Dakshina Murthy Stotram

śāntipāṭhaḥ
ōṃ yō brahmāṇaṃ vidadhāti pūrvaṃ
yō vai vēdāṃścha prahiṇōti tasmai ।
taṃ ha dēvamātmabuddhiprakāśaṃ
mumukṣurvai śaraṇamahaṃ prapadyē ॥

dhyānam
ōṃ maunavyākhyā prakaṭita parabrahmatattvaṃ yuvānaṃ
varṣiṣṭhāntē vasadṛṣigaṇairāvṛtaṃ brahmaniṣṭhaiḥ ।
āchāryēndraṃ karakalita chinmudramānandamūrtiṃ
svātmārāmaṃ muditavadanaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍē ॥ 1 ॥

vaṭaviṭapisamīpēbhūmibhāgē niṣaṇṇaṃ
sakalamunijanānāṃ jñānadātāramārāt ।
tribhuvanagurumīśaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtidēvaṃ
jananamaraṇaduḥkhachChēdadakṣaṃ namāmi ॥ 2 ॥

chitraṃ vaṭatarōrmūlē vṛddhāḥ śiṣyā gururyuvā ।
gurōstu maunaṃ vyākhyānaṃ śiṣyāstuchChinnasaṃśayāḥ ॥ 3 ॥

nidhayē sarvavidyānāṃ bhiṣajē bhavarōgiṇām ।
guravē sarvalōkānāṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtayē namaḥ ॥ 4 ॥

ōṃ namaḥ praṇavārthāya śuddhajñānaikamūrtayē ।
nirmalāya praśāntāya dakṣiṇāmūrtayē namaḥ ॥ 5 ॥

chidghanāya mahēśāya vaṭamūlanivāsinē ।
sachchidānandarūpāya dakṣiṇāmūrtayē namaḥ ॥ 6 ॥

īśvarō gururātmēti mūrtibhēdavibhāginē ।
vyōmavadvyāptadēhāya dakṣiṇāmūrtayē namaḥ ॥ 7 ॥

aṅguṣṭhatarjanī yōgamudrā vyājēnayōginām ।
śrutyarthaṃ brahmajīvaikyaṃ darśayanyōgatā śivaḥ ॥ 8 ॥

ōṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ॥

stōtram
viśvaṃ darpaṇa-dṛśyamāna-nagarī tulyaṃ nijāntargataṃ
paśyannātmani māyayā bahirivōdbhūtaṃ yathā nidrayā ।
ya-ssākṣātkurutē prabōdhasamayē svātmānamē-vādvayaṃ
tasmai śrīgurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 1 ॥

bījasyāntari-vāṅkurō jagadidaṃ prāṅnirvikalpaṃ punaḥ
māyākalpita dēśakālakalanā vaichitryachitrīkṛtam ।
māyāvīva vijṛmbhayatyapi mahāyōgīva yaḥ svēchChayā
tasmai śrīgurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 2 ॥

yasyaiva sphuraṇaṃ sadātmakamasatkalpārthakaṃ bhāsatē
sākṣāttattvamasīti vēdavachasā yō bōdhayatyāśritān ।
yatsākṣātkaraṇādbhavēnna punarāvṛttirbhavāmbhōnidhau
tasmai śrīgurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 3 ॥

nānāchChidra ghaṭōdara sthita mahādīpa prabhābhāsvaraṃ
jñānaṃ yasya tu chakṣurādikaraṇa dvārā bahiḥ spandatē ।
jānāmīti tamēva bhāntamanubhātyētatsamastaṃ jagat
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 4 ॥

dēhaṃ prāṇamapīndriyāṇyapi chalāṃ buddhiṃ cha śūnyaṃ viduḥ
strī bālāndha jaḍōpamāstvahamiti bhrāntābhṛśaṃ vādinaḥ ।
māyāśakti vilāsakalpita mahāvyāmōha saṃhāriṇē
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 5 ॥

rāhugrasta divākarēndu sadṛśō māyā samāchChādanāt
sanmātraḥ karaṇōpasaṃharaṇatō yō’bhūtsuṣuptaḥ pumān ।
prāgasvāpsamiti prabōdhasamayē yaḥ pratyabhijñāyatē
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 6 ॥

bālyādiṣvapi jāgradādiṣu tathā sarvāsvavasthāsvapi
vyāvṛttā-svanuvartamāna-mahamityantaḥ sphurantaṃ sadā ।
svātmānaṃ prakaṭīkarōti bhajatāṃ yō mudrayā bhadrayā
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 7 ॥

viśvaṃ paśyati kāryakāraṇatayā svasvāmisambandhataḥ
śiṣyāchāryatayā tathaiva pitṛ putrādyātmanā bhēdataḥ ।
svapnē jāgrati vā ya ēṣa puruṣō māyā paribhrāmitaḥ
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 8 ॥

bhūrambhāṃsyanalō’nilō’mbara-maharnāthō himāṃśuḥ pumān
ityābhāti charācharātmakamidaṃ yasyaiva mūrtyaṣṭakam ।
nānyatkiñchana vidyatē vimṛśatāṃ yasmātparasmādvibhōḥ
tasmai śrī gurumūrtayē nama idaṃ śrī dakṣiṇāmūrtayē ॥ 9 ॥

sarvātmatvamiti sphuṭīkṛtamidaṃ yasmādamuṣmin stavē
tēnāsya śravaṇāttadartha mananāddhyānāchcha saṅkīrtanāt ।
sarvātmatva mahāvibhūtisahitaṃ syādīśvaratvaṃ svataḥ
siddhyēttatpunaraṣṭadhā pariṇataṃ chaiśvarya-mavyāhatam ॥ 10 ॥

॥ iti śrīmachChaṅkarāchāryavirachitaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtistōtraṃ sampūrṇam ॥