Śrī Madhurāṣṭakam
Madhurastakam lyrics
अधरं मधुरम्
Sanskrit lyrics with IAST diacritics, Devanagari, and English meaning.
- Author
- Vallabhācārya
- Source
- Śrī Madhurāṣṭakam
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Occasion
- Daily program, Feast
- Verse 1
adharaṁ madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuraṁ nayanaṁ madhuraṁ hasitaṁ madhuram hṛdayaṁ madhuraṁ gamanaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram hrdayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet lips, sweet face, sweet eyes, sweet smile; sweet heart, sweet gait — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 2
vacanaṁ madhuraṁ caritaṁ madhuraṁ vasanaṁ madhuraṁ valitaṁ madhuram calitaṁ madhuraṁ bhramitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
vacanam madhuram caritam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram calitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet speech, sweet character, sweet dress, sweet waist-folds; sweet motion, sweet wandering — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 3
veṇur madhuro reṇur madhuraḥ pāṇir madhuraḥ pādau madhurau nṛtyaṁ madhuraṁ sakhyaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
venur madhuro renur madhurah panir madhurah padau madhurau nrtyam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet flute, sweet foot-dust, sweet hands, sweet feet; sweet dancing, sweet friendship — everything of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 4
gītaṁ madhuraṁ pītaṁ madhuraṁ bhuktaṁ madhuraṁ suptaṁ madhuram rūpaṁ madhuraṁ tilakaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet singing, sweet yellow cloth, sweet eating, sweet sleep; sweet form, sweet tilaka — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 5
karaṇaṁ madhuraṁ taraṇaṁ madhuraṁ haraṇaṁ madhuraṁ ramaṇaṁ madhuram vamitaṁ madhuraṁ śamitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram vamitam madhuram samitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम् वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet deeds, sweet delivering, sweet stealing, sweet play; sweet offerings, sweet peace — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 6
guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā salilaṁ madhuraṁ kamalaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vici madhura salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet guñjā berries, sweet garland, sweet Yamunā, sweet ripples; sweet water, sweet lotuses — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 7
gopī madhurā līlā madhurā yuktaṁ madhuraṁ muktaṁ madhuram dṛṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ śiṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram drstam madhuram sistam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet gopīs, sweet pastimes, sweet union, sweet freedom; sweet glance, sweet courtesy — everything of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
- Verse 8
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭir madhurā sṛṣṭir madhurā dalitaṁ madhuraṁ phalitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhipater akhilaṁ madhuram
gopa madhura gavo madhura yastir madhura srstir madhura dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Sweet cowherd boys, sweet cows, sweet staff, sweet creation; sweet trampling, sweet fruition — all of the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
About this song
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.”