Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 8
Pad 8 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: “अति ही अरुन तेरे नैन नलिन री”.
The pad in full
अति ही अरुन तेरे नैन नलिन री ।
आलस जुत इतरात रंगमगे,
भये निशि जागर मषिन मलिन री ।।
शिथिल पलक में उठत गोलक गति,
बिंध्यौ मोहन मृग सकत चलि न री ।
(जै श्री)हित हरिवंश हंस कल गामिनि,
संभ्रम देत भ्रमरनि अलिन री
In Roman letters
ati hee arun tere nain nalin ree .
aalas jut itaraat rangamage,
bhaye nishi jaagar mashin malin ree .
shithil palak men uthat golak gati,
bindhyau mohan mrig sakat chali n ree .
(jai shree)hit harivansh hans kal gaamini,
sanbhram det bhramarani alin ree
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 8
Who wrote pad 8 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 8 begin?
It opens “अति ही अरुन तेरे नैन नलिन री”, in Roman letters “ati hee arun tere nain nalin ree .”.
Is pad 8 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.