ಅಧರಂ ಮಧುರಂ ವದನಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ನಯನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಹಸಿತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ।
ಹೃದಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಗಮನಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 1 ॥
ವಚನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಚರಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ವಸನಂ ಮಧುರಂ ವಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ।
ಚಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಭ್ರಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 2 ॥
ವೇಣು-ರ್ಮಧುರೋ ರೇಣು-ರ್ಮಧುರಃ
ಪಾಣಿ-ರ್ಮಧುರಃ ಪಾದೌ ಮಧುರೌ ।
ನೃತ್ಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಸಖ್ಯಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 3 ॥
ಗೀತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಪೀತಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಭುಕ್ತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಸುಪ್ತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ।
ರೂಪಂ ಮಧುರಂ ತಿಲಕಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 4 ॥
ಕರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ ತರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಹರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಸ್ಮರಣಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ।
ವಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಶಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 5 ॥
ಗುಞ್ಜಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಮಾಲಾ ಮಧುರಾ
ಯಮುನಾ ಮಧುರಾ ವೀಚೀ ಮಧುರಾ ।
ಸಲಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಕಮಲಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 6 ॥
ಗೋಪೀ ಮಧುರಾ ಲೀಲಾ ಮಧುರಾ
ಯುಕ್ತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮುಕ್ತಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ।
ದೃಷ್ಟಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಶಿಷ್ಟಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 7 ॥
ಗೋಪಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಗಾವೋ ಮಧುರಾ
ಯಷ್ಟಿ ರ್ಮಧುರಾ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ರ್ಮಧುರಾ ।
ದಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಫಲಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ
ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್ ॥ 8 ॥
॥ ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮದ್ವಲ್ಲಭಾಚಾರ್ಯವಿರಚಿತಂ ಮಧುರಾಷ್ಟಕಂ ಸಮ್ಪೂರ್ಣಮ್ ॥
Roman (IAST) Transliteration
adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ
nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram |
hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 1 ||
vacanaṃ madhuraṃ caritaṃ madhuraṃ
vasanaṃ madhuraṃ valitaṃ madhuram |
calitaṃ madhuraṃ bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 2 ||
veṇu-rmadhuro reṇu-rmadhuraḥ
pāṇi-rmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau |
nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 3 ||
gītaṃ madhuraṃ pītaṃ madhuraṃ
bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ suptaṃ madhuram |
rūpaṃ madhuraṃ tilakaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 4 ||
karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ
haraṇaṃ madhuraṃ smaraṇaṃ madhuram |
vamitaṃ madhuraṃ śamitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 5 ||
guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā
yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā |
salilaṃ madhuraṃ kamalaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 6 ||
gopī madhurā līlā madhurā
yuktaṃ madhuraṃ muktaṃ madhuram |
dṛṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ śiṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 7 ||
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā
yaṣṭi rmadhurā sṛṣṭi rmadhurā |
dalitaṃ madhuraṃ phalitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 8 ||
|| iti śrīmadvallabhācāryaviracitaṃ madhurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
Sanskrit — Devanagari (original)
अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं
नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 1 ॥
वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं
वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् ।
चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 2 ॥
वेणु-र्मधुरो रेणु-र्मधुरः
पाणि-र्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ ।
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 3 ॥
गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं
भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् ।
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 4 ॥
करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं
हरणं मधुरं स्मरणं मधुरम् ।
वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 5 ॥
गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा
यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा ।
सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 6 ॥
गोपी मधुरा लीला मधुरा
युक्तं मधुरं मुक्तं मधुरम् ।
दृष्टं मधुरं शिष्टं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 7 ॥
गोपा मधुरा गावो मधुरा
यष्टि र्मधुरा सृष्टि र्मधुरा ।
दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥ 8 ॥
॥ इति श्रीमद्वल्लभाचार्यविरचितं मधुराष्टकं सम्पूर्णम् ॥
adharaṃ madhuraṃ vadanaṃ madhuraṃ
nayanaṃ madhuraṃ hasitaṃ madhuram |
hṛdayaṃ madhuraṃ gamanaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 1 ||
vacanaṃ madhuraṃ caritaṃ madhuraṃ
vasanaṃ madhuraṃ valitaṃ madhuram |
calitaṃ madhuraṃ bhramitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 2 ||
veṇu-rmadhuro reṇu-rmadhuraḥ
pāṇi-rmadhuraḥ pādau madhurau |
nṛtyaṃ madhuraṃ sakhyaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 3 ||
gītaṃ madhuraṃ pītaṃ madhuraṃ
bhuktaṃ madhuraṃ suptaṃ madhuram |
rūpaṃ madhuraṃ tilakaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 4 ||
karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ
haraṇaṃ madhuraṃ smaraṇaṃ madhuram |
vamitaṃ madhuraṃ śamitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 5 ||
guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā
yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā |
salilaṃ madhuraṃ kamalaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 6 ||
gopī madhurā līlā madhurā
yuktaṃ madhuraṃ muktaṃ madhuram |
dṛṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ śiṣṭaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 7 ||
gopā madhurā gāvo madhurā
yaṣṭi rmadhurā sṛṣṭi rmadhurā |
dalitaṃ madhuraṃ phalitaṃ madhuraṃ
madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram || 8 ||
|| iti śrīmadvallabhācāryaviracitaṃ madhurāṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam ||
🕉️ This is the original Sanskrit rendered in Kannada script.
Pronunciation is identical to the Sanskrit Devanagari version.