Krishna
Madhurashtakam
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Prayer circle
N
Nirmala
Colombo
I pray that my son and I find our way back to each other and that our hearts soften.
S
Sunita
Chandigarh
I would like to find my life partner.
R
Rahul
Praying for a safe, healthy birth of our first child, and for calm in my heart.
C
Clara
Vienna
Praying for emotional and physical health.
W
Wei
Jakarta
Praying that my sons stay free of drugs and find work, and that one stays focused in his exams. May our family be reunited.
A
Andrés
Santiago
With thanks, I ask for relief from cramps and heaviness and for gentle healing of my body.
A
Anil
Kuala Lumpur
Praying for a loving partner with a good heart, and for success so I can help others.
The chant
अधरं मधुरं
वदनं मधुरं
नयनं मधुरं
हसितं मधुरं
हृदयं मधुरं
गमनं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
वचनं मधुरं
चरितं मधुरं
वसनं मधुरं
वलितं मधुरं
चलितं मधुरं
भ्रमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
वेणुर्मधुरो रेणुर्मधुरः
पाणिर्मधुरः पादौ मधुरौ
नृत्यं मधुरं सख्यं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
गीतं मधुरं
पीतं मधुरं
भुक्तं मधुरं
सुप्तं मधुरं
रूपं मधुरं
तिलकं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
करणं मधुरं
तारणं मधुरं
हरणं मधुरं
रमणं मधुरं
वमितं मधुरं
शमितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
गुञ्ज मधुरा
माला मधुरा
यमुना मधुरा
विचि मधुरा
सलिलं मधुरं
कमलं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
गोपी मधुरा
लीला मधुरा
युक्तं मधुरं
मुक्तं मधुरं
दृष्टं मधुरं
शिष्टं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
गोप मधुरा गवो मधुरा
यष्टिर्मधुरा सृष्टिर्मधुरा
दलितं मधुरं फलितं मधुरं
मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्
Why it works
- Awakens bhakti-rasa (devotional emotion) and transforms consciousness toward Krishna through sensory-spiritual engagement with divine qualities.
- Elevates mood and dispels depression by redirecting mental focus toward divine sweetness, joy, and cosmic play (lila) rather than personal suffering.
- Dissolves mental rigidity and stress by celebrating Krishna's spontaneous, playful freedom as a living model for inner liberation and ease.
- Deepens meditation by providing concrete focal points—flute, feet, dance, beloved—for vivid contemplative visualization and sustained mental focus.
- Purifies senses and perception by sanctifying all experience—training the practitioner to recognize divine sweetness in all encounters and relationships.
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