Madhurashtakam — Word-by-Word Meaning

Sweet are His lips, sweet His face, sweet His eyes, sweet His smile; sweet His heart, sweet His gait — everything about the Lord of Madhura (Krishna) is sweet. Sweet His words, sweet His deeds, sweet His garment, sweet His grace; sweet His movement, sweet His wandering — everything about the Lord of Madhura is utterly sweet. Sweet His flute, sweet the dust of His feet, sweet His hands, sweet His feet; sweet His dance, sweet His friendship — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet. Sweet His song, sweet His drinking, sweet His eating, sweet His sleeping; sweet His form, sweet His tilak — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet. Sweet His doing, sweet His crossing, sweet His stealing, sweet His sporting; sweet His resting, sweet His calming — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet. Sweet the gunja-berries, sweet the garland, sweet the Yamuna, sweet her waves; sweet her waters, sweet the lotus — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet. Sweet the gopis, sweet His play, sweet His union, sweet His release; sweet His glance, sweet His courtesy — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet. Sweet the cowherds, sweet the cows, sweet His staff, sweet His creation; sweet His trampling, sweet His fruit-bearing — everything about the Lord of Madhura is sweet.