Madhurashtakam (Adharam Madhuram) with Meaning
मधुराष्टकम् — अधरं मधुरं
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram, Madhuradhipate Akhilam Madhuram: Vallabhacharya's eight verses on the sweetness of Shri Krishna, with transliteration and meaning.

Madhurashtakam (Adharam Madhuram) with Meaning · मधुराष्टकम् — अधरं मधुरं
By Shri VallabhacharyaLanguage Sanskrit8 verses
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 sweet.
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 deeds are sweet, his clothes are sweet, his posture is sweet; his movements are sweet, his wanderings are sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
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, the dust of his feet is sweet, his hands are sweet, his feet are sweet; his dance is sweet, his friendship is sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम्। रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Geetam madhuram peetam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram, Roopam madhuram tilakam madhuram Madhuradhipater-akhilam madhuram.
His song is sweet, his drinking is sweet, his eating is sweet, his sleeping is sweet; his form is sweet, his tilak is sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
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 actions are sweet, his saving grace is sweet, his stealing is sweet, his play is sweet; his offerings are sweet, his calm is sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा। सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gunja madhura mala madhura Yamuna madhura veechi madhura, Salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram Madhuradhipater-akhilam madhuram.
His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, his garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, her waves are sweet; her water is sweet, her lotuses are sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम्। दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Gopi madhura leela madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram, Drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram Madhuradhipater-akhilam madhuram.
The gopis are sweet, his play is sweet, his union is sweet, his release is sweet; his glance is sweet, his courtesy is sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
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 cowherd boys are sweet, the cows are sweet, his staff is sweet, his creation is sweet; his crushing of evil is sweet, his blessings are sweet: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
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About the Madhurashtakam
In the Madhurashtakam, Shri Vallabhacharya (15th–16th century), founder of the Pushti Marg, finds sweetness in everything about Krishna: his lips, face, eyes and smile, his walk, flute, dance and friendship, the Yamuna, the gopis, the cows and the whole creation. Each verse ends: everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. It is sung on Janmashtami, Radha Ashtami and in Vrindavan's temples every day.
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