Dakshinamurty (Lord Shiv) Stotra

Vandana

Maunavyakhyaprakatitaparabrahmatattvam yuvanam

Varshishtante vasadrishiganairavritam brahmanishthaih |

Acharyendram karakalitachinmudramanandarupam

Svatmaramam muditavadanam daxinamurtimide ||

Vatavitapisamipe bhumibhage nishannam

Sakalamunijananam gyanadataramarat |

Tribhuvanagurumisham daxinamurtidevam

Jananamaranaduhkhachchhedadaxam namami ||

Chitram vatatarormule vriddah shishya gururyuva |

Gurostu maunam vyakhyanam shishyastu chhinnasamshayah ||

Nidhaye sarvavidyanam bhishaje bhavaroginam |

Gurave sarvalokanam daxinamurtaye namah ||

Om namah pranavarthaya shuddagyanaikamurtaye |

Nirmalaya prashantaya daxinamurtaye namah ||

Dakshinamurti Stotra

Vishvam darpanadrishyamaananagariitulyam nijaantargatam

Pashyannaatmani maayayaa bahirivodhbhuutam yadaa nidrayaa

Yah saakshaatkurute prabodhasamaye svaatmaanamevaadvayam

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Biijasyaantarivaankuro jagadidam praannirvikalpam punah

Maayaakalpita deshakaalakalanaa vaichitryachitriikritamh

Maayaaviiva vijrimbhayatyapi mahaayogiiva yah svechchhayaa

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Yasyaiva sphuranam sadaatmakamasatkalpaarthakam bhaasate

Saakshaattattvamasiiti vedavachasaa yo bodhayatyaashritaanh

Yatsaakshaatkaranaadbhavenna punaraavrittirbhavaambhonidhau

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Naanaachchhidraghatodarasthitahaadiipaprabhaabhaasvaram

Gyaanam yasya tu chakshuraadikaranadvaaraa bahih spandate

Jaanaamiiti tameva bhaantamanubhaatyetatsamastam jagath

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Deham praanamapiindriyaanyapi chalaam buddhim cha shuunyam viduh

Striibaalaandhaja dopamaastvahamiti bhraantaa bhrisham vaadinah

Maayaashaktivilaasakalpitamahaa vyaamohasanhaarine

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Raahugrastadivaakarendusadrisho maayaasamaachchhaadanaath

Sanmaatrah karanopasanharanato yoabhuutsushhuptah pumaanh

Praagasvaapsamiti prabodhasamaye yah pratyabhigyaayate

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Baalyaadishhvapi jaagradaadishhu tathaa sarvaasvavasthaasvapi

Vyaavrittaasvanuvartamaanamahamityantah sphurantam sadaa

Svaatmaanam prakatiikaroti bhajataam yo mudrayaa bhadrayaa

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Vishvam pashyati kaaryakaaranatayaa svasvaamisambandhatah

Shishhyaachaaryatayaa tayaiva pitriputraadyaatmanaa bhedatah

Svapne jaagrati vaa ya eshha purushho maayaaparibhraamitah

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Bhuurambhaansyanaloaniloambaramaharnaatho himaanshuh pumaanh

Ityaabhaati charaacharaatmakamidam yasyaiva muurtyashhtakamh

Naanyatkijnchana vidyate vimrishataam yasmaatparasmaadvibhoh

Tasmai shriigurumuurtaye nama idam shriidakshinaamuurtaye

Sarvaatmatvamiti sphutiikritamidam yasmaadamushhminh stave

Tenaasya shravanaattadarthamananaaddhyaanaachcha sankiirtanaath

Sarvaatmatvamahaavibhuutisahitam syaadiishvaratvam svatah

Siddhyettatpunarashhtadhaa parinatam chaishvaryamavyaahatamh

Vatavitapisamiipe bhuumibhaage nishhannam

Sakalamunijanaanaam gyanadaataaramaaraath

Tribhuvanagurumiisham dakshinaamuurtidevam

Jananamaranaduhkhachchhedadaksham namaami