а¤№аҐѓа¤¦а¤Їа¤‚ а¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤‚ а¤—а¤®а¤Ёа¤‚ а¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤‚ а¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤ѕа¤§а¤їа¤Єа¤¤аҐ‡а¤°а¤–а¤їа¤Іа¤‚ а¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤®аҐЌ ||1||ДЄdharam madhuram vadanam madhuram nayanam madhuram hasitam madhuram hridayam madhuram gamanam madhuram madhur-adipater akhilam madhuram O Lord of sweetness, everything about You is completely sweet, You are sweetness personified.'

Krishna's lips are very sweet, his beautiful face is sweet, his beautiful black eyes with sidelong glances are sweet, his enchanting smile is even sweeter, his love-sports are sweet and his three-fold bend form is very sweet.

Thus says the devotee: 'The Lord of Mathura, Krishna, is sweet, sweet and nothing but sweet! Even ambrosia and nectar may satiate after some time, but concerning the sweetness of the Divine Lord, one cannot have enough of it. It is evident from the ashtakam that the devotee is fascinated to have a look at not only the beautiful divine sweet form of Lord Krishna but also the very existence of the Lord - by way of His moves, plays, pastimes, etc. Shree Krishna Madhurashtakam (а¤¶аҐЌа¤°аҐЂ а¤•аҐѓа¤·аҐЌа¤Ја¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤ѕа¤·аҐЌа¤џа¤•а¤®) uses just one adjective, ' madhuram', meaning sweet or beautiful etc., to describe the lovely attributes of Lord Sri Krishna's beautiful form, who is the master of Sweetness and Sweetness personified. Ashta means 8, this stotra has 8 verses in it. Only one word, madhuram, is repeated seven times each in this ashtakam.

Shree Krishna Madhurashtakam (а¤¶аҐЌа¤°аҐЂ а¤•аҐѓа¤·аҐЌа¤Ја¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤ѕа¤·аҐЌа¤џа¤•а¤®) was originally written in Sanskrit and is easily understood. Shree Krishna Madhurashtakam (а¤¶аҐЌа¤°аҐЂ а¤•аҐѓа¤·аҐЌа¤Ја¤®а¤§аҐЃа¤°а¤ѕа¤·аҐЌа¤џа¤•а¤®), composed by Sri Vallabhacharya (1478 A.D), is a unique stotra, describing the Sweetness of Lord Sri Krishna.

Shree krishna ashtakam