मधुराष्टकम् Madhurashtakam
madhurāṣṭakam
An eight-verse hymn by Vallabhacharya in which every attribute of Krishna, the Lord of Mathura (madhuradhipati), is celebrated as 'sweet' (madhura). Each line repeats 'madhuram', closing with 'everything of the Lord of sweetness is sweet'.
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मधुराष्टकम्
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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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ 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 (Krishna, Lord of Mathura) is sweet.
Commentary
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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 2||
Sweet is His speech, sweet His deeds, sweet His garments, sweet His bearing; sweet His movement, sweet His wandering, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
उनका वचन मधुर है, चरित्र मधुर है, वस्त्र मधुर है, अंगभंगिमा मधुर है; चलना मधुर है, घूमना मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ ।नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ३॥
veṇurmadhuro reṇurmadhuraḥ pāṇirmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau |nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 3||
Sweet is His flute, sweet the dust of His feet, sweet His hand, sweet His feet; sweet His dance, sweet His friendship, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
उनकी वंशी मधुर है, चरण-रज मधुर है, हाथ मधुर है, दोनों चरण मधुर हैं; नृत्य मधुर है, सख्यभाव मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 4||
Sweet is His song, sweet His drinking, sweet His eating, sweet His sleeping; sweet His form, sweet His tilaka, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
उनका गीत मधुर है, पीना मधुर है, भोजन मधुर है, शयन मधुर है; रूप मधुर है, तिलक मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 5||
Sweet are His doings, sweet His deliverance across the waters, sweet His stealing of hearts and butter, sweet His sporting; sweet His casting away, sweet His calming, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
उनका कर्म मधुर है, तारना मधुर है, हरण करना मधुर है, रमण मधुर है; त्यागना मधुर है, शान्त करना मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 6||
Sweet is His gunja-berry necklace, sweet His garland, sweet the Yamuna, sweet its waves; sweet its waters, sweet its lotuses, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
उनकी गुंजा-माला मधुर है, पुष्पमाला मधुर है, यमुना मधुर है, उसकी लहरें मधुर हैं; जल मधुर है, कमल मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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 madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 7||
Sweet are the gopis, sweet His play, sweet His union, sweet His parting; sweet His glance, sweet His courtesy, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
गोपियाँ मधुर हैं, लीला मधुर है, संयोग मधुर है, वियोग मधुर है; उनकी दृष्टि मधुर है, शिष्टता मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा ।दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ८॥
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭirmadhurā sṛṣṭirmadhurā |dalitaṃ madhuraṃ phalitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 8||
Sweet are the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet His staff, sweet His creation; sweet His subduing of foes, sweet His bestowing, everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
Commentary
हिन्दी अर्थ
ग्वाले मधुर हैं, गायें मधुर हैं, छड़ी मधुर है, सृष्टि मधुर है; दलन मधुर है, फल देना मधुर है, मधुराधिपति का सब कुछ मधुर है।
॥ इति मधुराष्टकम् सम्पूर्णम् ॥
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हिन्दी अर्थ
उनके अधर मधुर हैं, मुख मधुर है, नेत्र मधुर हैं, हँसी मधुर है; हृदय मधुर है, चाल मधुर है, मधुरता के अधिपति (मथुरानाथ कृष्ण) का सब कुछ मधुर है।