Madhurāshtakam lyrics - English

NOTE:

▪️Stress the letters that are in bold. Ex: bhaje

▪️Extend the letters that have a line on the letter. Example: rāja

▪️Letter ‘na’ and ‘la’ have two different pronunciations. If the letter is in uppercase (caps) ‘N’ or ‘L’, make sure to touch the tip of the tongue to the upper palate of the mouth. For example, ‘puNyam’; the latter is the normal pronunciation.

▪️Similar to ‘na’, we have two different pronunciations for ‘sha’. In ‘shiva’, ‘sh’ is simple and the normal pronunciation. In ‘viShNu’, if you observe “S” is in caps. ‘Sh’ should sound like ‘shut’, where you can feel the air releasing out of the mouth.

adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ

nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasithaṃ madhuraṃ ।

hṛdhayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ

madhuraṃmadhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 1 ॥

vachanaṃ madhuraṃ charithaṃ madhuraṃ

vasanaṃ madhuraṃ valithaṃ madhuraṃ ।

chalithaṃ madhuraṃ bhramitaṃ

madhuraṃmadhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 2 ॥

vēNur-madhurō rēNur-madhuraḥ

pāNir-madhuraḥ pādhau madhurau ।

nṛthyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ

madhuraṃmadhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 3 ॥

gīthaṃ madhuraṃ pīthaṃ madhuraṃ

bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ supthaṃ madhuraṃ ।

rūpaṃ madhuraṃ thilakaṃ madhuraṃ

madhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 4 ॥

karaNaṃ madhuraṃ tharaNaṃ madhuraṃ

haraNaṃ madhuraṃ ramaNaṃ madhuraṃ ।

vamithaṃ madhuraṃ shamithaṃ madhuraṃ

madhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 5 ॥

guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā

yamunā madhurā vīchī madhurā ।

salilaṃ madhuraṃ kamalaṃ madhuraṃ

madhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 6 ॥

gōpī madhurā līlā madhurā

yuktaṃ madhuraṃ muktaṃ madhuraṃ ।

dṛiShṭaṃ madhuraṃ shiShṭaṃ madhuraṃ

madhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 7 ॥

gōpā madhurā gāvō madhurā

yaShṭir-madhurā sṛShṭir-madhurā ।

dhalithaṃ madhuraṃ phalithaṃ madhuraṃ

madhurādhipathērakhilaṃ madhuraṃ ॥ 8 ॥

॥ ithi shrīmadh-vallabhāchārya-virachithaṃ

madhurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrNam ॥