Sri Dakshinamurti Stotram
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|| ॐ || Teachings of Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Written by Mangesh Dhruva Bhise Shri Dakshinamurti Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Ashram Arsha Bodha Center 84 Cortelyous Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873 USA Teachings of Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Page 2 of 113 Shri Dakshinamurti Swami Dayananda Saraswati Ashram Arsha Vidya Gurukulam 5050 RR 5 (Old Route. 115), Saylorsburg, PA 18353 USA Teachings of Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Page 3 of 113 Contents Foreword – By Swami Tadatmananda ...................................................................................................... 7 Preface .................................................................................................................................................... 8 About Swami Tadatmananda ................................................................................................................. 12 Quotes from Swami Dayananda Saraswati ............................................................................................. 13 Introduction ................................ .................................................................................... 15 Shri Dakshinamurti Mantra ( ) ................................................................................... 17 Text – .............................................................................................................. 19 Text – ................................ .................................................................................. 21 Part I Shri Dakshinamurti as Deity .......................................................................25 Shri Dakshinamurti reveals the knowledge ( ) .................................................................. 26 Ashta murti bhrit ( ) ......................................................................................................... 26 The Sun & the Moon.......................................................................................................................... 27 Ganga ................................................................................................................................................ 27 Ardha narishvara ( ) ........................................................................................................... 27 Symbol of Creation ............................................................................................................................ 27 Symbol of Destruction ....................................................................................................................... 28 Symbol of Sustenance........................................................................................................................ 28 One God with many aspects .............................................................................................................. 28 Power ................................................................................................................................................ 29 Source of Knowledge ......................................................................................................................... 29 The teachings of Vedanta .................................................................................................................. 29 Strength ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Eternal............................................................................................................................................... 30 Remover of Ignorance ....................................................................................................................... 30 Shri Dakshinamurti as Guru ............................................................................................................... 30 Eye of Wisdom .................................................................................................................................. 31 Teachings of Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Page 4 of 113 Nandi ( )...................................................................................................................................... 31 Mala ( ) ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Rudraksha ( ) .............................................................................................................................. 31 Shivalinga ( )........................................................................................................................ 32 Shaligram ( ) ......................................................................................................................... 32 Rudra Abhisheka ( ) ........................................................................................................... 32 Trishul ( ) ................................................................................................................................... 33 Other representations ....................................................................................................................... 33 Part II Shri Dakshinamurti as Guru .......................................................................34 ........................................................................................................................ 35 Introduction to Dhyan Shlokas ........................................................................................................... 35 Mythological Story............................................................................................................................. 35 Image of Shri Dakshinamurti teaching four Rishis............................................................................... 37 Verse 1 – – The reality Brahman ( ) is beyond words ..................................... 38 (Chinmudra) ...................................................................................................................... 40 ....................................................................................................................................... 42 – Why smiling? .............................................................................................................. 42 ..................................................................................................................................... 43 Verse 2 – – Shri Dakshinamurti as teacher ( ) of the entire world ............................ 44 Verse 3 – – Teaching in silence yet destroying the doubts........................................... 46 Symbolism of Dhyan Mantras ........................................................................................................ 47 Verse 4 – – Medicine for illness of worldly life ......................................................... 48 – illness of worldly life ........................................................................................................ 49 Verse 5 – ॐ – Shri Dakshinamurti as one’s own consciousness .................................. 50 Consciousness ............................................................................................................................... 51 Teachings of Swami Tadatmananda Saraswati Page 5 of 113 Part III Shri Dakshinamurti as Brahman ...............................................................52 ............................................................................................................................ 53 Introduction to Stotram ..................................................................................................................... 53 Guru Bhakti ( ) ........................................................................................................................ 54 Verse 1 – – Experiencing the world is Consciousness ..................................... 55 Drishti srushti vada ( ) .................................................................................................. 61 Verse 2 – – Creator and Creation is Ishvara ........................................................ 62 Knowledge ( ) and Material ( ) ................................................................. 63 Verse 3 – – You are non-separate from the Lord........................................................... 67 Verse 4 – – Consciousness alone shines ............................... 72 Verse 5 – – Remover of the Ignorance .................................................... 79 Ignorance – the only evil ................................................................................................................ 84 Guru – the remover of the ignorance ............................................................................................. 85 Verse 6 – – Consciousness is present in deep sleep ...................................... 86 Verse 7 – – You are Consciousness ( )................................ 91 Verse 8 – – Vision of Brahma Jnani ( ) ........................................ 95 Profound Teaching of Vedanta ....................................................................................................... 96 Vision of Brahma Jnani ( ) ................................................................................................... 97 Verse 9 – – There is ONLY Brahman ( ) ........................ 100 Brahman ( ) 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