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Madhurashtakam (Adharam Madhuram) Lyrics With Meaning
Madhurashtakam lyrics in English with the meaning of each passage, the original script, and the recording Diya plays to listen along.
The short answer
Madhurashtakam is a Sanskrit prayer to Krishna, praising everything about him as sweet (madhuram).
This page has all 11 passages of Madhurashtakam as sung in the recording Diya plays: the words in English letters, the original script where Diya's record has it, and the meaning of each passage in English, with the recording to listen along.
Madhurashtakam lyrics and meaning
Below are the 11 passages of Madhurashtakam as sung in the recording Diya plays, in the order they are sung. Each row gives the words in English letters under the original script, and their meaning in English. The meaning of 2 passages is still being reviewed and is marked.
| Words (original script and transliteration) | Meaning in English |
|---|---|
| अधरं मधुरम् वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरं हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं अधरं मधुरं adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram adharam madhuram | Krishna's lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes and smile are sweet. His heart is sweet, his walk is sweet—everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं बलितं मधुरं चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram balitam madhuram chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | Meaning still under review. |
| वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् venurmadhuro renurmadhurah paanirmadhurah paadau madhurau nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | Krishna's flute is sweet; the dust is sweet. His hand and feet, his dancing and his friendship are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरं रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं रूपं मधुरम् geetam madhuram peetam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram roopam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram roopam madhuram | Krishna's singing and drinking are sweet, his eating and sleeping are sweet, his form and the tilak on his forehead are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरं वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | His actions are sweet, his crossing is sweet, his taking away is sweet, and his play is sweet. What he has vomited is sweet; what he has quieted is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| गुंजा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं गुञ्जा मधुरा gunjaa madhuraa maalaa madhuraa yamunaa madhuraa veechee madhuraa salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram gunjaa madhuraa | The gunja seeds and the garland are sweet. The Yamuna river, its waves, its water and its lotus are sweet. Everything about Krishna, the Lord of sweetness, is sweet. |
| गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरं दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं gopee madhuraa leelaa madhuraa yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | Meaning still under review. |
| गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं gopaa madhuraa gaavo madhuraa yashtirmadhuraa srishtirmadhuraa dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | The cowherds and cows are sweet; Krishna's staff and creation are sweet. What is broken and what comes to fruition are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरं adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram | Krishna's lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes are sweet, and his smile is sweet. |
| वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरं चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | Krishna's words, deeds and clothing are sweet. His turning, movement and wandering are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
| पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरं रूपं मधुरम् तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरं peetam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram roopam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram | Krishna's drinking is sweet; his drinking is sweet. His eating and sleeping are sweet, his form and the tilak on his forehead are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. |
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About Madhurashtakam
Madhurashtakam is a Sanskrit prayer to Krishna, praising everything about him as sweet (madhuram).
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Questions people ask
What is Madhurashtakam?
Madhurashtakam is a Sanskrit prayer to Krishna, praising everything about him as sweet (madhuram).
Can I listen to Madhurashtakam while reading the words?
Yes. The recording Diya plays is on this page, above the words. In Diya you can listen to mantras, prayers, aartis, bhajans, and devotional recordings.
Is the English a word-for-word translation?
No. Diya's English gives the meaning of each passage in plain language, not a word-for-word translation. The meaning of 2 passages is still being reviewed and is marked.
Research notes
Sources
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- Madhurashtakam: words and English meanings (Diya listening library)
DiyaPublished by Houdini Apps, LLC
- Adharam Madhuram (Slow + Reverb) | Krishna Bhajan | Bhakti Song | Bhajan Song | Madhurashtakam Lofi
Nova Spiritual IndiaPublished by YouTube
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