Ashtakam

मधुराष्टकम्

Madhurashtakam

Vallabhacharya's lyrical celebration of the sweetness of Krishna.

समर्पितभगवान कृष्ण
Sacred textPronunciation

adharn madhurn vadann madhurn nayann madhurn hasitn madhuram.hridayn madhurn gamann madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (1)

vachann madhurn charitn madhurn vasann madhurn valitn madhuram.chalitn madhurn bhramitn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (2)

venurmadhuro renurmadhurh paanirmadhurh paadau madhurau.nrityn madhurn sakhyn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (3)

geetn madhurn peetn madhurn bhuktn madhurn suptn madhuram.roopn madhurn tilakn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (4)

karann madhurn tarann madhurn harann madhurn ramann madhuram.vamitn madhurn shamitn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (5)

gunyjaa madhuraa maalaa madhuraa yamunaa madhuraa veechee madhuraa.saliln madhurn kamaln madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (6)

gopee madhuraa leelaa madhuraa yuktn madhurn muktn madhuram.drishtn madhurn shishtn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (7)

gopaa madhuraa gaavo madhuraa yashtirmadhuraa srishtirmadhuraa.dalitn madhurn phalitn madhurn madhuraadhipaterakhiln madhuram (8)

भावार्थ

मधुराष्टकम् का अर्थ

Every aspect of Krishna — his form, speech, flute, play, companions and world — is described as divinely sweet.