Sri Dakshinamurthy Stotram by Adi Sankara Bhagawat Pada … · 2020. 12. 27. · Maya sakthi vilasa kalpitha maha, Vyamoha samharine, Thasmai sri guru murthaye nama idham, Sree dakshinamurthaye.,

SriDakshinamurthyStotram

byAdiSankaraBhagawatPada

TranslatedbyP.R.Ramachander

AdhiSankarahaswrittenverymanygreatStotras(prayers)buthereisauniqueprayer,whichisnotonlyaprayerbutthesummaryofallthephilosophythathehastaught.Evenduringhistime,thisstotrawasdifficulttocomprehendanditbecamenecessaryforoneofhisdisciples,SureshwaracharyatowriteacommentarycalledManasollasatothisstotra.Therearelargenumberofbooksandcommentariesonthiscommentaryitself.

MounaVyakhyaprakatitha,para,

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Brahmathathwamyuvanam,

Varshishthaanthevasadrishiganai,

Ravruthambrahmanishtai,

Acharyendramkarakalihthachin,

Mudramanandaroopam,

Swathmaramammudhithavadanam,

Dakshinamurthimeede.

IpraiseandsalutethatDakshinamrthy,

Whofacesthesouth,

WhoexplainsthetruenatureofthesupremeBrahman,

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Throughhisstateofsilence,

Whoisyounginlooks,

WhoissurroundedbydiscipleswhoareoldSages,

WhosemindsarefixedonBrahman,

Whoisthegreatestofteachers,

WhoshowstheChinmudhra[1]byhishand,

Whoispersonificationofhappiness,

Whoisinthestateofextremejoywithinhimself,

Andwhohasasmilingface.

Viswamdarpanadrusyamananagari,

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Thulyamnijantargatham,

Pasyannathmanimayayabahirivoth,

Bhuthamyathanidraya,

Yasakshathkurutheprabodhasamaye,

Swathmanamevadwayam,

Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,

SreeDakshinamurthaye.,2

Similartotheimageofatownasseeninthemirror,

Whenoneseestheimageoftheworldwithinhim,

Theworldappearsasifitisoutside.

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Itissimilartohisseeingduetoillusion,

Duringthestateofsleep,

Thattheonerealfactappearsasmanydifferenttruths,

Andherealizes,whenhewakesupandseesthereality,

Thatheisreallytheoneandonlyonesoul.

SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,

Whoisthegreatestteacher.

Theabovestanzatellsusthattheworldwhichisoutsideusissameasoursoulbutweseethemasdifferententitiesduetotheveilofignorance.Assoonaswewakeup,werealizethatthedreamisfalseandevenwhileseeingourimageinthemirror,weknowthatwearenotseeingusinthemirrorbutourimage.Whenwegetknowledgefromtheguruweareinthewakefulstatewithouttheveilof

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ignorance.

Beejasyantharivankurojagadhidham,

Prangnirvikalpampuna,

Mayakalpithadesakalakalanaa,

Vaichithryachithrikrutham,

Mayaveevavijrumbhayathyapimaha,

Yogeevayahswechaya,


Sreedakshinamurthaye.,3

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Likethegerminsidetheseedisitspart,

Butbecomesdifferentafterdevelopment

Themanyplacesandtimewhicharebeforeus,

Aredrawnbyillusionintheboardoflifeinapeculiarmanner,

ByagreatsavantoranexpertSiddha,

Whocancreatethemaspertheirwill,



Whenthenetofillusionisliftedandwhenwereachthestageofmanifestation,wewouldfindthatwhatwethinkasdifferentisbutoneandthesame.

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Yasyaivasphuranamsadathmakamasath,

Kalparthagambhasathe,

Sakshaaththathwamaseethivedavachasa,

Yobodhyathyasrithhan,

Yathsakshtkaranathbhavennapunara,

Aavrithirbhavambhonidhow,



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Hewhoexistsasthereallightoftruth,

Andshinesinthefalseworldofappearance,

AndHewhoteachesdisciplesthegreatsaying,

“Thouartthat”[2]afterrealizingitsimport,

Getsawayfromthiscycleoflifeanddeath.



Nanachidhraghatodharasthithamaha,

Deepaprabhabhaswaram,

Jnanamyasyathuchakshuradhikarana,

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Dwarabahispandathe,

Jaanameethithamevabaandhamanubathi,

Yethathsamasthamjagat,



Likethelightemanatingfromalamp,

Keptinapotwithmanyholes,

Goesoutinalldirections,

Inthepersoninwhomthewisdomgoesout

Throughtheopeningsofear,eye,mouthandthought,

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Andwhenthatpersonrealizesthat‘Iknowmyself”,

ThiswholeuniverseshinesafterHimalone,

Whoshinesintheconsciousnessastheknower.



Ourbodypreventsusfromseeingthetruth(thelightfromoutside)thatwearetheBrahmanandletsoutlightthoughthesensoryorgansandmakesusdeceiveourselvesbyfeelingthatwearehappy.ThissimileofapotwithholesforthebodyoccursinmanyplacesinIndianphilosophy.

Dehampranamapiindryanyapichalaam,

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Budhimchasoonyamvidhu,

Streebalandhajadopamasthvahamithi,

Brandhabrusamvadhina,

Mayasakthivilasakalpithamaha,

Vyamohasamharine,



Thosegreatphilosophers,whothinkthat,

Thebody,thesoulandthefickleintellect,

Theconceptofemptinessandallothernothingness,

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Arenothingbutthemselves,

Aresimilartothewomenchildren,blindandtheignorant.

ItisonlyHewhocandestroy,thisveilofignorance,

Andwakeusupfromthisstateofdeceit.



Thisisasampleoftheapproachofnegationinidentifyingthetruthabouttheconceptofself.Senses,thebodyetccannotbetheabsolutetruthastheyaretransient.

Rahugrasthadivakarendusadrusho,

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Mayasamachadanath,

Sanamthrakaranopasamharanatho,

Yoabhootsushupthapumaan,

Pragaswapsaamithiprabodhasamaye,

Yaaprathyabignayathe,



SimilartotheSunwhenbeingmaskedbytheserpentRahu,

Knowsthatitwasexisting,oncetheeclipseisover

Thatmanwhosesensesaresuppressed

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Whenheisasleep,

Becauseoftheveilofillusion,

Realizesthathewasinthestateofsleep,

Whenhewakesup.



Similarthesunexistingevenwhenthereiseclipse,weexistwhenwearesleeping.ThisisdenialoftheBuddhisttheorythat,whenweareasleepthereisnothingness.

Balyadishwapijagaradhadishuthadha,

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Sarvasvaavasthasthaswapi,

Vyavruthaswanuvarthamanamaha,

Mithyanthsphuranthamsada,

Svathmaanampragatikarothibajatham,

Yomudrayabhadraya,



Salutationstohimwhoshinesandexhibits,

HimselfbythebeatificChinmudhraofthehand,

Thatheexistswithinthehumansasself,

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Foreverandnonchanging,

Evenduringthechangingstatesofchildhood,youthandoldage

Andevenduringthestatesofsleep,dreamandwakefulness.



ThetruthasrepresentedbytheconceptofBrahman,existsalways.

Viswampasyathikaryakaranathaya,

Swaswamisambandatha,

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Sishyacharyathayathadaivapithru,

Puthradhyathmanabedatha,

SwapneJagrathivayaeshapurusho,

MayaParibramitha,



Theworldseesascauseandeffect,

Thedifferencesbetweenusandourlord,

Thedistinctionbetweenteacherandthetaught,

Thedistinctionbetweenfatherandson,

Andsothemanisconfusedbyillusion,

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Andbelievesinthesedifferences,

Duringthetimesofdreamandwakefulness.



TheignoranceofthetruthbecauseoftheveilofignoranceMayaisreemphasized.

Bhoorambaamsyaaniloambhara,

Maharnadhohimamasupuman,

Ithyabhathicharacharathmakamidham,

Yasyaivamurthyashtakam,

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Nanyathkinchanavidhyathevimrusathaam,

Yasmathparasmathvibho,



TothesakeofwhichsupremeBrahman,

Theuniverseisshiningasself,

WhichisMovableandimmovable,withitsaspects?

Ofwater,fire,air,space,

Thesun,moonandtheindividualsoul,

Andalsotothosewhoexaminethetruthbehind,

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Themeaningofthisuniverseandfind,

ThatitConsistsofnothingbut,

TheGodwhoiseverywhere.



Sarvathmathvamithisphutikruthamitham,

Yasmadamushaminsthave,

Thenasyasravanaththadarthamananath,

DyanaschaSankeerthanath,

Sarvathmathvamahavibhuthisahitham,

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Syadheeswarasthvamsvatha,

Siddhyeththathpunarashtadhaparinatham,

Chaisvaryamvayhatham.,11

TheconceptoftheAthma,

Whichisexplainedinthispoemofpraise,

Hearingwhich,understandingwhich,

Meditatingwhichandsingingwhich,

Onewouldattainthestateofthegodliness,

Andthegreatstateofselfrealization,

Andalsoyouwouldgettheeightpowersofoccult,

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Withoutanyproblemsinbetween.

Appendix

Thefollowingthreestanzasaswellasthefirststanzaarechantedafterthemainstotra:-

ChitramVatatharormolevruddha,

Sishya,GurorYuva,

Gurostumounamvykhyanam,

Sishyasthuchinasamsaya

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Itisstrangetosee,

Theveryolddisciples,

Andtheveryyoungteacher,

Whositunderabanyantree,

Withtheteacheralwaysobservingsilence,

Andthestudentsgettingallthedoubtscleared.

Omnamapranavarthaya,

Suddhajnanaikamoorthayenama,

Nirmalayaprasanthaya,

SriDakshinamurthayenama.

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SalutationstothatDakshinamurthy,

Whoisthemeaningofthepranava,“om”,

Whoisthepersonificationofunalloyedwisdom,

Whoiscrystalclearinhisthought,

Andwhoistheepitomeofpeace.

Guravesaralokaanam,

Bishajebhavaroginaam,

Nidhayesarvavidhyanam,

SriDakshinamurthayenama.

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SalutationstothatDakshinamurthy,

Whoistheteacheroftheentireworld,

Whoisthedoctortothose,

Afflictedbythediseaseofbirthanddeath,

Andwhoisthetreasurehoseofallknowledge.

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