Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 69
Pad 69 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: “मोहिनी मोहन रंगे प्रेम सुरंग”.
The pad in full
मोहिनी मोहन रंगे प्रेम सुरंग,
मंत्र मुदित कल नाचत सुधगे।
सकल कला प्रवीन कल्यान रागिनी लीन,
कहत न बनै माधुरी अंग अंगे।।
तरनि तनया तीर त्रिविध सखी समीर।
मानौं मुनी व्रत धरयौ कपोती कोकिला कीर।।
नागरि नव किशोर मिथुन मनसि चोर।
सरस गावत दोऊ मंजुल मंदर घोर।।
कंकन किंकिनि धुनि मुखर नूपुरनि सुनि।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश रस वरषत नव तरुनी
In Roman letters
mohinee mohan range prem surang,
mantr mudit kal naachat sudhage.
sakal kalaa praveen kalyaan raaginee leen,
kahat n banai maadhuree ang ange.
tarani tanayaa teer trividh sakhee sameera.
maanaun munee vrat dharayau kapotee kokilaa keera.
naagari nav kishor mithun manasi chora.
saras gaavat dooo manjul mandar ghora.
kankan kinkini dhuni mukhar noopurani suni.
(jai shree) hit harivansh ras varashat nav tarunee
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 69
Who wrote pad 69 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 69 begin?
It opens “मोहिनी मोहन रंगे प्रेम सुरंग”, in Roman letters “mohinee mohan range prem surang,”.
Is pad 69 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.