Verse 6 of 8

Shloka 6 of Madhurashtakam

Gunja Madhura Mala Madhura Yamuna Madhura Vichi Madhura गुञ्जा मधुरा माला मधुरा यमुना मधुरा वीची मधुरा।

Salilam Madhuram Kamalam Madhuram Madhuradhipater Akhilam Madhuram सलिलं मधुरं कमलं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥

Meaning

His gunja-berry necklace is sweet, his garland is sweet, the Yamuna is sweet, her waves are sweet. Her water is sweet, her lotuses are sweet. Everything about the Lord of Sweetness is sweet.

Word by word

WordMeaning
Gunja गुञ्जा his necklace of gunja berries
Madhura मधुरा sweet
Mala माला garland
Yamuna यमुना the river Yamuna
Vichi वीची waves
Salilam सलिलं water
Kamalam कमलं lotus
Madhuradhipateh मधुराधिपतेः of the Lord of sweetness
Akhilam अखिलं everything
Read this verse in other scripts
IAST (scholarly)
guñjā madhurā mālā madhurā yamunā madhurā vīcī madhurā|salilaṃ madhuraṃ kamalaṃ madhuraṃ madhurādhipaterakhilaṃ madhuram||
Telugu
గుంజా మధురా మాలా మధురా యమునా మధురా వీచీ మధురా।సలిలం మధురం కమలం మధురం మధురాధిపతేరఖిలం మధురమ్॥
Tamil
கு³ஞ்ஜா மது⁴ரா மாலா மது⁴ரா யமுநா மது⁴ரா வீசீ மது⁴ரா।ஸலிலம் மது⁴ரம் கமலம் மது⁴ரம் மது⁴ராதி⁴பதேரகி²லம் மது⁴ரம்॥
Kannada
ಗುಂಜಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಮಾಲಾ ಮಧುರಾ ಯಮುನಾ ಮಧುರಾ ವೀಚೀ ಮಧುರಾ।ಸಲಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಕಮಲಂ ಮಧುರಂ ಮಧುರಾಧಿಪತೇರಖಿಲಂ ಮಧುರಮ್॥
Malayalam
ഗുഞ്ജാ മധുരാ മാലാ മധുരാ യമുനാ മധുരാ വീചീ മധുരാ।സലിലം മധുരം കമലം മധുരം മധുരാധിപതേരഖിലം മധുരമ്॥
Gujarati
ગુઞ્જા મધુરા માલા મધુરા યમુના મધુરા વીચી મધુરા।સલિલં મધુરં કમલં મધુરં મધુરાધિપતેરખિલં મધુરમ્॥
Bengali
গুঞ্জা মধুরা মালা মধুরা যমুনা মধুরা বীচী মধুরা।সলিলং মধুরং কমলং মধুরং মধুরাধিপতেরখিলং মধুরম্॥

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