मधुराष्टकम् Madhurashtakam Lyrics in Hindi & English, with Meaning
Traditionally attributed to Shri Vallabhacharya
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 madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 1 ||
Meaning:His lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes are sweet, his smile is sweet. His heart is sweet, his walk is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:उनके होंठ मधुर हैं, मुख मधुर है, नेत्र मधुर हैं, मुस्कान मधुर है। उनका हृदय मधुर है, चाल मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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 madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 2 ||
Meaning:His words are sweet, his deeds are sweet, his clothes are sweet, the graceful bend of his form is sweet. His movements are sweet, his wandering is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:उनकी वाणी मधुर है, उनका चरित्र मधुर है, वस्त्र मधुर हैं, उनकी भंगिमा मधुर है। उनका चलना मधुर है, घूमना मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ । नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ३ ॥
Venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau | Nrityam madhuram sakhyam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 3 ||
Meaning:His flute is sweet, the dust (touched by his feet) is sweet, his hands are sweet, his feet are sweet. His dance is sweet, his friendship is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:उनकी बाँसुरी मधुर है, (उनके चरणों से छुई) धूल मधुर है, उनके हाथ मधुर हैं, चरण मधुर हैं। उनका नृत्य मधुर है, उनकी मित्रता मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् । रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ४ ॥
Gitam madhuram pitam madhuram bhuktam madhuram suptam madhuram | Rupam madhuram tilakam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 4 ||
Meaning:His song is sweet, his drinking is sweet, his eating is sweet, his sleep is sweet. His form is sweet, the tilak on his forehead is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. (Pitam can also mean his yellow garment.)
अर्थ:उनका गीत मधुर है, उनका पीना मधुर है, खाना मधुर है, सोना मधुर है। उनका रूप मधुर है, माथे का तिलक मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है। (पीतं का अर्थ उनका पीला वस्त्र भी लिया जाता है।)
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम् । वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ५ ॥
Karanam madhuram taranam madhuram haranam madhuram ramanam madhuram | Vamitam madhuram shamitam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 5 ||
Meaning:His actions are sweet, his crossing is sweet (often explained as carrying devotees across the ocean of worldly life), his stealing (of butter and of hearts) is sweet, his play is sweet. What he lets out is sweet, his calm is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. (Vamitam literally means 'what is let out' or 'spat out'; commentators explain it in different ways.)
अर्थ:उनके कर्म मधुर हैं, उनका पार करना (जिसे प्रायः भक्तों को भवसागर से पार लगाना समझा जाता है) मधुर है, उनका चुराना (माखन और मन) मधुर है, उनकी क्रीड़ा मधुर है। जो वे बाहर निकालते (छोड़ते) हैं वह मधुर है, उनकी शांति मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है। (वमितं का शाब्दिक अर्थ है 'जो बाहर निकाला या उगला गया'; टीकाकार इसे अलग-अलग ढंग से समझाते हैं।)
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा । सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ६ ॥
Gunja madhura mala madhura Yamuna madhura vichi madhura | Salilam madhuram kamalam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 6 ||
Meaning:His necklace of gunja berries is sweet, his garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, its waves are sweet. Its water is sweet, its lotuses are sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:उनकी गुंजा की माला मधुर है, फूलों की माला मधुर है, यमुना मधुर है, उसकी लहरें मधुर हैं। उसका जल मधुर है, उसके कमल मधुर हैं। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् । दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ७ ॥
Gopi madhura lila madhura yuktam madhuram muktam madhuram | Drishtam madhuram shishtam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 7 ||
Meaning:The gopis are sweet, his lila (divine play) is sweet, his being together is sweet, his letting go is sweet. His glance is sweet, his gentle manner is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:गोपियाँ मधुर हैं, उनकी लीला मधुर है, उनका मिलना मधुर है, छोड़ना मधुर है। उनकी दृष्टि मधुर है, उनका शिष्ट व्यवहार मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा । दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ ८ ॥
Gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtirmadhura srishtirmadhura | Dalitam madhuram phalitam madhuram madhuradhipaterakhilam madhuram || 8 ||
Meaning:The cowherd boys are sweet, the cows are sweet, his herding stick is sweet, his creation is sweet. What he breaks or crushes is sweet, what comes to fruit through him is sweet. Everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.
अर्थ:ग्वाल-बाल मधुर हैं, गायें मधुर हैं, उनकी छड़ी मधुर है, उनकी सृष्टि मधुर है। जो वे तोड़ते या कुचलते हैं वह मधुर है, जो उनसे फलता है वह मधुर है। मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।
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