Sri Dakshinamurthy Stotram by Adi Sankara Bhagawat Pada...
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Sri Dakshinamurthy Stotram by Adi Sankara Bhagawat Pada Translated by P.R.Ramachander Adhi Sankara has written very many great Stotras (prayers) but here is a unique prayer, which is not only a prayer but the summary of all the philosophy that he has taught. Even during his time, this stotra was difficult to comprehend and it became necessary for one of his disciples, Sureshwaracharya to write a commentary called Manasollasa to this stotra. There are large number of books and commentaries on this commentary itself. Mouna Vyakhya prakatitha, para, 1 https://www.vignanam.org
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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,
Throughhisstateofsilence,
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Whoisyounginlooks,
WhoissurroundedbydiscipleswhoareoldSages,
WhosemindsarefixedonBrahman,
Whoisthegreatestofteachers,
WhoshowstheChinmudhra[1]byhishand,
Whoispersonificationofhappiness,
Whoisinthestateofextremejoywithinhimself,
Andwhohasasmilingface.
Viswamdarpanadrusyamananagari,
Thulyamnijantargatham,3
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Pasyannathmanimayayabahirivoth,
Bhuthamyathanidraya,
Yasakshathkurutheprabodhasamaye,
Swathmanamevadwayam,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
SreeDakshinamurthaye.,2
Similartotheimageofatownasseeninthemirror,
Whenoneseestheimageoftheworldwithinhim,
Theworldappearsasifitisoutside.
Itissimilartohisseeingduetoillusion,
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Duringthestateofsleep,
Thattheonerealfactappearsasmanydifferenttruths,
Andherealizes,whenhewakesupandseesthereality,
Thatheisreallytheoneandonlyonesoul.
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Theabovestanzatellsusthattheworldwhichisoutsideusissameasoursoulbutweseethemasdifferententitiesduetotheveilofignorance.Assoonaswewakeup,werealizethatthedreamisfalseandevenwhileseeingourimageinthemirror,weknowthatwearenotseeingusinthemirrorbutourimage.Whenwegetknowledgefromtheguruweareinthewakefulstatewithouttheveilofignorance.
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Beejasyantharivankurojagadhidham,
Prangnirvikalpampuna,
Mayakalpithadesakalakalanaa,
Vaichithryachithrikrutham,
Mayaveevavijrumbhayathyapimaha,
Yogeevayahswechaya,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,3
Likethegerminsidetheseedisitspart,
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Butbecomesdifferentafterdevelopment
Themanyplacesandtimewhicharebeforeus,
Aredrawnbyillusionintheboardoflifeinapeculiarmanner,
ByagreatsavantoranexpertSiddha,
Whocancreatethemaspertheirwill,
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Whenthenetofillusionisliftedandwhenwereachthestageofmanifestation,wewouldfindthatwhatwethinkasdifferentisbutoneandthesame.
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Yasyaivasphuranamsadathmakamasath,
Kalparthagambhasathe,
Sakshaaththathwamaseethivedavachasa,
Yobodhyathyasrithhan,
Yathsakshtkaranathbhavennapunara,
Aavrithirbhavambhonidhow,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,4
Hewhoexistsasthereallightoftruth,
Andshinesinthefalseworldofappearance,
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AndHewhoteachesdisciplesthegreatsaying,
“Thouartthat”[2]afterrealizingitsimport,
Getsawayfromthiscycleoflifeanddeath.
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Nanachidhraghatodharasthithamaha,
Deepaprabhabhaswaram,
Jnanamyasyathuchakshuradhikarana,
Dwarabahispandathe,
Jaanameethithamevabaandhamanubathi,
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Yethathsamasthamjagat,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,5
Likethelightemanatingfromalamp,
Keptinapotwithmanyholes,
Goesoutinalldirections,
Inthepersoninwhomthewisdomgoesout
Throughtheopeningsofear,eye,mouthandthought,
Andwhenthatpersonrealizesthat‘Iknowmyself”,
ThiswholeuniverseshinesafterHimalone,
Whoshinesintheconsciousnessastheknower.
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SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Ourbodypreventsusfromseeingthetruth(thelightfromoutside)thatwearetheBrahmanandletsoutlightthoughthesensoryorgansandmakesusdeceiveourselvesbyfeelingthatwearehappy.ThissimileofapotwithholesforthebodyoccursinmanyplacesinIndianphilosophy.
Dehampranamapiindryanyapichalaam,
Budhimchasoonyamvidhu,
Streebalandhajadopamasthvahamithi,
Brandhabrusamvadhina,11
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Mayasakthivilasakalpithamaha,
Vyamohasamharine,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,6
Thosegreatphilosophers,whothinkthat,
Thebody,thesoulandthefickleintellect,
Theconceptofemptinessandallothernothingness,
Arenothingbutthemselves,
Aresimilartothewomenchildren,blindandtheignorant.
ItisonlyHewhocandestroy,thisveilofignorance,
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Andwakeusupfromthisstateofdeceit.
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Thisisasampleoftheapproachofnegationinidentifyingthetruthabouttheconceptofself.Senses,thebodyetccannotbetheabsolutetruthastheyaretransient.
Rahugrasthadivakarendusadrusho,
Mayasamachadanath,
Sanamthrakaranopasamharanatho,
Yoabhootsushupthapumaan,
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Pragaswapsaamithiprabodhasamaye,
Yaaprathyabignayathe,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,7
SimilartotheSunwhenbeingmaskedbytheserpentRahu,
Knowsthatitwasexisting,oncetheeclipseisover
Thatmanwhosesensesaresuppressed
Whenheisasleep,
Becauseoftheveilofillusion,
Realizesthathewasinthestateofsleep,
Whenhewakesup.
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SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
Similarthesunexistingevenwhenthereiseclipse,weexistwhenwearesleeping.ThisisdenialoftheBuddhisttheorythat,whenweareasleepthereisnothingness.
Balyadishwapijagaradhadishuthadha,
Sarvasvaavasthasthaswapi,
Vyavruthaswanuvarthamanamaha,
Mithyanthsphuranthamsada,
Svathmaanampragatikarothibajatham,15
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Yomudrayabhadraya,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,8
Salutationstohimwhoshinesandexhibits,
HimselfbythebeatificChinmudhraofthehand,
Thatheexistswithinthehumansasself,
Foreverandnonchanging,
Evenduringthechangingstatesofchildhood,youthandoldage
Andevenduringthestatesofsleep,dreamandwakefulness.
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SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
ThetruthasrepresentedbytheconceptofBrahman,existsalways.
Viswampasyathikaryakaranathaya,
Swaswamisambandatha,
Sishyacharyathayathadaivapithru,
Puthradhyathmanabedatha,
SwapneJagrathivayaeshapurusho,
MayaParibramitha,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,17
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Sreedakshinamurthaye.,9
Theworldseesascauseandeffect,
Thedifferencesbetweenusandourlord,
Thedistinctionbetweenteacherandthetaught,
Thedistinctionbetweenfatherandson,
Andsothemanisconfusedbyillusion,
Andbelievesinthesedifferences,
Duringthetimesofdreamandwakefulness.
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
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TheignoranceofthetruthbecauseoftheveilofignoranceMayaisreemphasized.
Bhoorambaamsyaaniloambhara,
Maharnadhohimamasupuman,
Ithyabhathicharacharathmakamidham,
Yasyaivamurthyashtakam,
Nanyathkinchanavidhyathevimrusathaam,
Yasmathparasmathvibho,
Thasmaisrigurumurthayenamaidham,
Sreedakshinamurthaye.,10
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TothesakeofwhichsupremeBrahman,
Theuniverseisshiningasself,
WhichisMovableandimmovable,withitsaspects?
Ofwater,fire,air,space,
Thesun,moonandtheindividualsoul,
Andalsotothosewhoexaminethetruthbehind,
Themeaningofthisuniverseandfind,
ThatitConsistsofnothingbut,
TheGodwhoiseverywhere.
SalutationtotheGodfacingthesouth,
Whoisthegreatestteacher.
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Sarvathmathvamithisphutikruthamitham,
Yasmadamushaminsthave,
Thenasyasravanaththadarthamananath,
DyanaschaSankeerthanath,
Sarvathmathvamahavibhuthisahitham,
Syadheeswarasthvamsvatha,
Siddhyeththathpunarashtadhaparinatham,
Chaisvaryamvayhatham.,11
TheconceptoftheAthma,
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Whichisexplainedinthispoemofpraise,
Hearingwhich,understandingwhich,
Meditatingwhichandsingingwhich,
Onewouldattainthestateofthegodliness,
Andthegreatstateofselfrealization,
Andalsoyouwouldgettheeightpowersofoccult,
Withoutanyproblemsinbetween.
Appendix
Thefollowingthreestanzasaswellasthefirststanzaare
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chantedafterthemainstotra:-
ChitramVatatharormolevruddha,
Sishya,GurorYuva,
Gurostumounamvykhyanam,
Sishyasthuchinasamsaya
Itisstrangetosee,
Theveryolddisciples,
Andtheveryyoungteacher,
Whositunderabanyantree,
Withtheteacheralwaysobservingsilence,
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Andthestudentsgettingallthedoubtscleared.
Omnamapranavarthaya,
Suddhajnanaikamoorthayenama,
Nirmalayaprasanthaya,
SriDakshinamurthayenama.
SalutationstothatDakshinamurthy,
Whoisthemeaningofthepranava,“om”,
Whoisthepersonificationofunalloyedwisdom,
Whoiscrystalclearinhisthought,
Andwhoistheepitomeofpeace.
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Guravesaralokaanam,
Bishajebhavaroginaam,
Nidhayesarvavidhyanam,
SriDakshinamurthayenama.
SalutationstothatDakshinamurthy,
Whoistheteacheroftheentireworld,
Whoisthedoctortothose,
Afflictedbythediseaseofbirthanddeath,
Andwhoisthetreasurehoseofallknowledge.
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Source:http://www.hindupedia.com/en/SriDakshinamurthyStotram
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