Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 75
Pad 75 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: “हौं जु कहति इक बात सखी”.
The pad in full
हौं जु कहति इक बात सखी,
सुनि काहे कौं डारत? प्रानरमन सौं क्यौंऽब करत,
आगस बिनु आरत।।
पिय चितवत तुव चंद वदन तन,
तूँ अधमुख निजु चरन निहारति।
वे मृदु चिबुक प्रलोइ प्रबोधत,
तूँ भामिनि कर सौं कर टारति।।
विबस अधीर विरह अति कतर सर औसर कछुवै न विचारति।
(जै श्री) हित हरिवंश रहसि प्रीतम मिलि,
तृषित नैंन काहे न प्रतिपारति
In Roman letters
haun ju kahati ik baat sakhee,
suni kaahe kaun daarat? praanaraman saun kyaunऽb karat,
aagas binu aarata.
piy chitavat tuv chand vadan tan,
toon adhamukh niju charan nihaarati.
ve mridu chibuk praloi prabodhat,
toon bhaamini kar saun kar taarati.
vibas adheer virah ati katar sar ausar kachhuvai n vichaarati.
(jai shree) hit harivansh rahasi preetam mili,
trishit nainn kaahe n pratipaarati
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 75
Who wrote pad 75 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 75 begin?
It opens “हौं जु कहति इक बात सखी”, in Roman letters “haun ju kahati ik baat sakhee,”.
Is pad 75 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.