Madhurashtakam in English

Roman-script lyrics with English meaning. Read it in Devanagari.

  1. अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् । हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    adharan madhuran vadanan madhuran nayanan madhuran hasitan madhuram | hridayan madhuran gamanan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनके अधर मधुर हैं, मुख मधुर है, नेत्र मधुर हैं, मुस्कान मधुर है; हृदय मधुर है, चाल मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    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.

  2. वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् । चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    vachanan madhuran charitan madhuran vasanan madhuran valitan madhuram | chalitan madhuran bhramitan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनके वचन मधुर हैं, चरित्र मधुर है, वस्त्र मधुर हैं, मुद्रा मधुर है; चलना मधुर है, घूमना मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    His words are sweet, his deeds are sweet, his garments are sweet, his posture is sweet; his movements are sweet, his wanderings are sweet: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

  3. वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ । नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    venurmadhuro renurmadhurah panirmadhurah padau madhurau | nrityan madhuran sakhyan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनकी बाँसुरी मधुर है, चरण-रज मधुर है, हाथ मधुर हैं, चरण मधुर हैं; नृत्य मधुर है, मित्रता मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    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: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

  4. गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् । रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    gitan madhuran pitan madhuran bhuktan madhuran suptan madhuram | rupan madhuran tilakan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनका गीत मधुर है, पीना मधुर है, खाना मधुर है, सोना मधुर है; रूप मधुर है, तिलक मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    His song is sweet, his drinking is sweet, his eating is sweet, his sleeping is sweet; his form is sweet, his tilak is sweet: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

  5. करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरं । वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    karanan madhuran taranan madhuran haranan madhuran ramanan madhuran | vamitan madhuran shamitan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनके कर्म मधुर हैं, (भक्तों को) पार उतारना मधुर है, चुराना मधुर है, रमण मधुर है; उनका प्रसाद मधुर है, शांति मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    His deeds are sweet, his crossing over (of rivers, of devotees) is sweet, his stealing is sweet, his play is sweet; his offerings are sweet, his calm is sweet: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

  6. गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा । सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    gunja madhura mala madhura yamuna madhura vichi madhura | salilan madhuran kamalan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    उनकी गुंजा-माला मधुर है, माला मधुर है, यमुना मधुर है, उसकी लहरें मधुर हैं; उसका जल मधुर है, कमल मधुर हैं: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    His gunja-berry necklace 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.

  7. गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् । दृष्टं मधुरं सृष्टं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    gopi madhura lila madhura yuktan madhuran muktan madhuram | drishtan madhuran srishtan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    गोपियाँ मधुर हैं, लीला मधुर है, मिलन मधुर है, मुक्ति मधुर है; दृष्टि मधुर है, शिष्टाचार मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    The gopis are sweet, his play is sweet, his union is sweet, his release is sweet; his glance is sweet, his courtesy is sweet: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

  8. गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा । दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥

    gopa madhura gavo madhura yashtirmadhura srishtirmadhura | dalitan madhuran phalitan madhuran madhuradhipaterakhilan madhuram ||

    ग्वाले मधुर हैं, गायें मधुर हैं, उनकी लाठी मधुर है, सृष्टि मधुर है; (दुष्टों का) दलन मधुर है, फल देना मधुर है: मधुरता के स्वामी का सब कुछ मधुर है।

    The cowherds are sweet, the cows are sweet, his staff is sweet, his creation is sweet; his trampling (of evil) is sweet, his fruitfulness is sweet: everything about the lord of sweetness is sweet.

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  • Madhurashtakam, stotranidhi.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 8bbd10af6e58
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  • Madhurashtakam, hindutone.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 cec2e6f42faf
  • Madhurashtakam, revivingcultures.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 cc33a638f70a
  • Madhurashtakam, dharmsaar.com (2026), collated 2026-10-10, sha256 b43188ca4a9b
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