- Language
- Sanskrit
- Author or source
- Written by Vallabhacharya
- Length
- Eight verses
About this text
Vallabhacharya, the 15th-century teacher of the Pushti Marg, wrote these eight verses. Each verse lists what belongs to Krishna, from his lips and his walk to the gopis and the cows, and calls each one sweet. Each closes on the same line: everything of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
It is sung across India, especially around Janmashtami, and in the seva of Pushti Marg homes.
The text
Verse 1
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं, नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
हृदयं मधुरं, गमनं मधुरं, मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥१॥
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram
Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes are sweet, his smile is sweet, his heart is sweet, his walk is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 2
वचनं मधुरं, चरितं मधुरं, वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्,
चलितं मधुरं, भ्रमितं मधुरं, मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥२॥
Vachanam madhuram charitam madhuram vasanam madhuram valitam madhuram
Chalitam madhuram bhramitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His speech is sweet, his deeds are sweet, his garment is sweet, his turning is sweet, his movement is sweet, his wandering is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 3
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ,
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥३॥
Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah paanirmadhurah paadau madhurau
Nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His flute is sweet, the dust of his feet is sweet, his hands are sweet, his feet are sweet, his dance is sweet, his friendship is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 4
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं, भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम्,
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥४॥
Geetam madhuram peetam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram
Roopam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His song is sweet, his drinking is sweet, his eating is sweet, his sleep is sweet, his form is sweet, his tilak is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 5
करणं मधुरं, तरणं मधुरं, हरणं मधुरं, स्मरणं मधुरम्,
वमितं मधुरं, शमितं मधुरं, मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥५॥
Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram smaranam madhuram
Vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His deeds are sweet, his crossing is sweet, his stealing is sweet, his remembrance is sweet, his giving out is sweet, his calm is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 6
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा,
सलिलं मधुरं, कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥६॥
Gunjaa madhuraa maalaa madhuraa yamunaa madhuraa veechee madhuraa
Salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
His gunja beads are sweet, his garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, her waves are sweet, her water is sweet, her lotus is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 7
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा, युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम्,
दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥७॥
Gopee madhuraa leelaa madhuraa yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram
Drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
The gopis are sweet, his play is sweet, their union is sweet, their release is sweet, his glance is sweet, his courtesy is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
Verse 8
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा, यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा,
दलितं मधुरं, फलितं मधुरं, मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥८॥
Gopaa madhuraa gaavo madhuraa yashtirmadhuraa srishtirmadhuraa
Dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuraadhipaterakhilam madhuram
The cowherds are sweet, the cows are sweet, his staff is sweet, his creation is sweet, his crushing is sweet, his fruitfulness is sweet: all of the lord of sweetness is sweet.
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