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madhurāṣṭakam madhurāṣṭakam
The Aṣṭakam of Sweetness — eight verses on all-sweet Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Madhurā (by Vallabhācārya).
Verse 2 — adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ, nayanaṃ… adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ, nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram |
Sweet are his lips, sweet his face, sweet his eyes, sweet his smile;
Verse 3 — hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ, gamanaṃ madhuraṃ,… hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ, gamanaṃ madhuraṃ, madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his heart, sweet his gait — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 4 — vasanaṃ madhuraṃ, caritaṃ madhuraṃ, vacanaṃ… vasanaṃ madhuraṃ, caritaṃ madhuraṃ, vacanaṃ madhuraṃ valitaṃ madhuram
Sweet his garment, sweet his deeds, sweet his speech, sweet his graceful bend;
Verse 5 — calitaṃ madhuraṃ, bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ,… calitaṃ madhuraṃ, bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ, madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his moving, sweet his wandering — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 6 — veṇarmadhuro reṇurmadhuraḥ pāṇirmadhuraḥ pādau… veṇarmadhuro reṇurmadhuraḥ pāṇirmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau
Sweet his flute, sweet the dust of his feet, sweet his hand, sweet his feet;
Verse 7 — nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ… nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his dance, sweet his friendship — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 8 — gītaṃ madhuraṃ pītaṃ madhuraṃ, bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ… gītaṃ madhuraṃ pītaṃ madhuraṃ, bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ suptaṃ madhuram
Sweet his song, sweet his drinking, sweet his eating, sweet his sleeping;
Verse 9 — rūpaṃ madhuraṃ tilakaṃ madhuraṃ… rūpaṃ madhuraṃ tilakaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his form, sweet his tilaka — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 10 — karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ, taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ, haraṇaṃ… karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ, taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ, haraṇaṃ madhuraṃ, ramaṇaṃ madhuram
Sweet his doing, sweet his rescuing, sweet his stealing, sweet his loving;
Verse 11 — vamitaṃ madhuraṃ, śamitaṃ madhuraṃ,… vamitaṃ madhuraṃ, śamitaṃ madhuraṃ, madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his casting-off, sweet his calming — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 12 — guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī… guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā
Sweet the guñjā-berries, sweet the garland, sweet the Yamunā, sweet its waves;
Verse 13 — salilaṃ madhuraṃ, kamalaṃ madhuraṃ… salilaṃ madhuraṃ, kamalaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet its water, sweet the lotus — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 14 — gopī madhurā līlā madhurā, rādhā madhurā… gopī madhurā līlā madhurā, rādhā madhurā milanaṃ madhuram
Sweet the gopī, sweet his play, sweet Rādhā, sweet their union;
Verse 15 — dṛṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ śiṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ… dṛṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ śiṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his glance, sweet his grace — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 16 — gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā, yaṣṭirmadhurā… gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā, yaṣṭirmadhurā sṛṣṭirmadhurā
Sweet the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet his staff, sweet his creation;
Verse 17 — dalitaṃ madhuraṃ, phalitaṃ madhuraṃ,… dalitaṃ madhuraṃ, phalitaṃ madhuraṃ, madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram
sweet his crushing of foes, sweet his fruit-giving — all about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
About Madhurashtakam Madhurashtakam is a Sanskrit stotra, composed by Śrī Vallabhācārya Krishna — a Ashtakam . It is presented here in Devanagari, Roman (IAST), Kannada, each verse with its English meaning. Source text: Sanskrit Wikisource.
Founder of the Puṣṭimārga and the Śuddhādvaita school, a Vaiṣṇava ācārya devoted to Kṛṣṇa and composer of the Madhurāṣṭakam.
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