The Sweetness of Lord Shri Krishna

(by Ṣr īpad Vallabh āc ārya)

 

Text 1

अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम् ।
हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥१॥

adhara ṃ madhura ṃ vadana ṃ madhura ṃ nayana ṃ madhura ṃ hasita ṃ madhuram.
h ṛ daya ṃ madhura ṃ gamana ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..1..

 

adharaṁ--lips; madhuraṁ--sweet; vadanaṁ--face; madhuraṁ--sweet; nayanaṁ--eyes; madhuraṁ--sweet; hasitaṁ--smile, madhuraṁ--sweet; hṛdayaṁ--heart; madhuraṁ--sweet; gamanaṁ--gait; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His lips are sweet, His face is sweet

His eyes are sweet, His smile is sweet

His loving heart is sweet, His gait (walk) is sweet

Everything is completely sweet about the Lord of Sweetness!

 

Text 2

वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम् ।
चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥२॥

vacana ṃ madhura ṃ carita ṃ madhura ṃ vasana ṃ madhura ṃ valita ṃ madhuram.
calita ṃ madhura ṃ bhramita ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..2..

 

vacanaṁ--words; madhuraṁ--sweet; caritaṁ--character; madhuraṁ--sweet; vasanaṁ--garments; madhuraṁ--sweet; valitaṁ--posture; madhuraṁ--sweet; calitaṁ--movements; madhuraṁ--sweet; bhramitaṁ--roaming; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His words are sweet, His character is sweet,

His dress (garment) is sweet, His posture is sweet,

His movements are sweet, His wandering (roaming) is sweet,

Everything is completely sweet about the Lord of Sweetness.

 

Text 3

वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ ।
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥३॥

ve ṇ urmadhuro re ṇ urmadhura ḥ pā ṇ irmadhura ḥ pādau madhurau.
n ṛ tya ṃ madhura ṃ sakhya ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..3..

 

veṇur--flute; madhuro--sweet; reṇur--dust of lotus feet; madhuraḥ--sweet; pāṇir--lotus hands; madhuraḥ--sweet; pādau--lotus feet; madhurau--sweet; nṛtyaṁ--dancing; madhuraṁ--sweet; sakhyaṁ--friendship; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His flute-playing is sweet, His foot-dust is sweet,

His lotus hands are sweet, His lotus feet are sweet,

His dancing is sweet, His friendship is sweet,

Everything is completely sweet about the Lord of Sweetness.

 

 

Text 4

गीतं मधुरं पीतं मधुरं भुक्तं मधुरं सुप्तं मधुरम् ।
रूपं मधुरं तिलकं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥४॥

gīta ṃ madhura ṃ pīta ṃ madhura ṃ bhukta ṃ madhura ṃ supta ṃ madhuram.
rūpa ṃ madhura ṃ tilaka ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..4..

 

gītaṁ--song; madhuraṁ--sweet; pītaṁ--drinking; (pītaṁ--yellow dress); bhuktaṁ--enjoyment; madhuraṁ--sweet; suptaṁ--sleeping; madhuraṁ--sweet; rūpaṁ--form; madhuraṁ--sweet; tilakaṁ--tilaka; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His song is sweet, His drinking is sweet, His eating is sweet,

His sleeping is sweet, His beautiful form is sweet,

His Tilaka (mark on the forehead) is sweet,

Everything is completely sweet about the Lord of Sweetness.

 

Text 5

करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम् ।
वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥५॥

kara ṇ a ṃ madhura ṃ tara ṇ a ṃ madhura ṃ hara ṇ a ṃ madhura ṃ rama ṇ a ṃ madhuram.
vamita ṃ madhura ṃ śamita ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..5..

 

karaṇaṁ--deeds; madhuraṁ--sweet; taraṇaṁ--conquest; madhuraṁ--sweet; haraṇaṁ--stealing; madhuraṁ--sweet; ramaṇaṁ--love sports; madhuraṁ--sweet; vamitaṁ--oblations; madhuraṁ--sweet; śamitaṁ--countanance; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His deeds (activities) are sweet, His conquest (liberating) is sweet,

His thieving (stealing) is sweet, His love-sports are sweet,

His oblations (offerings) are sweet, His countenance is sweet,

Everything is completely sweet about the Lord of Sweetness.

 

Text 6

गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा ।
सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम् ॥६॥

guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā.
salila ṃ madhura ṃ kamala ṃ madhura ṃ madhurādhipaterakhila ṃ madhuram..6..

 

guñjā--gunja-necklace; madhurā--sweet; mālā--garland; madhurā--sweet; yamunā--yamuna; madhurā--sweet; vīcī--rippling waves; madhurā--sweet; salilaṁ--water; madhuraṁ--sweet; kamalaṁ--lotus; madhuraṁ--sweet; madhur-ādhi-pateù--sweet Lord; akhilaṁ--everything; madhuraṁ--sweet;

 

His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, His flower garland is sweet,

Sweet is the Yamuna river, and sweet are her rippling waves,

Her water is sweet, and sweet are the lotus flowers also,