Krishna
मधुराष्टकम्
Madhurāṣṭakam
Composed by Śrīmad Vallabhācārya
An eight-verse hymn in which every aspect of Śrī Krishna — His lips, flute, dance, the gopīs, the Yamunā and all creation — is adored as sweetness itself.
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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 madhurādhipater akhilaṃ madhuram ||1||
adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram | hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||1||
उनके अधर मधुर हैं, मुख मधुर है, नेत्र मधुर हैं, मुस्कान मधुर है; हृदय मधुर है, चाल मधुर है — उस मधुरता के स्वामी (श्रीकृष्ण) का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet are His lips, sweet His face, sweet His eyes, sweet His smile; sweet His heart, sweet His gait — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram | chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||2||
उनके वचन मधुर हैं, चरित्र मधुर है, वस्त्र मधुर है, अंगभंगिमा मधुर है; उनका चलना मधुर है, विचरण मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet is His speech, sweet His conduct, sweet His garment, sweet His graceful form; sweet His moving, sweet His wandering — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
venur madhuro renur madhurah panir madhurah padau madhurau | nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||3||
उनकी बाँसुरी मधुर है, चरण-धूलि मधुर है, हाथ मधुर है, दोनों चरण मधुर हैं; नृत्य मधुर है, मित्रता मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet is His flute, sweet the dust of His feet, sweet His hand, sweet His two feet; sweet His dance, sweet His friendship — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram | rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||4||
उनका गान मधुर है, जलपान मधुर है, भोजन मधुर है, शयन मधुर है; रूप मधुर है, ललाट का तिलक मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet is His song, sweet His drinking, sweet His eating, sweet His sleep; sweet His form, sweet the tilaka on His brow — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram | vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||5||
उनका करना मधुर है, जल-तरण मधुर है, हरण मधुर है, क्रीड़ा मधुर है; गुंजन मधुर है, शमन मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet is His action, sweet His crossing, sweet His stealing, sweet His play; sweet His murmuring, sweet His soothing — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vichi madhura | salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||6||
उनकी गुंजार मधुर है, माला मधुर है, यमुना मधुर है, उसकी लहरें मधुर हैं; जल मधुर है, कमल मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet is His humming, sweet His garland, sweet the Yamunā, sweet her waves; sweet the water, sweet the lotus — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram | drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||7||
गोपियाँ मधुर हैं, लीला मधुर है, मिलन मधुर है, वियोग मधुर है; उनकी दृष्टि मधुर है, शिष्टता मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet are the gopīs, sweet His play, sweet their union, sweet their parting; sweet His glance, sweet His grace — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything 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||
gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtir madhura srishtir madhura | dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuradhipater akhilam madhuram ||8||
गोप मधुर हैं, गौएँ मधुर हैं, (हाथ की) लाठी मधुर है, सृष्टि मधुर है; उनका दलन मधुर है, फलना मधुर है — मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
Sweet are the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet His staff, sweet His creation; sweet His treading, sweet His fruit-bearing — of the Lord of Sweetness, everything is sweet.
Colophon ॥ इति श्रीमद्वल्लभाचार्यविरचितं मधुराष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
iti śrīmad-vallabhācārya-viracitaṃ madhurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
iti shrimad-vallabhacharya-virachitam madhurashtakam sampurnam ||
इस प्रकार श्रीमद् वल्लभाचार्य द्वारा रचित मधुराष्टक सम्पूर्ण हुआ।
Thus the Madhurāṣṭakam composed by Śrīmad Vallabhācārya is complete.
