Stotra

दक्षिणामूर्त्यष्टकम्

Dakshinamurti Stotram

Shankaracharya’s hymn to Shiva as the silent nondual teacher.

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vishvn darpanadrishyamaananagareetulyn nijaantargatn pashyannaatmani maayayaa bahirivodbhootn yathaa nidrayaa.yh saakshaatkurute prabodhasamaye svaatmaanamevaadvayn tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (1)

beejasyaantarivaangkuro jagadidn praangnirvikalpn puna- rmaayaakalpitadeshakaalakalanaavaichitryachitreekritam.maayaaveeva vijrimbhayatyapi mahaayogeeva ya: svechchhayaa tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (2)

yasyaiva sphurann sadaatmakamasatkalpaarthagn bhaasate saakshaattattvamaseeti vedavachasaa yo bodhayatyaashritaana.yatsaakshaatkaranaadbhavenna punaraavrittirbhavaambhonidhau tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (3)

naanaachchhidraghatodarasthitamahaadeepaprabhaabhaasvarn jnyaann yasya tu chakshuraadikaranadvaaraa bahih spandate.jaanaameeti tameva bhaantamanubhaatyetatsamastn jaga- tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (4)

dehn praanamapeendriyaanyapi chalaan buddhin cha shoonyn viduh streebaalaandhajadopamaastvahamiti bhraantaa bhrishn vaadinh.maayaashaktivilaasakalpitamahaavyaamohasnhaarine tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (5)

raahugrastadivaakarendusadrisho maayaasamaachchhaadanaa- tsanmaatrh karanopasnharanato yo'bhootsushupth pumaan.praagasvaapsamiti prabodhasamaye yh pratyabhijnyaayate tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (6)

baalyaadishvapi jaagradaadishu tathaa sarvaasvavasthaasvapi vyaavrittaasvanuvartamaanamahamityanth sphurantn sadaa.svaatmaann prakateekaroti bhajataan yo mudrayaa bhadrayaa tasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (7)

vishvn pashyati kaaryakaaranatayaa svasvaamisnbandhath shishyaachaaryatayaa tathaiva pitriputraadyaatmanaa bhedath.svapne jaagrati vaa ya esha purusho maayaaparibhraamita- stasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye (8)

bhoorambhaansyanalo'nilo'mbaramaharnaatho himaanshuh pumaa- nityaabhaati charaacharaatmakamidn yasyaiva moortyashtakama.naanyatkinchana vidyate vimrishataan yasmaatparasmaadvibho- stasmai shreegurumoortaye nama idn shreedakshinaamoortaye. (9)

sarvaatmatvamiti sphuteekritamidn yasmaadamushminstave tenaasya shravanaattadarthamananaaddhayaanaanycha snkeertanaat.sarvaatmatvamahaavibhootisahitn syaadeeshvaratvn svath sidhyettatpunarashtadhaa parinatn chaishvaryamavyaahatam (10)

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