Shri Hit Chaurasi, pad 84
Pad 84 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: “आजुब देखियत है हो प्यारी रंग भरी”.
The pad in full
आजुब देखियत है हो प्यारी रंग भरी।
मोपै न दुरति चोरी वृषभानु की किशोरी;
सिथिल कटि की डोरी,नंद के लालन सौं सुरत लरी।।
मोतियन लर टूटी चिकुर चंद्रिका छूटी रहसि रसिक लूटी गंडनि पीक परी।
नैननि आलस बस अधर बिंब निरस;
पुलक प्रेम परस हित हरिवंश री राजत खरी
In Roman letters
aajub dekhiyat hai ho pyaaree rang bharee.
mopai n durati choree vrishabhaanu kee kishoree;
sithil kati kee doree,nand ke laalan saun surat laree.
motiyan lar tootee chikur chandrikaa chhootee rahasi rasik lootee gandani peek paree.
nainani aalas bas adhar binb niras;
pulak prem paras hit harivansh ree raajat kharee
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 84
Who wrote pad 84 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 84 begin?
It opens “आजुब देखियत है हो प्यारी रंग भरी”, in Roman letters “aajub dekhiyat hai ho pyaaree rang bharee.”.
Is pad 84 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.