Dakshinamurthy Stotram with meanings of words.
Dakshinamurthy Stotram
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Dhyana Slokas
The Dhyana Slokas for the Dakshinamurthy Stotram was written by Swayamprakasha Swami. These slokas are so popular that I included them in this document.
ओं वृषभद्वजाय विद्महे घृणिहस्ताय धीमहि | तन्नो दक्षिणामूर्ति प्रचोदयात् ||
मौन व्याख्या प्रकटित पर ब्रह्म तत्त्वं युवानं
वर्षिष्ठां ते वसद् ऋषिगणैः आवृतं ब्रह्म निष्ठैः ।
आचार्येन्द्रं करकलित चिन्मुद्रम् आनंद मूर्तिं
स्व आत्म आरामं मुदित वदनं दक्षिणा मूर्तिम् ईडे ॥१॥
varShiShThAM te vasad RRiShigaNaiH AvRRitaM brahma niShThaiH |
AcAryendraM karakalita cinmudram AnaMda mUrtiM
sva Atma ArAmaM mudita vadanaM dakShiNA mUrtim IDe ||1||
I praise Dakshinamurthy, who is in the form of a young person, silently expounding the non-duality of Brahman, while sitting surrounded by old and great seers who are absorbed in contemplation of Brahman, with the hands of the teacher displaying Chinmudra (union of thumb and the fore-finger – symbol of non-duality of Atman and Brahman) and who is blissful; who is happy just by himself and is endowed with with a charming countenance.
Meaning in Tamil
ஒரு இளைஞனின் வடிவத்தில் இருக்கும் தட்சிணாமூர்த்தியை, பிரம்மத்தின் இருமையற்ற தன்மையை மௌனமாக விளக்கி, பிரம்மத்தைப் பற்றி சிந்திப்பதில் ஈடுபட்டிருக்கும் பழைய மற்றும் பெரிய ஞானிகளால் சூழப்பட்டிருக்கும் போது, ஆசிரியர் கைகளால் சின்முத்திரையைக் காண்பித்துக்கொண்டு ( கட்டைவிரல் மற்றும் முன் விரல் ஒன்றை ஒன்று தொட்டுக்கொண்டு இருப்பது சின்முத்திரை ஆகும் - ஆத்மா மற்றும் பிரம்மத்தின் இருமையற்ற தன்மையின் சின்னம்) அவர் ஆனந்தமானவர்; அவர் தானாகவே மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருக்கிறார், மேலும் ஒரு அழகான முகத்துடன் இருக்கிறார்.
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Meaning of Words
व्याख्या – explanation, teaching;
प्रकटित पर ब्रह्म तत्त्वं - reveals the unknown, makes it known, throws light upon the self;
प्रकटित - manifested;
पर - supreme;
तत्त्व – principle, being that;
युवानं – young; युवन् - young;
वर्षिष्ठां - among old; वर्षिष्ठ - great, old ;
ते - he;
वसद् – sitting; वस - living;
ऋषिगणैः - by assembly of sages; ऋषि – sage, seer;
गण - assembly;
आवृतं – covered, surrounded;
ब्रह्म – Brahman;
निष्ठ – abiding in;
आचार्य – guru, teacher;
इन्द्र – chief, excellent;
कर - hand;
कलित - made, formed;
चित् - consciousness;
आनन्द - blissful;
मूर्ति – figure, person ;
स्व - one's own;
आत्म – self;
आराम - rejoicing;
मुदित - blissful;
वदन - face;
दक्षिणामूर्ति - one who is facing south, the great teacher;
ईड् - praise, extolling;
Notes:
Dakshinamurthy is an aspect of Shiva as a guru (teacher) of all types of knowledge.
In every Siva temple Dakshinamurthy is installed facing south, unlike all other deities. Dakshinamurthy means the deity facing south.
The great seer Ramana Maharshi, has said in letter 89: one meaning of Dakshina is efficient; another meaning is ‘in the heart on the right side of the body’; Amurthy ’means Formlessness'. According to him, Dakshinamurthy is "shapelessness situated on the right side of the heart".
Chinmudra indicates the identity of Supreme Self (Brahman) and the individual Self.
Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanatkumara are the sages sitting around him to learn the Parabrahma Tattvam, the reality of the Supreme Self. They were the foremost conversant with the study of Yoga.
Sanatkumara wrote Sanatkumara Samhita.
Dhyana Sloka 2
वट विटपि समीपे भूमि भागे निषण्णं
सकल मुनि जनानां ज्ञान दातारम् आरात् ।
त्रि भुवन गुरुम् ईशं दक्षिणामूर्ति देवं
जनन मरण दुःखच् छेद दक्षं नमामि॥२॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
sakala muni janAnAM j~nAna dAtAram ArAt |
tri bhuvana gurum IshaM dakShiNAmUrti devaM
janana maraNa duHkhach Cheda dakShaM namAmi||2||
I worship that Dakshinamurthy, who was seated on a place near the banyan tree, where all the sages were sitting near the giver of knowledge, the guru of the three worlds, the Lord as Dakshinamurthy, the expert in removing births, deaths and sorrows.
Meaning in Tamil
அறிவை அளிப்பவரின் அருகில் முனிவர்கள் அனைவரும் சூழ்ந்திருந்த ஆலமரத்திற்கு அருகில் ஒரு இடத்தில் அமர்ந்திருந்த தட்சிணாமூர்த்தியை நான் வணங்குகிறேன், மூன்று உலகங்களின் குரு, இறைவன் தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, பிறப்பு, இறப்பு மற்றும் துக்கங்களை நீக்குவதில் நிபுணர்.
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| Dakshinamurthy with his four disciples: Sanaka, Sanatana, Sanandana and Sanatkumara. | The one under his foot is Apasmāra, a dwarf who represents spiritual ignorance and nonsensical speech. He is also known as Muyalaka or Muyalakan. |
Meaning of Words
विटपिन् - having branches;
समीप - near, close by;
भूमि – place;
भाग – part;
निषण्णं – sitting;
सकल - all;
मुनि – sage, seer;
जन - people
ज्ञान – knowledge;
दाता – giver;
आरात् – near;
त्रि – three;
भुवन – world;
गुरु - guru, teacher;
ईश – lord;
दक्षिणामूर्ति - Dakshinamurthy
देव – Lord;
जनन – birth;
मरण - death
दुःख - sorrow
छेद - cutting off
दक्षं – clever, adroit;
नमामि - I worship;
citraM vaTa taror mUle vRRiddhAH shiShyA gurur yuvA |
guros tu maunaM vyAkhyAnaM shiShyAs tuch Chinna saMshayAH ||3||
It is a strange picture to behold; at the root of the banyan tree are seated aged disciples in front of a young Guru,. He is silent, in His exposition of knowledge; and in removing the doubts from the minds of his disciples.
Meaning in Tamil
இது ஒரு விசித்திரமான காட்சி; ஆலமரத்தின் வேரில் ஒரு இளம் குருவின் முன் வயதான சீடர்கள் அமர்ந்திருக்கிறார்கள். குரு அறிவை மௌனமாக விளக்குகிறார்; அவருடைய சீஷர்களின் மனதில் இருந்து சந்தேகங்களை நீக்குகின்றன.
Meaning of Words
चित्रं - strange, picture;
वट - banyan;
तरु - tree;
मूल - root;
वृद्धाः - aged वृद्ध;
शिष्या - disciples;
गुरु - guru;
युवन् - young, youth;
गुरु - guru, teacher;
तु - but, indeed;
मौनं - silence
व्याख्यानं - teachings;
शिष्य - disciple;
तु - but;
छिन्न - cut off, sever;
संशय - doubt;
Dhyana Sloka 4
गुरवे सर्व लोकानां दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥४॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
gurave sarva lokAnAM dakShiNAmUrtaye namaH ||4||
Meaning
He is a receptacle to all knowledge, medicine to all the diseases of worldly bondage, and a Guru to all the worlds; Salutations to that Sri Dakshinamurthy.
Meaning in Tamil
அவர் எல்லா அறிவிற்கும் ஒரு இருப்பிடம், உலக பந்தங்களின் அனைத்து நோய்களுக்கும் மருந்து, மற்றும் அனைத்து உலகங்களுக்கும் ஒரு குரு; அந்த ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
निधये - receptacle of knowledge,
सर्व - all;
विद्या - knowledge;
भिषजे – cure to worldly bondage;
भिषज् - healing, curing;
भव - world;
रोगिन् - sick;
गुरवे – guru; गुरु - guru;
सर्व - all;
लोक - world;
दक्षिणामूर्तये - to Dakshinamurthy;
नमः - salutations;
ॐ नमः प्रणव अर्थाय शुद्ध ज्ञान एक मूर्तये ।
निर्मलाय प्रशान्ताय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥५॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
OM namaH praNava arthAya shuddha j~nAna eka mUrtaye |
nirmalAya prashAntAya dakShiNAmUrtaye namaH ||5||
Meaning
Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, the meaning of Om, the pure, the embodiment of knowledge, the blemish-less, and tranquil God.
Meaning in Tamil
ஓம், ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கங்கள். அவர் பிரணவத்தின் பொருள். .அவர் தூய்மையான அறிவின் உருவகம், கறை யில்லாத, அமைதியான கடவுள்.
Meaning of Words
नमः - salute;
प्रणव - Pranava, Om;
अर्थ - meaning;
शुद्ध - pure;
ज्ञान - knowledge;
एक - one;
मूर्ति – idol, form, figure;
निर्मलाय - to the pure (god); निर्मल – clean, pure, stainless;
प्रशान्ताय - to that peaceful; प्रशान्त - peaceful;
Dhyana Sloka 6
चिद् घनाय महा ईशाय वट मूल निवासिने ।
सच् चिद् आनन्द रूपाय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥६॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
sach cid Ananda rUpAya dakShiNAmUrtaye namaH ||6||
Meaning
Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy who is absolute consciousness, the great god, who sits at the root of the banyan Tree, and who is embodiment of existence, consciousness and bliss.
Meaning in Tamil
முழுமையான அறிவு சொரூபமாக ஆலமரத்தின் வேரில் அமர்ந்திருக்கும் பெரிய கடவுளாகிய ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி, உண்மை (சத்), அறிவு (சித்), ஆனந்த உருவகமாக இருக்கின்றார். அவருக்கு எமது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
चिद्घनाय : To the one who is as if consciousness solidified;
घन - solid, lump;
महा - great;
ईश - God;
वट - banyan tree;
मूल - root;
निवासिन् - living;
सत् - existence;
चित् - consciousness;
आनन्द -bliss;
रूप - form;
Dhyana Sloka 7
ईश्वरो गुरुर् आत्म इति मूर्ति भेद विभागिने ।
व्योम वद् व्याप्त देहाय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ॥७॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
Vyoma vad vyApta dehAya dakShiNAmUrtaye namaH ||7||
Meaning
Salutations to that Dakshinamurthy, who pervades in the different forms of god, guru and the self, but (without division) like the ether.
Meaning in Tamil
கடவுள், குரு மற்றும் ஆத்மா என்னும் வெவ்வேறு வடிவங்களில் பரவியிருக்கும் தட்சிணாமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கங்கள். ஆனால் அவர் ஆகாயத்தைப்போல் பிரிவு இல்லாமல் இருக்கின்றார்.
Meaning of Words
ईश्वर – god;
आत्मन् – Self;
इति – thus;
मूर्ति – idol, form;
भेद – difference;
विभाग – division;
व्योमन् - ether, space;
वत् – like;
व्याप्त - pervaded, spread;
देह – body;
दक्षिणामूर्ति स्तोत्रम्
Dakshinamurthy Stotram
This hymn was written by Adhi Shankaracharya who has written many stotras. Stotras are generally prayers to deities. Most of the stotras of Hindu gods, which are in the form of description of anthropomorphic forms, or mythological deeds of those gods. But although Dakshinamurthy Stotram is written as a Stotram, it contains essence of Vedic philosophy of non-duality in the frame of the tradition of Advaita Vedanta.
Repeated chanting and/or meditating on the meaning of these verses is expected to help a spiritual practitioner of Advaita vedanta get thoroughly established in a non-dual experience.
Adi Shankaracharya was an Indian philosopher and theologian who consolidated the doctrine of Advaita Vedanta. Shankara is his name. Acharya means teacher. He is credited with unifying and establishing the main currents of thought in Hinduism. He established four Maths: Dvaraka Pitha, the Govardhana matha and Badri and the Kanchi Peetham to propagate his philosophy. These mathas are still in existence and active. The successive heads of the Kanchi and all other major Hindu Advaita tradition monasteries have been called Shankaracharya leading to some confusion as to who wrote which book. To distinguish the original Shankaracharya from others he is sometimes called Adi Shankaracharya. The chronology stated in Kanchi matha texts recognises five major Shankaras: Adi, Kripa, Ujjvala, Muka and Abhinava. There may have been more of them. Some of the texts attributed to Adi Shankaracharya may have been written by the other Shankaracharyas.
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| Adhi Shankaracharya with his disciples Hastamalakacharya, Sureshwaracharya, Padmapadacharya and Totakacharya |
But we know for sure that this stotram was written by Adhi Shankaracharya because one of his immediate disciples wrote a commentary on this hymn.
Even during Shankara's time, this stotra was difficult to comprehend and it became necessary for his disciples, Sureshwaracharya to write a commentary called Manasollasa. D.S.Subramaniya wrote a commentary on the Manasollasa in two volumes running into 1200 pages. There are a large number of books and commentaries on this commentary itself.
Shankara is believed to have lived around 500 BC. This would place him as a contemporary of Buddha. He is believed to have died at the age of 32.
It is customary to recite this Shaantipaadah from Svetasvatara Upanishad (6-18) before the stotram.
॥ शांतिपाठः ॥
ॐ यो ब्रह्माणं विदधाति पूर्वम्
यो वै वेदांश्च प्रहिणोति तस्मै ।
तं ह देवमात्मबुद्धिप्रकाशं
मुमुक्षुर्वै शरणमहं प्रपद्ये ॥
ॐ शांतिः शांतिः शांतिः
( श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषत् ६-१८)
Svetasvatara (6-18)
Meaning:
He who creates this universe in the beginning and He whom the Vedas gloriously praise and sing about, in Him I take refuge in the firm faith and belief that my intellect may shine with knowledge of Brahman (Self Knowledge). Om Peace, Peace, Peace.
Meaning in Tamil
ஆரம்பத்தில் இந்த பிரபஞ்சத்தை உருவாக்கியவர் மற்றும் வேதங்கள் யாரைப் புகழ்ந்து பாடுகின்றனவோ, அவரிடம் நான் பிரம்ம (ஆத்ம அறிவு) அறிவால் என் புத்தி பிரகாசிக்கக்கூடும் என்ற உறுதியான நம்பிக்கையில் தஞ்சம் அடைகிறேன். ஓம் அமைதி, அமைதி, அமைதி.
Verse 1
विश्वं दर्पण दृश्यमान नगरी तुल्यं निज आन्तर्गतं
पश्यन्न् आत्मनि मायया बहिर् इव उद्भूतं यथा निद्रया ।
यः साक्षात् कुरुते प्रबोध समये स्व आत्मानम् एव आद्वयं
तस्मै श्री गुरु मूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥१॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
pashyann Atmani mAyayA bahir iva udbhUtaM yathA nidrayA |
yaH sAkShAt kurute prabodha samaye sva AtmAnam eva AdvayaM
tasmai shrI guru mUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||1||
Meaning
Just like the image of a city seen in a mirror, the world is within the Atman. But the world is seen as outside oneself. This due to Maya or ignorance projecting the world outside of the self. This illusion is like seeing something which is not real as in a dream. One sees the identity of the external world with the non-dual experience of one's own Atman, clearly during spiritual awakening. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
ஒரு கண்ணாடியில் ஒரு நகரத்தின் உருவம் பதிந்து இருப்பதுபோல, உலகம் ஆத்மாவில் பதிந்து உள்ளது. மாயை அல்லது அறியாமை காரணமாக உலகம் சுயத்திற்கு (self) வெளியே வெளிப்படுகிறது. இந்த மாயையினால் ஏற்படுவது ஒரு கனவில் உண்மையானதல்லாத ஒன்றைப் பார்ப்பது போன்றது. ஆன்மீக ஞானம் அடைந்தபின் ஒருவர் தனது சொந்த ஆத்மாவின் இரண்டு அற்ற விரிவாக்கத்துடன் வெளி உலகின் அடையாளத்தைக் காண்கிறார். எங்கள் உள் குரு யாரோ அவருக்கு வணக்கம். ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கம்.
Meaning of Words
विश्वं - the universe;
दृश्य – visible;
नगर – city;
तुल्य – similar;
निज - one's own, personal;
अन्तर्गत - being in, internal;
पश्य – seeing;
आत्मन् – Self;
मायया - of Maya; माया – delusion;
बहिस् – outside, outwards;
उद्भूत - increased, born, visible;
यथा – like;
निद्रया - in sleep; निद्रा – sleep;
यः – who;
साक्षात् - visibly, obviously;
कर – doing;
प्रबोध – awakening, wakefulness;
समय – time;
स्व - one's own;
आत्मन् – Self;
एव – only;
अद्वय - non-dual;
तस्मै - to him;
श्री गुरुमूर्तये - the Guru;
नम – salutations;
इदं – this;
श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये - Sri Dakshinamurthy;
ब्रह्म सत्यं जगत् मिथ्या
In his teaching, Shankara asserts that Brahman is real (satyam)and the universe is mythya. Mythya is not the opposite of satyam. Satyam cannot be negated but mythya can be. Typical example of mythya in vedantic texts is the superimposition of snake on a rope in dim light. The rope was real. But when someone doubted it to be a snake in darkness, rope was negated and the snake was asserted. At that point in time snake was real and it evoked fear in the mind of the seer. But when the light came it was found that what he saw was a rope and not a snake. At this time snake negated and rope is the truth. Brahman is changeless but universe is subject to change. According to Shankara, the universe is superimposed on Brahman like the snake being superimposed on the rope. He also asserts that Brahman and Atman (individual soul) are not different from one another. He further asserts that when a person gets enlightened he will realise this reality. He puts this view in several places in this hymn.
Verse 2
बीजस्या अन्तर् इव अङ्कुरो जगत् इदं प्राङ्ग निर्विकल्पं पुनः
माया कल्पित देश काल कलना वैचित्र्य चित्री कृतम् ।
मायावि इव विजृम्भयति अपि महा योगि इव यः स्व इच्छया
तस्मै श्रीगुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तये ॥२॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
mAyA kalpita desha kAla kalanA vaicitrya citrI kRRitam |
mAyAvi iva vijRRimbhayati api mahA yogi iva yaH sva ichChayA
tasmai shrIgurumUrtaye nama idaM shrIdakShiNAmUrtaye ||2||
Meaning
He unfolds the world as a play created by a magician or a Mahayogi, like a sprout within a seed which transforms its prior changeless state, into a tree to appear differentiated due to change in space and time, with endless varieties of pictures over it; all due to the power of His Maya; Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
ஒரு விதைக்குள் ஒரு முளை இருந்தும் அது மாற்றமற்ற நிலையில் இருக்கின்றது. விதையை மண்ணில் போட்டு நீர் ஊற்றினால் (அது ஒரு மந்திரவாதி விதையிலிருந்து மாங்கண்டை க் காட்டுவது போல) அது ஒரு மரமாகவோ அல்லது செடியாகவோ மாற்றமடைகிறது. இடம் கால மாற்றத்தால் வேறுபட்டு விதை ஒரு மரமாகத் தோன்றுவது போல இறைவன், முடிவில்லாத பலவிதமான காட்சிகளுடன் உலகத்தை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறார்; அனைத்தும் அவரது மாயையின் சக்தியினால் தான்; குருவின் வடிவத்தில்இருக்கும், ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
बीज – seed;
इव – like;
अङ्कुर - sprout, shoot;
जगत् इदं - this universe;
प्राक् – before;
निर्विकल्प - free from change or differences;
पुनः – again;
माया - Maya, delusion, the shakti of Iswara;
कल्पित - made, fabricated;
देश – place;
काल – time;
कलना = act of impelling, effecting, causing;
वैचित्र्य – variety;
चित्र – picture;
कृत – made;
मायावी – magician;
इव – like;
विजृम्भ् - spread out, appear, blossom;
अपि – also;
महा – great;
योगि – Yogi;
इव – like;
स्व - one's own;
इच्छा - wish, desire;
Maya
Maya literally means ‘illusion’ or ‘magic’. In Hindu concepts Maya denotes something that exists but it is subject to changes and therefore it is spiritually unreal (mithya). Universe is constantly changing and therefore it considered as unreal due to Maya. The root cause of Maya is ignorance. When one gets the wisdom he will be able to discriminate between the real and mithya.
According to Hindu concepts the saguna Brahman (Brahman with attributes, also known as Iswara) creates the phenomenal world with the help of Maya. In this sense Maya is conceived as a power of Iswara.
Maya is also the cause of the cycle of birth and death.
Verse 3
यस्य एव स्फुरणं सदा आत्मकम् असत् कल्प अर्थकं भासते
साक्षात् तत् त्वम् असि इति वेद वचसा यो बोधयति आश्रितान् ।
यत् साक्षात् करणाद् भवेन् न पुनरावृत्तिर् भवाम् भोनिधौ
तस्मै श्री गुरु मूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥३॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
sAkShAt tat tvam asi iti veda vachasA yo bodhayati AshritAn |
yat sAkShAt karaNAd bhaven na punarAvRRittir bhavAm bhonidhau
tasmai shrI guru mUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||3||
Meaning
By His throb alone which is of the nature of eternal awareness, the unreal forms get their meanings and appear over the mind, this knowledge of the Atman spoken of in the vedas as "tat-tvam-asi" is imparted by Him to those who surrender to Him; With the realization of Him, the delusion of the sea of worldly existence and the cycle of birth and death will come to an end. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
நித்திய விழிப்புணர்வின் தன்மையைக் கொண்ட அவரது ஆற்றலினால் மட்டுமே, உண்மையற்ற வடிவங்கள் அவற்றின் அர்த்தங்களைப் பெற்று மனதில் தோன்றுகின்றன. வேதங்களில் பேசப்படும் ஆத்மாவின் இந்த அறிவு " அதுவே நீ (தத்-த்வம்-ஆசி)" என்பதை அவரிடம் சரணடைபவர்களுக்கு அவர் தெரிவிப்பார்; அவரை உணர்ந்துகொள்வதன் மூலம், மாயையினால் ஏற்பட்ட உலக பந்தங்களும், மற்றும் பிறப்பு இறப்புக்களும் முடிவுக்கு வரும். குரு வடிவத்தில் இருக்கும், ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
यस्य – whose;
स्फुरणं - throbbing, vibration;
सदा – always;
आत्मक - having or consisting of the nature or character of;
असत् - unreal;
कल्प - almost resembling;
अर्थ – meaning;
भासते - appears on the mind; भास - impression made on the mind;
साक्षात् – actually;
तत् – that;
त्वम् – you;
असि - are;
इति – thus;
वेद – Veda;
वचस् – word, command;
यो – who; यः – who;
बोध - knowing, understanding;
आश्रित - seeking refuge, surrendering;
यत् - who, which, what;
साक्षात् - actually;
करण – doing;
भव - coming into being;
न – not;
पुनरावृत्ति - return, re-birth;
भव - worldly existence;
भो – oh;
निधि – sea;
Verse 4
नानाच् छिद्र घट उदर स्थित महा दीप प्रभा भास्वरं
ज्ञानं यस्य तु चक्षुर् आदि करण द्वारा वहिः स्पन्दते ।
जानाम् ईति तम् एव भान्तम् अनुभाति एतत् समस्तं जगत्
तस्मै श्री गुरु मूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥४॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
j~nAnaM yasya tu chakShur Adi karaNa dvArA vahiH spandate |
jAnAm Iti tam eva bhAntam anubhAti etat samastaM jagat
tasmai shrI guru mUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||4||
Meaning
He is luminous like a lamp kept in the belly of a pot with many holes. The knowledge throbs out through the eyes and other sense organs and shines as “I know”. He makes the entire universe to shine after him; Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
பல துளைகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு பானையின் வயிற்றில் வைக்கப்படும் விளக்குப் போல அவர் ஒளிர்கிறார். அறிவானது கண்கள் மற்றும் பிற உணர்வு உறுப்புகள் வழியாக வெளியேறி “எனக்குத் தெரியும்” என்று பிரகாசிக்கிறது. அவர் பிரபஞ்சம் முழுவதையும் தனக்குப் பின் பிரகாசிக்கச் செய்கிறார்; கு ரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
नाना - various, many;
घट - jar, pot;
उदर – inside;
स्थित - standing, staying, situated;
महा – great;
दीप – lamp;
प्रभा – light;
भास्वरं - resplendent , shining, bright;
ज्ञानं – knowledge;
यस्य - of whose;
तु – but, and;
चक्षु - eye ;
आदि - and others, starting from;
करण - sense organ;
द्वार - door, opening;
वहिः – carrying, bearing;
स्पन्दते – throbs; स्पन्द - throb, pulse, quiver, vibration;
जानामि - I know;
इति – thus;
तम् – him;
एव – only;
भा - to shine; भान्तम्
अनुभा - shine after another; भा - to shine, be bright;
एतद् – this;
समस्त – put together; inherent in or pervading the whole of anything;
जगत् - world, universe;
Verse 5
देहं प्राणम् अपि इन्द्रियाणि अपि चलां बुद्धिं च शून्यं विदुः
स्त्री बाल अन्ध जड उपमास् तु अहम् इति भ्रान्ता भृशं वादिनः ।
माया शक्ति विलास कल्पित महा व्यामोह संहारिणे
तस्मै श्री गुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥५॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
strI bAla andha jaDa upamAs tu aham iti bhrAntA bhRRishaM vAdinaH |
mAyA shakti vilAsa kalpita mahA vyAmoha saMhAriNe
tasmai shrI gurumUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||5||
Meaning
Those who consider the "I " as body, breath, senses, changing intellect, or the void are deluded like women, children, blind and the stupid. They only talk much but they vehemently assert their points. He (the Lord) destroys the great delusion created by the play of the power of Maya. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
நான் என்பதை உடல், மூச்சு, புலன்கள், மாறும் புத்தி அல்லது வெற்றிடமாகக் கருதுபவர்கள் பெண்கள், குழந்தைகள், குருடர்கள், முட்டாள் போன்றவர்கள். அவர்கள் புத்தி மயக்கம் உள்ளவர்கள். அவர்கள் அதிகம் பேசுகிறார்கள், ஆனால் அவர்கள் தங்கள் கருத்துக்களைக் கடுமையாக வலியுறுத்துகிறார்கள். அவர்கள்மாயையின் சக்தியில் அகப்பட்டு இருக்கிறார்கள். குரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
देहं : The Body
अपि - also, too;
इन्द्रिय - sense organ;
अपि - also, too;
चलां – moving; चल - moving
बुद्धिं - intelligence, mind;
च – and;
शून्यं - void;
विदुः – intelligent, wise;
स्त्री – woman;
बाल - young child;
अन्ध – blind;
जड - unintelligent, soulless;
उपम - like, similar;
तु - but, and;
अहम् - I;
इति – thus, so;
भ्रान्ता – confused; भ्रान्त - confused;
भृशं – strongly, violently;
वादिनः - Assert their Points ; वाद- speaking of or about;
वादिन् – m. speaker, adj speaking;
माया – Maya sakti;
शक्ति – power;
विलास - sport, play;
कल्पित – created;
महा – great;
व्यामोह - mental delusion;
संहार - destruction;
Verse 6
राहु ग्रस्त दिवाकर इन्दु सदृशो माया सम आच्छादनात्
सन् मात्रः करण उपसंहरणतो अ अभूत् सुषुप्तः पुमान् ।
प्राग् अस्वाप्सम् इति प्रबोध समये यः प्रत्यभिज्ञायते
तस्मै श्री गुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥६॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
san mAtraH karaNa upasaMharaNato a abhUt suShuptaH pumAn |
prAg asvApsam iti prabodha samaye yaH pratyabhij~nAyate
tasmai shrI gurumUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||6||
Meaning
The self which is in sleep becomes pure existence because of the absence of the veiling power of Maya, like the sun or moon covered by eclipse. And on waking one recognizes, “I have slept well till now”; Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
கிரகணத்தால் மூடப்பட்ட சூரியன் அல்லது சந்திரனைப் போல மாயையின் மறைக்கும் சக்தி இல்லாததால் தூக்கத்தில் இருக்கும் ஆத்மாவானது தூய்மையான இருப்பு ஆகிறது. எழுந்தவுடன் ஒருவர் , "நான் இப்போது வரை நன்றாகத் தூங்கினேன்" என்று தெரிந்து கொள்கிறார்; குரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
राहु – Rahu planet;
दिवाकर - day maker, the sun
इन्दु – the moon;
सदृश - like, similar;
माया - Maya;
सम - like, similar;
आच्छादन - covering, concealing, clothes;
सन्मात्रः - that of which only existence is predicable;
करण - sense organ;
उपसंहार – withholding, suppression;
यः = He;
अभूत् - whatever has not been or happened;
सुषुप्त - deep sleep;
पुमान् - person, Purusha;
प्राक् – before;
अस्वाप्सम् - sleeping;
इति – thus, so;
प्रत्यभिज्ञायते - realizes;
Verse 7
बाल्य आदिष्वु अपि जाग्रद् आदिषु तथा सर्वासु अवस्थासु अपि
व्यावृत्तासु अनु वर्तमानम् अहम् इति अन्तः स्फुरन्तं सदा ।
स्व आत्मानं प्रकटी करोति भजतां यो मुद्रया भद्रया
तस्मै श्री गुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥७॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
vyAvRRittAsu anu vartamAnam aham iti antaH sphurantaM sadA |
sva AtmAnaM prakaTI karoti bhajatAM yo mudrayA bhadrayA
tasmai shrI gurumUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||7||
Meaning
Sri Dakshinamurthy by his hand gesture of Chinmudra(union of thumb and the fore-finger – symbol of non-duality of Atman and Brahman manifests Himself to his devotees; always whether in boyhood (youth, adult, old age etc.) and other stages or waking, (sleeping, dreaming) and other states and likewise in all conditions the Atman always shines as the "I" within and free from all conditions and being in all conditions. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணாமூர்த்தி சின்முத்திரையின் ( கட்டைவிரல் மற்றும் முன் விரல் ஒன்றை ஒன்று தொட்டுக்கொண்டு இருப்பது சின்முத்திரை ஆகும் - ஆத்ம மற்றும் பிரம்மத்தின் இருமையற்ற தன்மையின் சின்னம்) கை சைகையால் தனது பக்தர்களுக்கு தன்னை வெளிப்படுத்துகிறார்; எப்போதும் வயதினர் (இளைஞர்கள், வயதுவந்தோர், முதியவர்கள் முதலியன) ஆகிய கட்டங்கள் அல்லது விழித்திருத்தல், (தூக்கம், கனவு) ஆகிய நிலைகளிலும் ஆத்மா எப்போதும் "நான்" என்று பிரகாசிக்கிறது. அது எல்லா நிபந்தனைகளிலிருந்தும் விடுபடுகிறது. குரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
बाल्य - childhood;
अपि – even, also;
जाग्रत - waking;
आदि – etc;
तथा – like that;
सर्वासु - all;
अवस्थासु – state;
अपि – even, also;
व्यावृत्त – adj. freed from, thoroughly liberated or emancipated;
अनु - ind. one after another;
वर्तमान - existing, present;
अहम् – I;
इति – thus, so;
अन्त - inner part, inside;
स्फुरन्तं – shines; स्फुर् – verb to glitter, shine, manifest;
सदा – always;
स्वात्मानं - one's own Self; स्व आत्मन्;
प्रकटी करोति - awakens the knowledge of the Self; प्रकट – manifest; कर् – to do;
भजतां – surrenders; भज् – verb to revere;
मुद्रया भद्रया - cin-mudra; मुद्रा – sign; भद्र – auspicious;
Verse 8
विश्वं पश्यति कार्य कारण तया स्वस्वामि सम्बन्धतः
शिष्य आचार्य तया तथ एव पितृ पुत्रादि आत्मना भेदतः ।
स्वप्ने जाग्रति वा य एष पुरुषो माया परिभ्रामितः
तस्मै श्री गुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥८॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
shiShya AcArya tayA tatha eva pitRRi putrAdi AtmanA bhedataH |
svapne jAgrati vA ya eSha puruSho mAyA paribhrAmitaH
tasmai shrI gurumUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||8||
Meaning
The Self (Atman) deluded by Maya, sees in dreaming and waking state, the diversity of the universe in terms of relationships, such as cause and effect, property and the proprietor, disciple and teacher, father and son. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
மாயையினால் ஏமாற்றப்பட்ட ஆத்மா, கனவு மற்றும் விழித்த நிலையில் உறவுகளின் அடிப்படையில் பிரபஞ்சத்தின் பன்முகத்தன்மையைக் , காண்கிறது. காரணம் மற்றும் விளைவு, சொத்து மற்றும் உரிமையாளர், சீடர் மற்றும் ஆசிரியர், தந்தை மற்றும் மகன் போன்ற உறவுகளின் அடிப்படையில் பிரபஞ்சத்தின் பன்முகத்தன்மை இருக்கின்றது. குரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
कार्य कारण - cause and effect;
तया - signifying by;
स्वस्वामि - possessor and possession;
सम्बन्ध – relation;
शिष्य – disciple;
आचार्य – teacher;
तया - in terms of, relationship;
तथा – like that;
एव – also;
पिता - father
पुत्र - son
आदि – etc.;
आत्मन् – Self;
भेदतः – differentiation; भेद – difference;
स्वप्ने - in dream state; स्वप्न – dream;
जाग्रति – in waking state; जाग्रत् – waking;
वा – or;
य – he;
एष – this;
पुरुषो – Purusha;
माया – Maya;
परिभ्रम – wandering, play;
Verse 9
भूर् अम्भांस्य् अनलो अनिलो अम्बरम् अहर्नाथो हिमांशु पुमान्
इति आभाति चर अचर आत्मकम् इदं यस्य एव मूर्ति अष्टकम्
नान्यत् किञ्चन विद्यते विमृशतां यस्मात् परस्माद् विभोः
तस्मै श्री गुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्री दक्षिणामूर्तये ॥९॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
iti AbhAti chara achara Atmakam idaM yasya eva mUrti aShTakam
nAnyat ki~nchana vidyate vimRRishatAM yasmAt parasmAd vibhoH
tasmai shrI gurumUrtaye nama idaM shrI dakShiNAmUrtaye ||9||
Meaning
His eight fold forms are the moving and non-moving universe, appearing as earth, water, fire, air, space, sun, moon and jiva; being supreme and all-pervading, there exists nothing beyond him, except for the Yogis who meditate on Him as eternal being everywhere. Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurthy, in the form of Guru.
Meaning in Tamil
அவரது எட்டு வடிவங்கள்: நகரும் மற்றும் நகராத பிரபஞ்சம், பூமி, நீர், நெருப்பு, காற்று, விண்வெளி, சூரியன், சந்திரன் மற்றும் ஜீவா எனத் தோன்றும்; எல்லா இடங்களிலும் நித்திய ஜீவன் என்று அவரைத் தியானிக்கும் யோகிகளைத் தவிர, அவரைத் தாண்டி வேறு எதுவும் இல்லை. குரு வடிவிலிருக்கும் ஸ்ரீ தட்சிணமூர்த்திக்கு எனது வணக்கங்கள்.
Meaning of Words
भू – earth;
अनल – fire;
अनिल – air;
अम्बर – sky;
अहर्नाथ - lord of the day, the sun;
हिमांशु - cool-rayed, the moon;
इति – thus;
आभाति – shines;
चर – moving;
अचर – not moving;
आत्मक - having or consisting of the nature or character of;
इदम् – this;
मूर्ति – form;
अष्टक - adj. consisting of eight parts;
न अन्यत् - no other;
किञ्चन - in no way; किंचन;
विद्यते – exists;
विमृशतां – reflects; विमृशति - verb, reflect on;
यस्मात् - from which;
परस्मात् – beyond;
विभू - adj. being everywhere, eternal;
jiva – embodies soul;
Verse 10
सर्व आत्मत्वम् इति स्फुटी कृतम् इदं यस्माद् अमुष्मिन् स्तवे
टेन अस्य श्रवणात् तदर्थ मननात् ध्यानात् च संकीर्तनात् ।
सर्वात्मत्व महा विभूति सहितं स्याद् ईश्वरत्वं स्वतः
सिद्ध्येत् तत् पुनर् अष्टधा परिणतं च इश्वर्यम् अव्याहतम् ॥१०॥
Transliteration (iTrans)
Tena asya shravaNAt tadartha mananAt dhyAnAt cha saMkIrtanAt |
sarvAtmatva mahA vibhUti sahitaM syAd IshvaratvaM svataH
siddhyet tat punar aShTadhA pariNataM ca ishvaryam avyAhatam ||10||
Meaning
Since the nature of the Self is made clear in this hymn, by hearing it, contemplating on its meaning, meditating on it, and reciting it, one becomes endowed with the knowledge of the divine nature; perhaps the divine nature will arise within him and after that the eight fold super normal divine powers will manifest unimpeded.
Meaning in Tamil
இந்த பாடலில் ஆத்மாவின் தன்மை தெளிவுபடுத்தப்படுவதால், அதைக் கேட்பதன் மூலமும், அதன் பொருளைப் பற்றி சிந்திப்பதன் மூலமும், அதைப் பற்றி தியானிப்பதன் மூலமும், அதை ஓதுவதன் மூலமும் ஒருவர் தெய்வீக இயல்பு பற்றிய அறிவைக் கொண்டவர் ஆவார் ; தெய்வீக இயல்பு அவருக்குள் எழும், அதன்பிறகு அட்டமகாசித்திகள் தடையின்றி வெளிப்படும்.
Meaning of Words
सर्व – all;
इति – thus;
स्फुट – clear;
कृत – made;
इदम् – this;
यस्मात् - ind. since, because;
अमुष्मिन् – ind. in the other world;
स्तवे - m. eulogy, praise; स्तव – m. eulogy, praise;
तेन - ind. for that reason; adverb, therefore, thus;
अस्य – its;
श्रवणात् – listening;
तदर्थ - its meaning;
मननात् – reflection;
ध्यानात् – meditation;
च - and
संकीर्तनात् - by Praising;
सर्व – all;
आत्मत्व – n. essence, nature;
महा – great;
विभूति – f. glory; adj. powerful;
सहित - accompanied by, along with;
स्यात् – indcl. perhaps;
ईश्वरत्व - divine nature;
स्वतः - f. state of belonging to one's self
सिद्ध्येत् – accomplished;
तत् – that;
पुनर् – again;
अष्टधा - eight-fold;
परिणतं – developed; परिणत – developed;
च – and;
ऐश्वर्यम् - divine power; wealth;
अव्याहत – unimpeded;
Note:
1) This verse shows the benefits of learning this hymn and practicing what is stated in it.
2) Eight fold super normal powers:
2).Mahima – Opposite of Anima, to become larger than the largest.
3). Garima – ability to become very heavy.
4).Laghima – ability to become very light.
5). Prapti – ability to obtain anything, anywhere.
6) Prakamya – ability to obtain anything desired, and realising dreams.
7) Isitva – the power of lordliness.
8) Vasitva – ability to have anything under control.
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