Madhurashtakam

Madhurashtakam is a popular devotional eight paragraph stotram (Hymn)  composed by Sripad Vallabha Acharya, An Indian philosopher who propounded the Shuddha-advaita philosophy. It explains about the appearance, qualities, symbols and motifs related to the life of Lord Krishna saying that everything related to Lord Krishna is sweet and he is the lord of sweetness.

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Sripad Vallabhacharya flourished under the patronage of the Vijayanagara King Sri Krishnadevarya in the late 15th century, Karnataka State and created many other literary pieces.

It is evident from the ashtakam that the devotee is fascinated to have a look at not only the beautiful divine sweet form (sarvanga sundara rupam) of Lord Krishna but also the very existence of the Lord by way of His moves, plays, pastimes, etc

The devotional hymn “Madhurashtakam” of Sri Vallabhacarya was created to lead the devotee in Pustimarga (पुस्टिमार्ग), the Path of Grace, which involves a constant love-filled devotion to Krishna by various acts of homage, such as singing (kirtan कीर्तन), commemorating (smarana स्मरन), visualize mentally and descry (Darshana दर्शन) a delightful image of the deity upon the singing of the Madhurastakam, and offering of services (save सेवा). These acts enable the devotee to enter into the divine presence of Sri Krishna and to experience the Lord’s real essence (svarupa स्वरुप) which are in fact, in a nutshell, laid down by the Madhurashtakam. Hence, Madhurashtakam plays an instrumental role in the realisation of the Lord.

Those who are suffering from quarrels, turbulence, choppiness etc at home or at the workplace should read this or listen to this stotram to get rid of all the disasters happening all around them. It also adds happiness in the lives of husband and wife, so if there is the quarrel between husband and wife and they always face this condition on nitwit things then they should also read or listen to this stotram for getting their problems resolved.

श्री कृष्णमधुराष्टकम

अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् | हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||1||

वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् | चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||2||

वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ | नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||3||

गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् | रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||4||

करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं स्मरणं मधुरम् | वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||5||

गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा | सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||6||

गोपि मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरम् | दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||7||

गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा | दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ||8||

इति मधुराष्टकं समाप्त

मधुराष्टकम् (हिंदी भावानुवाद)

श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है. उनके होठ मधुर हैं, मुख मधुर है, आंखें मधुर हैं, हास्य मधुर है. हृदय मधुर है, गति भी गति मधुर है|

उनके वचन मधुर हैं, चरित्र मधुर हैं, वस्त्र मधुर हैं, अंगभंगी मधुर है. चाल मधुर है और भ्रमण भी अति मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

उनका वेणु मधुर है, चरण की धूल मधुर है, करकमल मधुर है, चरण मधुर है. नृत्य मधुर है, सख्य भी अति मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

उनका गान मधुर है, पान मधुर है, भोजन मधुर है, शयन मधुर है. रूप मधुर है, तिलक भी अति मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

उनका कार्य मधुर है, तैरना मधुर है, हरण मधुर है, रमण मधुर है, उद्धार मधुर है और शांति भी अति मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

उनकी गुंजा मधुर है, माला मधुर है, यमुना मधुर है, उसकी तरंगें मधुर हैं, उसका जल मधुर है और कमल भी मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

गोपियां मधुर हैं, उनकी लीला मधुर है, उनका संयोग मधुर है, वियोग मधुर है, निरीक्षण मधुर है और श‍िष्टाचार मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

गोप मधुर हैं, गौएं मधुर हैं, लकुटी मधुर है, रचना मधुर है, दलन मधुर है और उसका फल भी अति मधुर है. श्रीमधुराधिपति का सभी कुछ मधुर है|

Madhurashtakam (English)

O Krishna! your lips are sweet, your face is sweet, your eyes are sweet, your laugh is sweet, your heart is sweet, your gait is sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your words are sweet, your acts are sweet, your clothes are sweet, your bent posture is sweet, your movements are sweet, your roaming is sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your flute is sweet, your garland is sweet, your hands are sweet, your feet are sweet, your dance is sweet, your friendship is sweet.O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your songs are sweet, your drinking is sweet, your eating is sweet, your sleeping is sweet, your beauty is sweet, your mark of the forehead is sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your deeds are sweet, your floating is sweet, your act of stealing is sweet, your love is sweet, your words are sweet, your silence is sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your berries are sweet, your garland is sweet, your river Yamuna is sweet, her waves are sweet, her water is sweet, her lotus are sweet.O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your Gopis are sweet, your playing is sweet, with them you are sweet, without them you are sweet, your glance is sweet, your manners are sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.

O Krishna! your friends are sweet, your cows are sweet, your stick is sweet, your creation is sweet, your destruction is sweet, your boons are sweet. O Lord of sweetness! everything about you is sweet only.