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Madhurashtakam

Krishna

Madhurashtakam

मधुराष्टकम्

A sweet eight-verse hymn to Krishna by Vallabhacharya, on his all-pervading sweetness.
4 min
Deity
Krishna
Tradition
Vaishnava
Source
Vallabhacharya

मूल पाठ

Sanskrit text

अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्। हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्

adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram | hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipater akhilaṃ madhuram

Madhurashtakam — recitation

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अर्थ

Meaning
His lips are sweet, his face is sweet, his eyes and smile are sweet — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet.

संदर्भ

Context
Composed by Sri Vallabhacharya, cherished in the Pushtimarg and wider Krishna bhakti.

Sources & References

Source / TraditionVallabhacharya

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