Madhuraashtakam

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Madhuraashtakam

adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram

nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram

hRdayam madhuram gamanam madhuram

madhuraadhipater akhilam madhuram

"His lips are sweet; His face is sweet;

His eyes are sweet; His smile is sweet:

His Heart is sweet; His gait is sweet;

Every single thing about the Lord of Mathura is completely sweet!

vacanaM madhuraM caritaM madhuraM 

vasanaM madhuraM dalitaM madhuram

calitaM madhuraM bhramitaM madhuraM

madhurAdhipatim akhilaM madhuram

"His words are sweet; His acts are sweet; His dress is sweet;

His posture is sweet. His walk is sweet, and His wanderings are sweet. 

Every single thing about the Lord of Mathura is completely sweet!"

veNur madhuro reNur madhuraH

pANir madhuraH pAdau madhurau

nRtyaM madhuraM sakhyaM madhuraM

madhurAdhipater akhilaM madhuram

"His flute is sweet; the dust of His lotus feet is sweet.

His hands are sweet; His feet are sweet. His dancing is sweet;

His friendship is sweet. Everything about the Supreme Lord of

sweetness is sweet."

gItaM madhuraM pItaM madhuraM 

bhuktaM madhuraM suptaM madhuram

rUpaM madhuraM tilakaM madhuraM

madhurAdhipater akhilaM madhuram

"His song is sweet, His drinking is sweet; His eating is sweet, His 

sleeping is sweet. His beauty is sweet, His tilaka is sweet. Every

thing about the Lord is completely sweet."

dharaNaM madhuraM taraNaM madhuraM 

haraNaM madhuraM ramaNaM madhuram

camitaM madhuraM zamitaM madhuraM

madhurAdhipater akhilaM madhuram

"His acts are sweet, His delivering is sweet,

His stealing is sweet, His enjoyment is sweet.

His heartfelt outpourings are sweet, His peace 

is sweet. Everything about the Supreme Lord 

is fully sweet."

gunjA madhurA mAlA madhurA

yamunA madhurA vIcI madhurA

salilaM madhuraM kamalaM madhuraM

madhurAdhipater akhilaM madhuram

"His Gunja necklace is sweet, as is His garland.

His Yamuna River is sweet, her waves are sweet, 

and her waters are sweet. The lotus flowers are also sweet.

Everything is...