📜 Ashtakam · Krishna
Madhurashtakam
Vallabhacharya's hymn to the sweetness of Krishna.
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Best occasion
Janmashtami, daily by Vaishnavas, before Krishna darshan
🕉️ Sanskrit / Devanagari
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्। हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Roman Transliteration
Adharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram Hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhuraadhipater-akhilam madhuram
English
Sweet are His lips, sweet is His face, sweet are His eyes, sweet is His smile; Sweet is His heart, sweet is His gait — everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Meaning & Significance
Composed by Vallabhacharya. 8 verses — each repeating "madhuram" 8 times — celebrating Krishna as embodiment of madhurya (divine sweetness).
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