Verse 5 of 8
Shloka 5 of Madhurashtakam
Karanam Madhuram Taranam Madhuram Haranam Madhuram Ramanam Madhuram करणं मधुरं तरणं मधुरं हरणं मधुरं रमणं मधुरम्।
Vamitam Madhuram Shamitam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram वमितं मधुरं शमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Meaning
His deeds are sweet, his saving grace is sweet, his stealing is sweet, his play is sweet. What he gives forth is sweet, his stillness is sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.
Word by word
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Karanam करणं | deeds, actions |
| Madhuram मधुरं | sweet |
| Taranam तरणं | carrying devotees across, deliverance |
| Haranam हरणं | stealing (butter, and hearts) |
| Ramanam रमणं | play, delight |
| Vamitam वमितं | what he gives forth, his generosity |
| Shamitam शमितं | calmness, his stillness |
| Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः | of the Lord of sweetness |
| Akhilam अखिलं | everything |
Why this verse matters
'Vamitam' and 'shamitam' are read in several ways by commentators; we give a common devotional reading.
Read this verse in other scripts
- IAST (scholarly)
- karaṇaṃ madhuraṃ taraṇaṃ madhuraṃ haraṇaṃ madhuraṃ ramaṇaṃ madhuram|vamitaṃ madhuraṃ śamitaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
- Telugu
- కరణం మధురం తరణం మధురం హరణం మధురం రమణం మధురమ్।వమితం మధురం శమితం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
- Tamil
- கரணம் மது⁴ரம் தரணம் மது⁴ரம் ஹரணம் மது⁴ரம் ரமணம் மது⁴ரம்।வமிதம் மது⁴ரம் ஶமிதம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
- Kannada
- ಕರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ ತರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಹರಣಂ ಮಧುರಂ ರಮಣಂ ಮಧುರಮ್।ವಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಶಮಿತಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
- Malayalam
- കരണം മധുരം തരണം മധുരം ഹരണം മധുരം രമണം മധുരമ്।വമിതം മധുരം ശമിതം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
- Gujarati
- કરણં મધુરં તરણં મધુરં હરણં મધુરં રમણં મધુરમ્।વમિતં મધુરં શમિતં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
- Bengali
- করণং মধুরং তরণং মধুরং হরণং মধুরং রমণং মধুরম্।বমিতং মধুরং শমিতং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥