Madhurashtakam Meaning — Line by Line
मधुराष्टकम्
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- Verse 1. Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram
- Verse 2. Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram
- Verse 3. Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau
- Verse 4. Gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram
- Verse 5. Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram
- Verse 6. Gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vichi madhura
- Verse 7. Gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram
- Verse 8. Gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtirmadhura srishtirmadhura
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ । नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ३॥
Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau Nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram
MeaningSweet 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.
Gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vichi madhura
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram
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
MeaningSweet 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.
Gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtirmadhura srishtirmadhura
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
MeaningSweet 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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Origin & History
Source: Composed by Sri Vallabhacharya
Author: Sri Vallabhacharya
Period: c. 15th–16th century CE
Sri Vallabhacharya, the great teacher of Krishna-bhakti and founder of the Pushtimarg, composed the Madhurashtakam as a spontaneous outpouring of love. Overwhelmed by the beauty of Sri Krishna at Gokul, he sang of how every single thing about the Lord of Madhura — His form, His flute, His play, even the dust of His feet and the waves of the Yamuna — is nothing but sweetness itself.
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