Madhurashtakam

अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् । हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥१॥

Adharaṃ Madhuraṃ Vadanaṃ Madhuraṃ Nayanaṃ Madhuraṃ Hasitaṃ Madhuram | Hṛdayaṃ Madhuraṃ Gamanaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||1||

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

वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् । चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥२॥

Vacanaṃ Madhuraṃ Caritaṃ Madhuraṃ Vasanaṃ Madhuraṃ Valitaṃ Madhuram | Calitaṃ Madhuraṃ Bhramitaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||2||

Sweet is his speech, sweet his deeds, sweet his garments, sweet his poise; sweet his movement, sweet his wandering — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ । नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥३॥

Veṇur-Madhuro Reṇur-Madhuraḥ Pāṇir-Madhuraḥ Pādau Madhurau | Nṛtyaṃ Madhuraṃ Sakhyaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||3||

Sweet is his flute, sweet the dust of his feet, sweet his hands, sweet his feet; sweet his dance, sweet his friendship — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् । रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥४॥

Gītaṃ Madhuraṃ Pītaṃ Madhuraṃ Bhuktaṃ Madhuraṃ Suptaṃ Madhuram | Rūpaṃ Madhuraṃ Tilakaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||4||

Sweet is his song, sweet his drinking, sweet his eating, sweet his sleeping; sweet his form, sweet the mark on his brow — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम् । वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥५॥

Karaṇaṃ Madhuraṃ Taraṇaṃ Madhuraṃ Haraṇaṃ Madhuraṃ Ramaṇaṃ Madhuram | Vamitaṃ Madhuraṃ Śamitaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||5||

Sweet are his deeds, sweet his deliverance, sweet his stealing, sweet his play; sweet his subduing, sweet his calming — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा । सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥६॥

Guñjā Madhurā Mālā Madhurā Yamunā Madhurā Vīcī Madhurā | Salilaṃ Madhuraṃ Kamalaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||6||

Sweet are his berry-bead garland, sweet his flower-garland, sweet the Yamuna, sweet her waves; sweet the water, sweet the lotus — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् । दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥७॥

Gopī Madhurā Līlā Madhurā Yuktaṃ Madhuraṃ Muktaṃ Madhuram | Dṛṣṭaṃ Madhuraṃ Śiṣṭaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||7||

Sweet are the gopis, sweet his play, sweet his union, sweet his release; sweet his glance, sweet his courtesy — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा । दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥८॥

Gopā Madhurā Gāvo Madhurā Yaṣṭir-Madhurā Sṛṣṭir-Madhurā | Dalitaṃ Madhuraṃ Phalitaṃ Madhuraṃ Madhurādhipater-Akhilaṃ Madhuram ||8||

Sweet are the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet his staff, sweet his creation; sweet his trampling, sweet his bestowing of fruit — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.