Madhurashtakam
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं
नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरम्
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ १ ॥
adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram
nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram |
hṛdayam madhuram gamanaṁ madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 1 ||
Sweet are His lips; sweet His face; sweet are His eyes; sweet His smile; sweet is His heart; sweet His gait; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं
वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् ।
चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ २ ॥
vacanam madhuram caritam madhuram
vasanam madhuram valitaṁ madhuram |
calitaṁ madhuram bhramitaṁ madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 2 ||
Sweet is His utterness; sweet His behaviour; sweet is His attire; sweet His actions; sweet His conduct; sweet His wandering; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः
पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ ।
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ३ ॥
veņurmadhuro reṇurmadhurah
pāṇirmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau |
nṛtyam madhuram sakhyam madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 3 ||
Sweet His flute; sweet the dust of His feet; sweet are His hands; sweet His legs; sweet His dance; sweet His friendship; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं
भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् ।
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ४ ॥
gitam madhuram pitam madhuram
bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram |
rūpaṁ madhuram tilakaṁ madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 4 ||
Sweet His song; sweet His drinking; sweet His taking food; sweet His sleep; sweet is His form; sweet is the mark on His forehead; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं
हरणं मधुरं स्मरणं मधुरम् ।
मितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ५ ॥
karaṇam madhuram taraṇaṁ madhuram
haranam madhuram smaranam madhuram |
vamitam madhuram samitam madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 5 ||
Sweet is His deed; sweet His swimming; sweet is His robbing; sweet His rememberance; sweet is His emotional utterance; sweet is His peaceful state; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
गुआ मधुरा माला मधुरा
यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा ।
सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ६ ॥
guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā
yamuna madhurā vici madhura |
salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 6 ||
Sweet are His beads of Gunja; sweet His garland; sweet is the Yamuna; sweet are Her wavelets; sweet is Her water; sweet Her lotus; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरम् ।
दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ७ ॥
gopi madhura lilā madhurā
yuktam madhuram bhuktam madhuram |
dṛṣṭam madhuram siṣṭam madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilarin madhuram || 7 ||
Sweet are the cowherd dancers (Gopis); sweet their playful deeds; sweet is their meeting the Lord; sweet is their enjoyment; sweet is their look; sweet is their obedience; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा
यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा
दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ८ ॥
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā
yaṣṭirmadhura sṛṣṭirmadhurā
dalitaṁ madhuram phalitaṁ madhuram
madhurādhipaterakhilam madhuram || 8 ||
Sweet are the cowherds; sweet the cows; sweet are their sticks; sweet is the creation; sweet are their jokes; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.