Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 80
Pad 80 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: “वल्लवी सु कनक वल्लरी तमाल स्याम संग”.
The pad in full
वल्लवी सु कनक वल्लरी तमाल स्याम संग,
लागि रही अंग अंग मनोभिरामिनी।
वदन जोति मनौं मयंक अलका तिलक छबि कलंक,
छपति स्याम अंक मनौं जलद दामिनी।।
विगत वास हेम खंभ मनौं भुवंग वैनी दंड,
पिय के कंठ प्रेम पुंज कुंज कामिनी।
(जै श्री) सोभित हरिवंश नाथ साथ सुरत आलस वंत,
उरज कनक कलस राधिका सुनामिनी
In Roman letters
vallavee su kanak vallaree tamaal syaam sang,
laagi rahee ang ang manobhiraaminee.
vadan joti manaun mayank alakaa tilak chhabi kalank,
chhapati syaam ank manaun jalad daaminee.
vigat vaas hem khanbh manaun bhuvang vainee dand,
piy ke kanth prem punj kunj kaaminee.
(jai shree) sobhit harivansh naath saath surat aalas vant,
uraj kanak kalas raadhikaa sunaaminee
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 80
Who wrote pad 80 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 80 begin?
It opens “वल्लवी सु कनक वल्लरी तमाल स्याम संग”, in Roman letters “vallavee su kanak vallaree tamaal syaam sang,”.
Is pad 80 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.