adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram
nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram |
hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||1||
Sri Krishna is Nothing But Madhurya
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet,
His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet.
He has a lovingly tender heart and His gait is also very gentle.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.1
vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram
vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram |
chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||2||
Krishna Wanders Around Sweetly
His words are sweet, His temperament is sweet,
His clothes are evocative, His flirtatious gestures are sweet
His delicate movements are sweet and He wanders around sweetly,
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.2
venur madhuro renur madhurah
panir madhurah padau madhurao |
nrityam madhuram shakhyam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||3||
The Mellifluous Flute-play of Krishna
The Sweet Dust of Sri Krishna's Feet
His flute-play is melodious, the dust of his feet is sweet,
His lotus-hands are sweet, His feet are sweet,
His dance is ecstatic and His friendship is also very sweet.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.3
gitam madhuram pitam madhuram
bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram |
rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||4||
Sri Krishna is Ineffably Beautiful & His Tilaka is Attractive
His singing exudes sweetness, His drinking is sweet,
His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet.
His beautiful form is attractive and His tilaka (sectarian mark on the forehead) is sweet,
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.4
karanam madhuram taranam madhuram
haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram |
vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||5||
Sri Krishna Captivates Us
His deeds are sweet and so is the path of His salvation,
The way he captivates our hearts is sweet and recollecting His playful dalliance is sweet,
His oblations (offerings) are sweet and His serenity is also very sweet.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.5
gunja madhura mala madhura
yamuna madhura veechi madhura |
salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||6||
Sri Krishna is Adorned with the Vanamala
His necklace made of gunja berries is sweet and so is His vanamala or flower garland,
His Yamuna is sweet and its rippling waves are sweet.
Its waters are sweet and so are lotuses blooming in the river.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.6
gopi madhura lila madhura
yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram |
dhrishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||7||
The Gopis Are Passionately Drawn by Sri Krishna
His gopis (enraptured cowherdesses with whom he sported in his youth) are sweet, His divine play is sweet,
The joy of belonging to Him is sweet and so is the pathos of longing for Him.
His sidelong glances are sweet and His graceful manners are also sweet.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.7
gopa madhura gavo madhura
yastir madhura shristhir madhura |
dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram
madhur-adhipater akhilam madhuram ||8||
The Gopas & Cows are Sri Krishna's Wealth
His gopas (cowherd friends) are sweet, His cows are sweet
His lakuti (a small club especially held by Krishna) is sweet, His creation is sweet,
His triumph (trampling) is sweet and its fruition is also very sweet.
Everything is absolutely sweet about the Madhuradhipati or the Lord of sweetness.8
Iti srimad vallabhacharya critam madhurashtakam sampoornam ||
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