Dakshina Murthy Stotram - Grantha

Adi Sankara has written very many great Stotras (prayers) but here is a unique prayer, which is not only a prayer but the summary of all the philosophy that he has taught. Even during his time, this stotra was difficult to comprehend and it became necessary for one of his disciples, Sureshwaracharya to write a commentary called Manasollasa to this stotra. There are large number of books and commentaries on this commentary itself.

𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍
𑌓𑌂 𑌮𑍌𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑌿𑌤 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌂
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌷𑌿𑌗𑌣𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌦𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍀𑌡𑍇 ॥ 1 ॥

I praise and salute that Dakshinamrthy,
Who faces the south,
Who explains the true nature of the supreme Brahman,
Through his state of silence,
Who is young in looks,
Who is surrounded by disciples who are old Sages,
Whose minds are fixed on Brahman,
Who is the greatest of teachers,
Who shows the Chinmudra by his hand,
Who is personification of happiness,
Who is in the state of extreme joy within himself,
And who has a smiling face.

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣 𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌨𑌗𑌰𑍀 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌂
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌯𑌾 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌵𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋𑌧𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 1 ॥

Similar to the image of a town as seen in the mirror,
When one sees the image of the world within him,
The world appears as if it is outside.
It is similar to his seeing due to illusion,
During the state of sleep,
That the one real fact appears as many different truths,
And he realizes,when he wakes up and sees the reality,
That he is really the one and only one soul.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

The above stanza tells us that the world which is outside us is same as our soul but we see them as different entities due to the veil of ignorance. As soon as we wake up, we realize that the dream is false and even while seeing our image in the mirror, we know that we are not seeing us in the mirror but our image. When we get knowledge from the guru we are in the wakeful state without the veil of ignorance.

𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃
𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤 𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌕𑌲𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑍈𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍀𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌵 𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌯𑌾
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 2 ॥

Like the germ inside the seed is its part,
But becomes different after development
The many places and time which are before us,
Are drawn by illusion in the board of life in a peculiar manner,
By a great savant or an expert Siddha,
Who can create them as per their will,
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

When the net of illusion is lifted and when we reach the stage of manifestation, we would find that what we think as different is but one and the same.

𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌕𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇
𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌸𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌾 𑌯𑍋 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍇𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌧𑍌
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 3 ॥

He who exists as the real light of truth,
And shines in the false world of appearance,
And He who teaches disciples the great saying,
𑌤𑌤𑍍 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑌿 or “That You Are" after realizing its import,
Gets away from this cycle of life and death.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰 𑌘𑌟𑍋𑌦𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌪 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍁 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌣 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌂𑌦𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 4 ॥

Like the light emanating from a lamp,
Kept in a pot with many holes,
Goes out in all directions,
In the person in whom the wisdom goes out
Through the openings of ear, eye , mouth and thought,
And when that person realizes that ‘I know myself”,
This whole universe shines after Him alone,
Who shines in the consciousness as the knower.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

Our body prevents us from seeing the truth(the light from outside) that we are the Brahman and lets out light though the sensory organs and makes us deceive ourselves by feeling that we are happy. This simile of a pot with holes for the body occurs in many places in Bhāratīya philosophy.

𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌮𑌪𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌲𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌂𑌧 𑌜𑌡𑍋𑌪𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌭𑍃𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌹 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍇
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 5 ॥

Those great philosophers , who think that,
The body, the soul and the fickle intellect,
The concept of emptiness and all other nothingness,
Are nothing but themselves,
Are similar to the women children , blind and the ignorant.
It is only He who can destroy, this veil of ignorance,
And wake us up from this state of deceit.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

This is a sample of the approach of negation in identifying the truth about the concept of self. Senses, the body etc cannot be the absolute truth as they are transient.

𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌕𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍁 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌣𑍋𑌪 𑌸𑌂𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋𑌦𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 6 ॥

Similar to the Sun when being masked by the serpent Rahu,
Knows that it was existing, once the eclipse is over
That man whose senses are suppressed
When he is asleep,
Because of the veil of illusion,
Realizes that he was in the state of sleep,
When he wakes up.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

Similar the sun existing even when there is eclipse, we exist when we are sleeping. This is denial of the Buddhist theory that, when we are asleep there is nothingness.

𑌬𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑌿
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍁 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌨 𑌮𑌹𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌟𑍀𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑍭 ॥

Salutations to him who shines and exhibits,
Himself by the beatific Chinmudhra of the hand,
That he exists within the humans as self,
Forever and non changing,
Even during the changing states of childhood, youth and old age
And even during the states of sleep, dream and wakefulness.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.
The truth as represented by the concept of Brahman, exists always.

𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌣𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌸𑌂𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌤𑌃
𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌾 𑌯 𑌏𑌷 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌃
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑍮 ॥

The world sees as cause and effect,
The differences between us and our lord,
The distinction between teacher and the taught,
The distinction between father and son,
And so the man is confused by illusion,
And believes in these differences,
During the times of dream and wakefulness.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.
The ignorance of the truth because of the veil of ignorance Maya is reemphasized.

𑌭𑍂𑌰𑌂𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌨𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌂𑌬𑌰 𑌮𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍋 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌕𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ॥ 𑍯 ॥

To the sake of which supreme Brahman,
The universe is shining as self,
Which is Movable and immovable, with its aspects?
Of water, fire, air, space,
The sun, moon and the individual soul,
And also to those who examine the truth behind,
The meaning of this universe and find,
That it Consists of nothing but,
The God who is every where.
Salutation to the God facing the south,
Who is the greatest teacher.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍇
𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌮𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃
𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌧𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 10 ॥

The concept of the Athma,
Which is explained in this poem of praise,
Hearing which, understanding which,
Meditating which and singing which,
One would attain the state of the godliness,
And the great state of self realization,
And also you would get the eight powers of occult,
Without any problems in between.

Appendix

The following three stanzas as well as the first stanza are chanted after the main stotra:-

𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌟𑌤𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾 ।
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍋𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑍌𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥

It is strange to see,
The very old disciples,
And the very young teacher,
Who sit under a banyan tree,
With the teacher always observing silence,
And the students getting all the doubts cleared.

𑌓𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯 𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑍈𑌕𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌯 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥

Salutations to that Dakshinamurthy,
Who is the meaning of the pranava, “om”,
Who is the personification of unalloyed wisdom,
Who is crystal clear in his thought,
And who is the epitome of peace.

𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌿𑌷𑌜𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌵𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥

Salutations to that Dakshinamurthy,
Who is the teacher of the entire world,
Who is the doctor to those,
Afflicted by the disease of birth and death,
And who is the treasure hose of all knowledge.

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