Dakshinamurthy Stotram - In sanskrit with meaning

- composed by Sri Adi Shankaracharya

दक्षिणामूक्षति स्तोत्रम्
Sri Dakshinamurthy

ध्यानं

मौनव्याख्या प्रकक्षित परब्रह्मतत्त्वं युवानं

वक्षषिष्ांते वसद् ऋक्षषगणैः आवृतं ब्रह्मक्षनष्ैः ।

आचायेन्द्रं करकक्षित क्षचन्मुद्रमानंदमूक्षतिं

स्वात्मारामं मुक्षदतवदनं दक्षिणामू क्षतिमीडे ॥१॥

Meaning:

1: (Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy) Whose Exposition

through Profound Silence is Awakening the Knowledge of the

Supreme Brahman in the Hearts of His Disciples; Who is

Himself Youthful ...

2: ... but is Sitting Surrounded by Old and Great Sages who

are Devoted to Brahman,

3: The Hands of the Supreme Spiritual Teacher is Forming the

Cin-Mudra (gesture of the Knowledge of Brahman) and Whose

Appearance is Still and Blissful,

4: Who is Rejoicing in His Own Self which is reflected on His

Blissful Face; Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

विक्षविक्षपसमीपेभूक्षमभागे क्षनषण्णं

सकिमु क्षनजनानां ज्ञानदातारमारात् ।

क्षत्रभु वनगुरुमीशं दक्षिणामू क्षतिदेवं

जननमरणदुैःखच्छे द दिं नमाक्षम ॥२॥

Meaning:

2.1: Sitting on the ground near the Banyan Tree, ...

2.2: ... were all Munis (Sages), who were (sitting) near to the

bestower of Knowledge, ...

2.3: ... who were (sitting) near to the Guru of the Three

Worlds, the Lord Himself, personified as Dakshinamurthy Deva,

...
2.4: ... who were (sitting) near to the one, expert in severing

the sorrows resulting from the cycles of Births and Deaths; I

bow to that Dakshinamurthy.

क्षचत्रं वितरोमूििे वृद्ाैः क्षशष्या गु रुयुि वा ।

गुरोस्तु मौनं व्याख्यानं क्षशष्यास्तुच्छच्छन्नसं शयाैः

॥३॥

Meaning:

3.1: It is indeed a strange picture to behold; At the root (i.e.

base) of a Banyan Tree are seated old Disciples (i.e. aged

Disciples) in front of an Young Guru,

3.2: The Guru is Silent, and Silence is His exposition (of the

Highest Knowledge); and that (Silence) is severing the doubts

(automatically) from the minds of the Disciples.

क्षनधये सविक्षवद्यानां क्षभषजे भवरोक्षगणाम् ।

गुरवे सवििोकानां दक्षिणामूतिये नमैः ॥४॥

Meaning:

4.1: (Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy) Who is a receptacle to

all Knowledge, Who is a Medicine to all the diseases of Worldly

bondage,

4.2: Who is a Guru to all the Worlds; Salutations to Sri

Dakshinamurthy.

ॐ नमैः प्रणवार्ािय शुद्ज्ञानकमूतिये ।

क्षनमििाय प्रशान्ताय दक्षिणामूतिये नमैः ॥५॥

Meaning:

5.1: (Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy) Salutations to the

embodiment of Pranava (Om), Salutations to the

personification of the Pure, Non-Dual Knowledge,

5.2: Salutations to the Pure and Stainless, and Salutations to

the Tranquil; Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

क्षचद् घनाय महे शाय विमूिक्षनवाक्षसने ।

सच्छिदानन्दरूपाय दक्षिणामूतिये नमैः ॥६॥

Meaning:

6.1: (Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy) Salutations to the one

Who is (as if) Consciousness Solidified, Salutations to the

Mahesha (the Great God), Salutations to the One Who dwell at

the root (i.e. base) of the Banyan Tree,

6.2: Salutations to the embodiment of Sacchidananda

(Existence, Consciousness, Bliss); Salutations to Sri

Dakshinamurthy.

ईश्वरो गु रुरात्मेक्षत मू क्षतिभेदक्षवभाक्षगने ।

व्योमवद् व्याप्तदे हाय दक्षिणामूतिये नमैः ॥७॥

Meaning:

7.1: "Ishwara - Guru - Atman"; (Underlying) these different

forms of (apparent) separation, ...

7.2: ... like a Sky (i.e. Spiritual Sky or Chidakasha) Who

pervades, Salutations to that Dakshinamurthy.

स्तोत्रम्

क्षवश्वं दपिणदृश्यमाननगरीतुल्यं क्षनजान्तगितं

पश्यन्नात्मक्षन मायया बक्षहररवोद् भूतं यर्ा क्षनद्रया ।

यैः सािात्कुरुते प्रबोधसमये स्वात्मानमेवाद्वयं

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥१॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

1.1: The Entire World is Like a City Seen within a Mirror, the

Seeing happening within One's Own Being,

1.2: It is a Witnessing happening within the Atman, (the

Witnessing) of the Externally Projected World; Projected by the

Power of Maya; As if a Dream in Sleep,

1.3: One Experiences this Directly (this Play of Maya) during

Spiritual Awakening within the Non-Dual Expanse of One's Own

Atman,

1.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

(Mirror - Dream)

बीजस्याऽन्तररवाङ् कुरो जगक्षददं प्राङ्गक्षनक्षविकल्पं

पुनैः

मायाकच्छल्पतदे शकािकिना वक्षचत्र्यक्षचत्रीकृतम् ।

मायावीव क्षवजृम्भयत्यक्षप महायोगीव यैः स्वेच्छया

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥२॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

2.1: This World is Like a Sprout of a Seed Within which

transforms what is Changeless state Before, appear Again ...

2.2: ... as Space and Time, and endless Varieties of Pictures

over it; all due to the Creation of Maya,

2.3: This Unfolding of the World (from the Seed) which is Like

a Play of a Magician, happens to one Who is Like a Mahayogi

out of His Own Free Will (i.e. a Mahayogi can enter the state of

Samadhi out of his own free will and witness the unfolding of

the world when He comes out of Samadhi),

2.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

(Seed - Magician)

यस्यव स्फुरणं सदात्मकमसत्कल्पार्िकं भासते

सािात्तत्त्वमसीक्षत वेदवचसा यो बोधयत्याक्षश्रतान् ।

यत्सािात्करणाद्भवेन्न पुनरावृक्षत्तभिवाम्भोक्षनधौ

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥३॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

3.1: By This Throb Alone which is of the Nature of Eternal

Underlying Awareness, the Unreal Forms get their Meanings

and Appear over the Mind,

3.2: This Knowledge of the Atman Spoken of in the Vedas as

"Tat-Tvam-Asi" is Imparted by Our Inner Guru as a Direct

Experience when we Surrender Whole-Heartedly to Him,

3.3: By Direct Experience of this Knowledge, the Delusion of

being tossed within an unending Ocean of Worldly Existence

will Not Appear Again,

3.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

(Throb - Tat-Tvam-Asi)

नानाच्छच्छद्रघिोदरच्छथर्तमहादीपप्रभा भास्वरं

ज्ञानं यस्य तु चिुराक्षदकरणद्वारा वक्षहैः स्पन्दते ।

जानामीक्षत तमेव भान्तमनु भात्येतत्समस्तं जगत्

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥४॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

4.1: As the Light of a Great Lamp Situated Inside a Pitcher

having Many Holes, Shine Outwards, ...

4.2: ... similarly, the Knowledge of That Only (i.e. Atman)

Throb Outwards through our Eyes and Other Sense Organs,

4.3: "I Know", He Alone Shining (i.e Atman), This Entire World

Shines ...

4.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

(Lamp)

दे हं प्राणमपीच्छन्द्रयाण्यक्षप चिां बुच्छद्ं च शू न्यं क्षवदुैः

स्त्रीबािान्धजडोपमास्त्वहक्षमक्षत भ्रान्ता भृ शं वाक्षदनैः।

मायाशच्छिक्षविासकच्छल्पतमहाव्यामोहसंहाररणे

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥५॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

5.1: Those who Consider the Body or Prana (Vital Force) or

Sense Organs or the Changing Mind or the Void (Total Non-

Existence) ...

5.2: ... as the "I", are Like a Naive Innocent Girl Child, or a

Blind, or a Dull-Headed; they are Deluded but they Vehemently

Assert their Points,

5.3: The Inner Guru Destroys this Great Delusion Created by

the Play of the Power of Maya,

5.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

राहुग्रस्तक्षदवाकरे न्दुसदृशो मायासमाच्छादनात्

सन्मात्रैः करणोपसंहरणतो योऽभूत्सुषुप्तैः पु मान् ।

प्रागस्वाप्सक्षमक्षत प्रबोधसमये यैः प्रत्यक्षभज्ञायते

तस्म श्रीगुरुमूतिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥६॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

6.1: Just Like the Sun and the Moon are Eclipsed by Rahu, the

Pure Consciousness is Eclipsed by Maya (for a spiritually

ignorant person),

6.2: A Spiritually Elevated Soul can enter that state of Unborn

Deep Sleep (i.e. Pure Consciousness) by Withdrawing His

Sense Organs to such an extent that Only the Real Essence

remains,

6.3: That state (i.e. Pure Consciousness) is experienced during

Spiritual Awakening whereby one clearly Perceives that "Before

I was Sleeping" (by being eclipsed by Maya),

6.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

(Maya)
बाल्याक्षदष्वक्षप जाग्रदाक्षदषु तर्ा सवािस्ववथर्ास्वक्षप

व्यावृत्तास्वनुवतिमानमहक्षमत्यन्तैः स्फुरन्तं सदा ।

स्वात्मानं प्रकिीकरोक्षत भजतां यो मुद्रयाभद्रया

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥७॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

7.1: During Boyhood and Other stages of Life (Youth, Old age

etc), during Waking and Other states (Dreaming, Deep Sleep,

Turiya etc) and Similarly in All Conditions ...

7.2: ... the Atman Always Shines as the "I" Within, Free from

All Conditions but at the same time Present in All Conditions,

7.3: The Inner Guru Awakens this Knowledge of One's Own

Atman to those who Surrender to Him; this Knowledge which is

represented by the Auspicious Cin-Mudra,

7.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

क्षवश्वं पश्यक्षत कायिकारणतया स्वस्वाक्षमसम्बन्धतैः

क्षशष्याचायितया तर्व क्षपतृपुत्राद्यात्मना भे दतैः ।

स्वप्ने जाग्रक्षत वा य एष पु रुषो मायापररभ्राक्षमतैः

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥८॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

8.1: The Differentiations that we See in the World as Cause

and Effect, as Possessor-Possession Relations, ...

8.2: ... as the Disciple-Teacher, and Also as Father-Son

Relations etc, are all Differentiations within the One Atman,

8.3: In Dream or Waking state, He, the One Purusha is always

present, and (as if) Maya Wanders over Him and gives rise to

all these Differentiations,

8.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

भूरम्भांस्यनिोऽक्षनिोऽम्बरमहनािर्ो क्षहमांशु पुमान्

इत्याभाक्षत चराचरात्मकक्षमदं यस्यव मूत्यिष्टकम्

नान्यत् क्षकञ्चन क्षवद्यते क्षवमृ शतां यस्मात्परस्माक्षद्वभोैः

तस्म श्रीगुरुमू तिये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूतिये ॥९॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

9.1: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, Space, Sun, Moon and Jiva, ...

9.2: ... are Verily His (i.e. Atman's) Eight Manifestations

Shining within the Moving and the Non-Moving forms,

9.3: Apart from Him (i.e. Atman) there Cannot Exist anything;

The Yogis who Reflect (i.e. Meditate) within Discover Him as

the Essence From Which Everything Originates, ... Discover

Him as Existing Beyond Everything as the Eternal Essence,

9.4: Salutations to Him, the Personification of Our Inner Guru

Who Awakens This Knowledge through His Profound Silence;

Salutation to Sri Dakshinamurthy.

सवाित्मत्वक्षमक्षत स्फुिीकृतक्षमदं यस्मादमुच्छिन् स्तवे

तेनास्य श्रवणात्तदर्िमननाद्ध्यानाि सं कीतिनात् ।

सवाित्मत्वमहाक्षवभू क्षतसक्षहतं स्यादीश्वरत्वं स्वतैः

क्षसद्ध्येत्तत्पुनरष्टधा पररणतं चश्वयि मव्याहतम् ॥१०॥

Meaning:

(Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy Who Awakens the Glory of

the Atman within us through His Profound Silence)

10.1: Since the Divine Essence in All is Made Clear in this

Hymn,

10.2: Hence by Listening to It, Contemplating on its Meaning,

Meditating on It, and Glorifying it,

10.3: One becomes Endowed with the Greatness of the

Knowledge of the Divine Essence ( present in All ); Perhaps the

Divine Essence by Itself ...

10.4: ... will Awaken within him after that Again, the Eightfold

Manifestations of Divine Powers (Siddhis) Unimpeded.

Stotras by Sri Adi Shankaracharya

01. Achyutashtakam

02. Annapoorna Stotram

03. Bhavani Ashtakam

04. Devi Aparadha Kshamapana Stotram

05. Dakshinamurthy Stotram

06. Ganesha Pancharatnam

07. Ganga Stotram

08. Jagannathashtakam

09. Kalabhairava Ashtakam

10. Kalika Ashtakam

11. Kamakshi Stotram

12. Kanakadhara Stotram

13. Lakshmi Nrisimha Karavalambam

14. Lalita Panchakam

15. Meenakshi Pancharatnam

16. Narmadashtakam

17. Nirvana Shatakam

18. Pandurangashtakam

19. Pratah Smarami

20. Ranganathashtakam

21. Sharada Bhujangam

22. Shiva Manasa Puja

23. Shiva Panchakshara Stotram

24. Shiva Pratah Smaran Stotram

25. Shivashtakam

26. Subramanya Bhujangam

27. Vishwanathashtakam

28. Yamunashtakam