Adharam Madhuram
Sri Madhurastakam
adharaṁ
madhuraṁ vadanaṁ madhuraṁ nayanaṁ
madhuraṁ hasitaṁ madhuraṁ hṛdayaṁ
madhuraṁ gamanaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
adharam - lips; madhuram - sweet; vadanam - face; madhuram - sweet; nayanam - eyes; madhuram - sweet; hasitam - smile; madhuram - sweet; hṛdayam - heart; madhuram - sweet; gamanam - gait; madhuram - sweet; madhurādhi-pateḥ - of the Emperor of Sweetness; akhilam - all; madhuram - sweet
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
vacanaṁ
madhuraṁ caritaṁ madhuraṁ vasanaṁ
madhuraṁ valitaṁ madhuraṁ calitaṁ
madhuraṁ bhramitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
vacanam - speech; madhuram - sweet; caritam - character; madhuram - sweet; vasanam - clothing; madhuram - sweet; valitam - belly-folds; madhuram - sweet; calitam - wandering; madhuram - sweet; bhramitam - wandering; madhuram - sweet
His words are sweet, His character is sweet His dress is sweet, His belly-folds are sweet His movements are sweet, His wandering is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
veṇur
madhuro reṇur madhuraḥ pāṇir
madhuraḥ pādau madhurau nṛtyaṁ
madhuraṁ sakhyaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
veṇuḥ - flute; madhuro - sweet; reṇuḥ - dust; madhuraḥ - sweet; pāṇiḥ - hands; madhuraḥ - sweet; pādau - feet; madhurau - sweet (pair); nṛtyam - dancing; madhuram - sweet; sakhyam - friendship; madhuram - sweet
His flute is sweet, His foot-dust is sweet His hands are sweet, His feet are sweet His dancing is sweet, His friendship is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
gītaṁ
madhuraṁ pītaṁ madhuraṁ bhuktaṁ
madhuraṁ suptam madhuraṁ rūpaṁ
madhuraṁ tilakaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
gītam - singing; madhuram - sweet; pītam - yellow cloth; madhuram - sweet; bhuktam - eating; madhuram - sweet; suptam - sleeping; madhuram - sweet; rūpam - beauty; madhuram - sweet; tilakam - forehead marking; madhuram - sweet
His singing is sweet, His yellow cloth is sweet His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet His beauty is sweet, His tilaka is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
karaṇaṁ
madhuraṁ taraṇaṁ madhuraṁ haraṇaṁ
madhuraṁ ramaṇaṁ madhuraṁ vamitaṁ
madhuraṁ śamitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
karaṇam - deeds; madhuram - sweet; taraṇam - deliverance; madhuram - sweet; haraṇam - stealing; madhuram - sweet; ramaṇam - love-making; madhuram - sweet; vamitam - offering oblations; madhuram - sweet; śamitam - tranquility; madhuram - sweet
His deeds are sweet, His liberating is sweet His stealing is sweet, His love-sports are sweet His oblations are sweet, His tranquility is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
guñjā
madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā
madhurā vīcī madhurā salilaṁ
madhuraṁ kamalaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
guñjā - berry necklace; madhurā - sweet; mālā -garland; madhurā - sweet; yamunā - the Yamunā River; madhurā - sweet; vīcī - ripples; madhurā - sweet; salilam - water; madhuram - sweet; kamalam - lotus flower; madhuram - sweet
His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, His flower garland is sweet His Yamuna river is sweet, His ripples are sweet His water is sweet, His lotuses are sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
gopī
madhurā līlā madhurā yuktaṁ
madhuraṁ bhuktaṁ madhuraṁ hṛṣṭaṁ
madhuraṁ śiṣṭaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
gopī - cowherd girl; madhurā - sweet; līlā - pastimes; madhurā - sweet; yuktam - union; madhuram - sweet; bhuktam - food; madhuram - sweet; hṛṣṭam - delight; madhuram - sweet; śiṣṭam - courtesy; madhuram - sweet
His gopis (cowherd boys) are sweet, His pastimes are sweet, His union is sweet, His food is sweet, His delight is sweet, His courtesy is sweet -- Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
gopā
madhurā gāvo madhurā yaṣṭir
madhurā sṛṣṭir madhurā dalitaṁ
madhuraṁ phalitaṁ madhuraṁ madhurādhi-pater
akhilaṁ madhuraṁ
Word for word
gopāḥ - cowherd boys; madhurā - sweet; gāvaḥ - cows; madhurā - sweet; yaṣṭiḥ - staff; madhurā - sweet; sṛṣṭir - creation; madhurā - sweet; dalitam - trampling; madhuram - sweet; phalitam - fruitfulness; madhuram - sweet
His gopas (cowherd boys) are sweet, His cows are sweet His staff is sweet, His creation is sweet His trampling is sweet, His fruitfulness is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
Translation
His lips are sweet, His face is sweet His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet His heart is sweet, His gait is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His words are sweet, His character is sweet His dress is sweet, His belly-folds are sweet His movements are sweet, His wandering is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His flute is sweet, His foot-dust is sweet His hands are sweet, His feet are sweet His dancing is sweet, His friendship is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His singing is sweet, His yellow cloth is sweet His eating is sweet, His sleeping is sweet His beauty is sweet, His tilaka is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His deeds are sweet, His liberating is sweet His stealing is sweet, His love-sports are sweet His oblations are sweet, His tranquility is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, His flower garland is sweet His Yamuna river is sweet, His ripples are sweet His water is sweet, His lotuses are sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His gopis (cowherd boys) are sweet, His pastimes are sweet, His union is sweet, His food is sweet, His delight is sweet, His courtesy is sweet -- Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
His gopas (cowherd boys) are sweet, His cows are sweet His staff is sweet, His creation is sweet His trampling is sweet, His fruitfulness is sweet--Everything is sweet about the Emperor of sweetness!
Notes
This song can be sung in Raga Kirvani in Kaherva Tala.