Madhurashtakam
Madhurashtakam Lyrics Meaning
The Madhurashtakam is an octet or a devotional hymn (stuti or prayer) composed by the great Shri Vallabha Acharyaji praising the divine essence of Shrinathji or Shri Krishna; Shri Vallabha Acharyaji (1479-1531), a famous sage and philosopher born in the 16th century, an ardent devotee of Shri Krishna. Shri Vallabh Acharyaji was born as the second son of Lakshman Bhatt and The Madhurashtakam is an octet or a devotional hymn (stuti or prayer) composed by the great Shri Vallabha Acharyaji praising the divine essence of Shrinathji or Shri Krishna; Shri Vallabha Acharyaji (1479-1531), a famous sage and philosopher born in the 16th century, an ardent devotee of Shri Krishna. Shri Vallabh Acharyaji was born as the second son of Lakshman Bhatt and Yallammagaru into a noble Telugu Brahmin family in South of India, now known as Andhra Pradesh. Madhurashtakam was originally written in Sanskrit and one word, Madhuram celebrates Shri Krishna's beautiful divine sweet form or his sundara swaroop or the very essence of Shri Krishna.