Sweet are his lips, sweet his face, sweet his eyes, sweet his smile.
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अधरं मधुरं वदनं मधुरं नयनं मधुरं हसितं मधुरम्। हृदयं मधुरं गमनं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥ वचनं मधुरं चरितं मधुरं वसनं मधुरं वलितं मधुरम्। चलितं मधुरं भ्रमितं मधुरं मधुराधिपतेरखिलं मधुरम्॥
Sweet are his lips, sweet his face, sweet his eyes, sweet his smile. Sweet is his heart, sweet his gait — everything about the Lord of sweetness is sweet. Sweet his words, sweet his deeds, sweet his garments, sweet his every gesture and movement.
Composed by Sri Vallabhacharya (1479–1531), founder of the Pushti Marg sampradaya. Each verse ends with 'sweet is everything about the Lord of sweetness'.
1. Achyutam Keshavam Rama-Narayanam Krishna-Damodaram Vasudevam Harim.
Traditional
Krishna Govind Govind Gopal Nandlal, Krishna Govind Hare Murari, He Nath Narayan Vasudev.
Traditional
Paayo ji maine Ram-ratan dhan paayo, Vastu amolak di mere Satguru, kirpa kar apnaayo.
Mirabai
Karmanye-vadhikaraste, ma phaleshu kadachana. Ma karma-phala-hetur-bhur, ma te sango'stva-karmani.
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Yada yada hi dharmasya glanir-bhavati Bharata. Abhyutthanam-adharmasya tada'tmanam srijamy-aham. (4.7)
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Sarva-dharman-parityajya mam-ekam sharanam vraja. Aham tva sarva-papebhyo mokshayishyami ma shuchah.
Vyasa (Bhagavad Gita)
Public domain — Vallabhacharya, 15th century.