौं तोसौं कहत हारी जुवति जुगति सौं।।
मोंहनलाल छबीलौ, अपने रंग रंगीलौ;
मोहत विहंग पसु मधुर मुरली रौ।
वे तो अब गनत तन जीवन जौवन तब;
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश हरि भजहि भामिनि जौ
In Roman letters
tere hit lainn aaee, ban te syaam pathaaee: harati kaamini ghan kadan kaam kau.
kaahe kaun karat baadhaa, suni ree chatur raadhaa;
bhainti kain mainti ree maaee pragat jagat bhaun.
dekh rajanee neekee, rachanaa ruchir pee kee;
pulin nalin nav udit raunhinee dhau.
too tau ab sayaanee; tain meree ekau n maanee;
haun tosaun kahat haaree juvati jugati saun.
monhanalaal chhabeelau, apane rang rangeelau;
mohat vihang pasu madhur muralee rau.
ve to ab ganat tan jeevan jauvan tab;
(jai shree) hit harivansh hari bhajahi bhaamini jau
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 58
Who wrote pad 58 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 58 begin?
It opens “तेरे हित लैंन आई, बन ते स्याम पठाई: हरति कामिनि घन कदन काम कौ”, in Roman letters “tere hit lainn aaee, ban te syaam pathaaee: harati kaamini ghan kadan kaam kau.”.
Is pad 58 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.