Madhurashtakam
Complete lyrics with original text, transliteration, and meaning, 5 sections
Madhurashtakam Adharam Madhuram Lyrics Meaning Lord Krishna mantra
Verse 1
Original
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् । हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥
Transliteration
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram | Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhurādhipater akhilam madhuram ||
Meaning / Translation
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet, His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet. His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet, and everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Verse 2
Original
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् । चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥
Transliteration
Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram | Chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhurādhipater akhilam madhuram ||
Meaning / Translation
His speech is sweet, His character is sweet, His garments are sweet, His posture is sweet. His movement is sweet, His wandering is sweet, and everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Verse 3
Original
वेणुर्मधुरः रेणुर्मधुरः सततं मधुरः सदनमधुरः । वनं मधुरं शयनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥
Transliteration
Venur madhurah renur madhurah satatam madhurah sadanam madhurah | Vanam madhuram shayanam madhuram madhurādhipater akhilam madhuram ||
Meaning / Translation
His flute is sweet, His dust is sweet, His constant presence is sweet, His abode is sweet. His forest is sweet, His resting is sweet, and everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Verse 4
Original
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् । रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥
Transliteration
Geetam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram | Rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhurādhipater akhilam madhuram ||
Meaning / Translation
His singing is sweet, His drinking is sweet, His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet. His beauty is sweet, His tilak is sweet, and everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Verse 5
Original
गोपिका मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् । गोपमधुरा गवो मधुरा शरण्या मधुरा मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥
Transliteration
Gopika madhura leela madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram | Gopa madhura gavo madhura sharanya madhura madhurādhipater akhilam madhuram ||
Meaning / Translation
The Gopis are sweet, His pastimes are sweet, His associations are sweet, His liberation is sweet. The cowherd boys are sweet, the cows are sweet, His refuge is sweet, and everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.