Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 61
Pad 61 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 सखी बन में जु बने प्रंभु नाचते हैं ब्रज मंडन”.
The pad in full
आजु सखी बन में जु बने प्रंभु नाचते हैं ब्रज मंडन।
वैस किसोर जुवति अंसुन पर दियैं विमल भुज दंडन।।
कोंमल कुटिल अलक सुठि सोभित अबलंबित जुग गंडन।
मानहु मधुप थकित रस लंपट नील कमल के खंडन।।
हास विलास हरत सबकौ मन काम समूह विहंडन।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश करत अपनौ जस प्रकट अखिल ब्रह्मंडन
In Roman letters
aaju sakhee ban men ju bane pranbhu naachate hain braj mandana.
vais kisor juvati ansun par diyain vimal bhuj dandana.
konmal kutil alak suthi sobhit abalanbit jug gandana.
maanahu madhup thakit ras lanpat neel kamal ke khandana.
haas vilaas harat sabakau man kaam samooh vihandana.
(jai shree) hit harivansh karat apanau jas prakat akhil brahmandan
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 61
Who wrote pad 61 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 61 begin?
It opens “आजु सखी बन में जु बने प्रंभु नाचते हैं ब्रज मंडन”, in Roman letters “aaju sakhee ban men ju bane pranbhu naachate hain braj mandana.”.
Is pad 61 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.