Madhurashtakam — Complete Lyrics
मधुराष्टकम्
Sanskrit text with English transliteration and translation
Verse 1
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ १॥
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram
Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet are His lips, sweet His face, sweet His eyes, sweet His smile; sweet His heart, sweet His gait — everything about the Lord of Madhura (Krishna) is sweet.
Verse 2
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् ।
चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ २॥
Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram
Chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet His words, sweet His deeds, sweet His garment, sweet His grace; sweet His movement, sweet His wandering — everything about the Lord of Madhura is utterly sweet.
Verse 3
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ ।
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ३॥
Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau
Nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet His flute, sweet the dust of His feet, sweet His hands, sweet His feet; sweet His dance, sweet His friendship — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
Verse 4
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् ।
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ४॥
Gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram
Rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet His song, sweet His drinking, sweet His eating, sweet His sleeping; sweet His form, sweet His tilak — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
Verse 5
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम् ।
वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ५॥
Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram
Vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet His doing, sweet His crossing, sweet His stealing, sweet His sporting; sweet His resting, sweet His calming — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
Verse 6
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा ।
सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ६॥
Gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vichi madhura
Salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet the gunja-berries, sweet the garland, sweet the Yamuna, sweet her waves; sweet her waters, sweet the lotus — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
Verse 7
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् ।
दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ७॥
Gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram
Drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet the gopis, sweet His play, sweet His union, sweet His release; sweet His glance, sweet His courtesy — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
Verse 8
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा ।
दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ८॥
Gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtirmadhura srishtirmadhura
Dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
Sweet the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet His staff, sweet His creation; sweet His trampling, sweet His fruit-bearing — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.
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