Madhurashtakam

m]DrSqm/ m]DrSqm/ m]DrSqm/ m]DrSqm/

i -i i-i -i
-ii-i -i ii-i -i-i i
i -i i-i-i -i-i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii ii
aD]r\ m]Dr\ v]dn]\ m]Dr\
n]y]n]\ m]Dr\ hs}t]\ m]Drm |
h&dy]\ m]Dr\ g]m]n]\ m]Drm
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 1 ||

Sweet are His lips; sweet His face; sweet are His eyes; sweet His smile; sweet is His
heart; sweet His gait; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.

ii-i -i ii-i -i
ii-i -i iii-i -i-i i
iii-i -i -ri-i-i -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii - ii
v]c]n]\ m]Dr\ c]ir}t]\ m]Dr\
v]s]n]\ m]Dr\ v]l}t]\ m]Drm |
c]il}t]\ m]Dr\ Bm}t]\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 2 ||

Sweet is His utterness; sweet His behaviour; sweet is His attire; sweet His actions; sweet His
conduct; sweet His wandering; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.

-i| -i
ii-i ii| -i| i
--i -i ici -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii . ii
vN$m]*Dro reN$m]*Dr
pN}$m]*Dr pdO m]DrO |
nty]\ m]Dr\ s]Ky]\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 3 ||

Sweet His flute; sweet the dust of His feet; sweet are His hands; sweet His legs; sweet His dance;
sweet His friendship; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.



-i -i -i -i
-+ -i -i -i-i i
i -i i-ii1 -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii : ii

gt]\ m]Dr\ pt]\ m]Dr\
B\ m]Dr\ spt]\ m]Drm |
p]\ m]Dr\ t}l] m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 4 ||

Sweet His song; sweet His drinking; sweet His taking food; sweet His sleep; sweet is His form; sweet
is the mark on His forehead; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.

1i -i -ii -i
i -i -ii -i-i i
ii-i-i -i :ii-i-i -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii - ii

rN]\ m]Dr\ t]rN]\ m]Dr\
hrN]\ m]Dr\ sm]rN]\ m]Drm |
v]im}t]\ m]Dr\ x]m}t]\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 5 ||

Sweet is His deed; sweet His swimming; sweet is His robbing; sweet His rememberance; sweet is His
emotional utterance; sweet is His peaceful state; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and
sweet alone.


a -i - -i
i-- -i -i i
iiii -i 1-ii -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii ii

g m]Dr ml m]Dr
y]mn m]Dr vc m]Dr |
s]il}l]\ m]Dr\ m]l]\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 6 ||

Sweet are His beads of Gunja; sweet His garland; sweet is the Yamuna; sweet are Her wavelets;
sweet is Her water; sweet Her lotus; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.



r -i -i
+ -i -+ -i-i i
e -i i:ie -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii : ii
gp m]Dr ll m]Dr
y\ m]Dr\ B\ m]Drm |
d&Sq\ m]Dr\ x}Sq\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 7 ||

Sweet are the cowherd dancers (Gopis); sweet their playful deeds; sweet is their meeting the Lord;
sweet is their enjoyment; sweet is their look; sweet is their obedience; everything of the Lord of
Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.

r -i r -i
iie-i ie-i
ii-i -i ii-i -i
-iiii-icii -i-i ii c ii
gp m]Dr gv m]Dr
y]iSq}$m]*Dr sSq}$m]*Dr
dil}t]\ m]Dr\ l}t]\ m]Dr\
m]DrD}p]trK}l]\ m]Drm || 8 ||

Sweet are the cowherds; sweet the cows; sweet are their sticks; sweet is the creation; sweet are their
jokes; everything of the Lord of Sweetness is sweet and sweet alone.