Shri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam Lyrics
Mouna Vyakhya prakatitha para Brahma thathwam yuvanam ।
Varshishtha anthevasad rishiganai Ravrutham brahma nishtai ।
Acharyendram kara kalihtha chin Mudram ananda roopam ।
Swathmaramam mudhitha vadanam Dakshinamurthim eede ॥
Viswam darpana drusyamana nagari
Thulyam nijantargatham ।
Pasyannathmani mayaya bahirivoth
Bhutham yatha nidraya ।
Ya sakshath kuruthe prabodha samaye
Swathmanameva dwayam ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree Dakshinamurthaye ॥ 1 ॥
Beejasyanthari vankuro jagadhidham
Prang nirvikalpam puna ।
Mayakalpitha desa kala kalanaa
Vaichithrya chithrikrutham ।
Mayaveeva vijrumbhayathyapi maha
Yogeeva yah swechaya ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 2 ॥
Yasyaiva sphuranam sadathmakamasath
Kalparthagam bhasathe ।
Sakshaath thathwamaseethi veda vachasa
Yobodhyathyasrithhan ।
Yath saksht karanath bhavenna punara
Aavrithir bhavambhonidhow ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 3 ॥
Nanachidhra ghato dhara sthitha maha
Deepa prabha bhaswaram ।
Jnanam yasya thu chakshuradhi karana
Dwara bahi spandathe ।
Jaanameethi tham eva baandham anubathi
Yethath samastham jagat ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 4 ॥
Deham pranam api indryanyapi chalaam
Budhim cha soonyam vidhu ।
Stree balandha jadopamasthvaha mithi
Brandha brusam vadhina ।
Maya sakthi vilasa kalpitha maha
Vyamoha samharine ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 5 ॥
Rahu grastha divakarendu sadrusho
Maya samachadanath ।
Sanamthra karanopa samharanatho
Yo abhoot sushuptha pumaan ।
Pragaswapsaamithi prabodha samaye
Yaa prathyabignayathe ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 6 ॥
Balyadishwapi jagaradhadishu thadha
Sarva sva avasthasthaswapi ।
Vyavrutha swanuvarthamanamaha
Mithyanth sphurantham sada ।
Svathmaanam pragatikarothi bajatham
Yo mudraya bhadraya ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 7 ॥
Viswam pasyathi karya karana thaya
Swa swami sambandatha ।
Sishyacharya thaya thadaiva pithru
Puthradhyathmana bedatha ।
Swapne Jagrathi va ya esha purusho
Maya Paribramitha ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 8 ॥
Bhoorambaamsya anilo ambhara
Maharnadho himamasu puman ।
Ithyabhathi characharathmakamidham
Yasyaiva murthyashtakam ।
Nanyath kinchana vidhyathe vimrusathaam
Yasmath parasmath vibho ।
Thasmai sri guru murthaye namah idham
Sree dakshinamurthaye ॥ 9 ॥
Sarvathmathvamithi sphutikruthamitham
Yasmadamushamin sthave ।
Thenasya sravanath thadartha mananath
Dyanascha Sankeerthanath ।
Sarvathmathva maha vibhuthi sahitham
Syadheeswarasthvam svatha ।
Siddhyeth thath punarashtadha parinatham
Chaisvaryamvayhatham ॥ 10 ॥
Phala Sruthi
Chitram Vata tharor mole vruddha
Sishya, Guror Yuva ।
Gurostu mounam vykhyanam
Sishyasthu china samsaya ॥
Om nama pranavarthaya
Suddha jnanaika moorthaye namah ।
Nirmalaya prasanthaya
Sri Dakshinamurthaye namah ॥
Gurave sara lokaanam
Bishaje bhava roginaam ।
Nidhaye sarva vidhyanam
Sri Dakshinamurthaye namah ॥
Shri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam is a revered Hindu hymn/Ashtakam dedicated to God Dakshinamurthy, a manifestation of God Shiva as the supreme guru and embodiment of knowledge. The Ashtakam composed by Adi Shankaracharya, praises the glory and wisdom of Shri Dakshinamurthy.
The Shri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam praises Shri Dakshinamurthy’s role as the remover of ignorance, the bestower of knowledge, and the guide on the path to spiritual enlightenment. It describes him as the embodiment of the four Vedas, the repository of wisdom, and the illuminator of the universe.
Reciting Shri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam is believed to:
- Bestow knowledge and wisdom
- Dispel ignorance and confusion
- Grant spiritual growth and self-realization
- Foster devotion and intellectual clarity
The Shri Dakshinamurthy Ashtakam is a cherished part of Hindu spiritual practices, often recited during religious ceremonies and personal worship, seeking the divine guru’s guidance and blessings.