ਅਧਰਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਵਦਨਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਨਯਨਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਹਸਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ।
ਹृਦਯਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਗਮਨਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 1 ॥
ਵਚਨਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਚਰਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਵਸਨਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਵਲਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ।
ਚਲਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਭ੍ਰਮਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 2 ॥
ਵੇਣੁ-ਰ੍ਮਧੁਰੋ ਰੇਣੁ-ਰ੍ਮਧੁਰਃ
ਪਾਣਿ-ਰ੍ਮਧੁਰਃ ਪਾਦੌ ਮਧੁਰੌ ।
ਨृਤ੍ਯਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਸਖ੍ਯਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 3 ॥
ਗੀਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਪੀਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਭੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਸੁਪ੍ਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ।
ਰੂਪਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਤਿਲਕਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 4 ॥
ਕਰਣਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਤਰਣਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਹਰਣਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਸ੍ਮਰਣਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ।
ਵਮਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਸ਼ਮਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 5 ॥
ਗੁਞ੍ਜਾ ਮਧੁਰਾ ਮਾਲਾ ਮਧੁਰਾ
ਯਮੁਨਾ ਮਧੁਰਾ ਵੀਚੀ ਮਧੁਰਾ ।
ਸਲਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਕਮਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 6 ॥
ਗੋਪੀ ਮਧੁਰਾ ਲੀਲਾ ਮਧੁਰਾ
ਯੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਮੁਕ੍ਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ।
ਦृष੍ਟਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਸ਼ਿष੍ਟਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 7 ॥
ਗੋਪਾ ਮਧੁਰਾ ਗਾਵੋ ਮਧੁਰਾ
ਯष੍ਟਿ ਰ੍ਮਧੁਰਾ ਸृष੍ਟਿ ਰ੍ਮਧੁਰਾ ।
ਦਲਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ ਫਲਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਂ
ਮਧੁਰਾਧਿਪਤੇਰਖਿਲਂ ਮਧੁਰਮ੍ ॥ 8 ॥
॥ ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀਮਦ੍ਵਲ੍ਲਭਾਚਾਰ੍ਯਵਿਰਚਿਤਂ ਮਧੁਰਾष੍ਟਕਂ ਸਮ੍ਪੂਰ੍ਣਮ੍ ॥
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 Gurmukhi script.
Pronunciation is identical to the Sanskrit Devanagari version.