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Śrī Madhurāṣṭakam

Adharam Madhuram Lyrics

अधरं मधुरम्

Sanskrit kirtan lyrics with diacritics, Hindi, and English meaning — for temple and home singing.

Author
Vallabhācārya
Source
Śrī Madhurāṣṭakam
Language
Sanskrit
Occasion
daily, feast
  1. Verse 1

    adharaṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuraṁ nayanaṁ madhuraṁ hasitaṁ madhuram hṛdayaṁ madhuraṁ gamanaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet lips, sweet face, sweet eyes, sweet smile; sweet heart, sweet gait — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  2. Verse 2

    vacanaṁ madhuraṁ caritaṁ madhuraṁ vasanaṁ madhuraṁ valitaṁ madhuram calitaṁ madhuraṁ bhramitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet speech, sweet character, sweet dress, sweet waist-folds; sweet motion, sweet wandering — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  3. Verse 3

    veṇur madhuro reṇur madhuraḥ pāṇir madhuraḥ pādau madhurau nṛtyaṁ madhuraṁ sakhyaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet flute, sweet foot-dust, sweet hands, sweet feet; sweet dancing, sweet friendship — everything of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  4. Verse 4

    gītaṁ madhuraṁ pītaṁ madhuraṁ bhuktaṁ madhuraṁ suptaṁ madhuram rūpaṁ madhuraṁ tilakaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet singing, sweet yellow cloth, sweet eating, sweet sleep; sweet form, sweet tilaka — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  5. Verse 5

    karaṇaṁ madhuraṁ taraṇaṁ madhuraṁ haraṇaṁ madhuraṁ ramaṇaṁ madhuram vamitaṁ madhuraṁ śamitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet deeds, sweet delivering, sweet stealing, sweet play; sweet offerings, sweet peace — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  6. Verse 6

    guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā salilaṁ madhuraṁ kamalaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet guñjā berries, sweet garland, sweet Yamunā, sweet ripples; sweet water, sweet lotuses — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  7. Verse 7

    gopī madhurā līlā madhurā yuktaṁ madhuraṁ muktaṁ madhuram dṛṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ śiṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet gopīs, sweet pastimes, sweet union, sweet freedom; sweet glance, sweet courtesy — everything of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

  8. Verse 8

    gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭir madhurā sṛṣṭir madhurā dalitaṁ madhuraṁ phalitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram

    Sweet cowherd boys, sweet cows, sweet staff, sweet creation; sweet trampling, sweet fruition — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

Remarks

Eight verses by Vallabhācārya praising Kṛṣṇa as Madhurādhipati — the emperor of sweetness. Each stanza ends with the refrain madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram.

Song FAQ

Who wrote Madhurāṣṭakam?

Śrī Vallabhācārya. The song is also known by its first words, Adharam Madhuram.

What is the refrain?

madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram — “everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.”