𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌅𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍
दक्षिणामूर्ति अष्टकम् in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥
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The Dakshinamurti Ashtakam is traditionally ascribed to Vrishabhadeva. Eight verses to Dakshinamurti — Shiva as the supreme silent Guru, the youthful teacher who imparts the highest knowledge of the Self through silence to the aged sages at His feet.
✦ As told in scripture
It is said that to recite the Dakshinamurti Ashtakam with a sincere and devoted heart is to draw near to the grace of the Lord, who never forsakes those who lovingly call upon Him.
The Mantra
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𑌅𑌗𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑌣𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 । 𑌉𑌪𑌰𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௧॥ 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌵𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌤𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌭𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌕𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌿𑌨𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌧𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௨॥ 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑍈𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍀𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௩॥ 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌭𑌵𑌜𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌮𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍋𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௪॥ 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑌟𑌾𑌕𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌮𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌮𑍍 । 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌳𑌿𑌗𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௫॥ 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌿𑌣𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌪𑍂𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍍 । 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௬॥ 𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌕𑍋𑌟𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 । 𑌪𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍇𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௭॥ 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌧𑌵𑌳𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌰𑍂𑌢𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌜𑌲𑌜𑌸𑍁𑌶𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ ௮॥ 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌭𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌮𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍗 𑌪𑌠𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 । 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥ ௯॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌼𑍍^𑌷𑌭𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌮𑍍 ।
agaṇitaguṇagaṇamapramemādyaṃ sakalajagatsthitisamyamādihetum | uparatamanoyogihṛnmandiramtaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 1|| niravadhisukhamiṣṭadātāramīḍyaṃ natajanamanastāpabhedaikadakṣam | bhavavipinadavāgnināmadheyaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 2|| tribhuvanagurumāgamaikapramāṇaṃ trijagatkāraṇasūtrayogamāyam | raviśatabhāsvaramīhitapradhānaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 3|| aviratabhavabhāvanādidūraṃ padapadmadvayabhāvināmadūram | bhavajaladhisutāraṇamaṅghripotaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 4|| kṛtanilayamaniśaṃ vaṭākamūle nigamaśikhāvrātabodhitaikarūpam | dhṛtamudrāṅgul̤igamyacārurūpaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 5|| druhiṇasutapūjitāṅghripadmaṃ padapadmānatamokṣadānadakṣam | kṛtagurukulavāsayogimitraṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 6|| yativarahṛdaye sadā vibhāntaṃ ratipatiśatakoṭisundarāṅgamādyam | parahitaniratātmanaṃ susevyaṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 7|| smitadhaval̤avikāsitānanābjaṃ śrutisulabhaṃ vṛṣabhādhirūḍhagātram | sitajalajasuśobhidehakāntiṃ satatamahaṃ dakṣiṇāmūrtimīḍe || 8|| vṛṣabhakṛtamidamiṣṭasiddhidaṃ guruvaradevasannidhau paṭhedyaḥ | sakaladuritaduḥkhavargahāniṃ vrajati ciraṃ jñānavān śambhulokam || 9|| iti śrīvṟ^ṣabhadevaviracitaṃ śrīdakṣiṇāmūrtyaṣṭakaṃ sampūrṇam |
Meaning:दक्षिणामूर्ति — परम मौन गुरु रूप शिव — की आठ श्लोकों की स्तुति, जो तरुण गुरु अपने चरणों में बैठे वृद्ध ऋषियों को मौन द्वारा आत्मज्ञान का परम उपदेश देते हैं।
Benefits of Chanting दक्षिणामूर्ति अष्टकम्
Recitation of the Dakshinamurti Ashtakam is held to bring the grace, blessings and protection of the Lord.
Cultivates devotion, calms the mind and steadies the heart in the Lord’s remembrance.
Most auspicious on Mondays, and during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan.
A short, melodious hymn that anyone can learn and recite daily with faith.
How to Chant दक्षिणामूर्ति अष्टकम्
Bathe and sit facing east or north before an image of the deity. Light a lamp and recite the Dakshinamurti Ashtakam slowly and with devotion. It may be chanted daily, or especially during Maha Shivaratri, Pradosh and the month of Shravan. Conclude with a prayer for grace and protection.
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