Significance & Benefits
Fills the heart with pure joy, divine love (Bhakti), and peace.
Madhurashtakam
मधुराष्टकम्
A deeply poetic composition by Sri Vallabhacharya, declaring that absolutely everything about Lord Krishna — his lips, face, heart, walking, and playing — is supremely sweet (Madhuram).
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Verse 1
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्।हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram.Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet, His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet. His heart is sweet, His walk is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 2
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्।चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Vachanam Madhuram Charitam Madhuram Vasanam Madhuram Valitam Madhuram.Chalitam Madhuram Bhramitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
His words are sweet, His character is sweet, His garments are sweet, His posture is sweet. His movements are sweet, His wandering is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 3
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ।नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Venur Madhuro Renur Madhurah Panir Madhurah Padau Madhurau.Nrityam Madhuram Sakhyam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
His flute is sweet, His dust is sweet, His hands are sweet, His feet are sweet. His dancing is sweet, His friendship is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 4
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम्।रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gitam Madhuram Pitam मधुरम Bhuktam मधुरम Suptam मधुरम्।Rupam मधुरम Tilakam मधुरम Madhuradhipater Akhilam मधुरम्।
His singing is sweet, His drinking is sweet, His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet. His form is sweet, His mark (Tilak) is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 5
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम्।वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Karanam Madhuram Taranam Madhuram Haranam Madhuram Ramanam Madhuram.Vamitam Madhuram Shamitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
His deeds are sweet, His salvation is sweet, His stealing is sweet, His play is sweet. His expression is sweet, His silence is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 6
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा।सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gunja Madhura Mala Madhura Yamuna Madhura Vichi Madhura.Salilam Madhuram Kamalam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
His Gunja berries are sweet, His garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, the waves are sweet. The water is sweet, the lotus is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 7
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम्।दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gopi Madhura Lila Madhura Yuktam Madhuram Muktam Madhuram.Drishtam Madhuram Shishtam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
The Gopis are sweet, His pastimes are sweet, His union is sweet, His liberation is sweet. His gaze is sweet, His discipline is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.
Verse 8
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा।दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gopa Madhura Gavo Madhura Yashtir Madhura Srishtir Madhura.Dalitam Madhuram Phalitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram.
The Gopa cowherds are sweet, the cows are sweet, His staff is sweet, His creation is sweet. His conquest is sweet, His fulfillment is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is completely sweet.