Madhurashtakam
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verse 1
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्।
Adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet, His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet,
हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥1॥
Hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 2
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्।
Vacanaṃ madhuraṃ caritaṃ madhuraṃ vasanaṃ madhuraṃ valitaṃ madhuram
His speech is sweet, His conduct is sweet, His attire is sweet, His graceful bearing is sweet,
चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥2॥
Calitaṃ madhuraṃ bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His movement is sweet, His wandering is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 3
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ।
Veṇur-madhuro reṇur-madhuraḥ pāṇir-madhuraḥ pādau madhurau
His flute is sweet, the dust of His feet is sweet, His hand is sweet, His feet are sweet,
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥3॥
Nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His dance is sweet, His friendship is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 4
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम्।
Gītaṃ madhuraṃ pītaṃ madhuraṃ bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ suptaṃ madhuram
His song is sweet, His drinking is sweet, His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet,
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥4॥
Rūpaṃ madhuraṃ tilakaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His form is sweet, His tilaka is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 5
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम्।
Karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ haraṇaṃ madhuraṃ ramaṇaṃ madhuram
His action is sweet, His rescuing is sweet, His stealing of hearts is sweet, His sporting is sweet,
वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥5॥
Vamitaṃ madhuraṃ śamitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His disgorging is sweet, His calming of troubles is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 6
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा।
Guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā
His gunja-berry garland is sweet, His garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, its waves are sweet,
सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥6॥
Salilaṃ madhuraṃ kamalaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
its water is sweet, the lotus is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 7
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम्।
Gopī madhurā līlā madhurā yuktaṃ madhuraṃ muktaṃ madhuram
The gopi is sweet, His play is sweet, His union is sweet, His release of the bound is sweet,
दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥7॥
Dṛṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ śiṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His glance is sweet, His teaching is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
verse 8
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा।
Gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭir-madhurā sṛṣṭir-madhurā
The cowherds are sweet, the cows are sweet, His staff is sweet, His creation is sweet,
दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥8॥
Dalitaṃ madhuraṃ phalitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater-akhilaṃ madhuram
His crushing of evil is sweet, His fruit-giving is sweet -- everything of the lord of Madhura is sweet.
colophon
॥ इति श्रीमद्वल्लभाचार्यविरचितं मधुराष्टकं सम्पूर्णं ॥
Iti śrīmadvallabhācāryaviracitaṃ madhurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇaṃ
Thus ends the Madhurashtakam, composed by the venerable Vallabhacharya.
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