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Dakshinamurti Ashtakam
दक्षिणामूर्ति अष्टकम्
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Aṣṭakam
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राहुग्रस्तदिवाकरेन्दुसदृशो मायासमाच्छादनात् सन्मात्रः करणोपसंहरणतो योऽभूत्सुषुप्तः पुमान् । प्रागस्वाप्समिति प्रबोधसमये यः प्रत्यभिज्ञायते तस्मै श्रीगुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तये ॥६॥
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- राहुग्रस्तदिवाकरेन्दुसदृशो मायासमाच्छादनात्
- Like sun and moon eclipsed by Rahu, through maya's covering.
- सन्मात्रः करणोपसंहरणतो योऽभूत्सुषुप्तः पुमान् ।
- The man who, with senses withdrawn, abides as pure being in deep sleep.
- प्रागस्वाप्समिति प्रबोधसमये यः प्रत्यभिज्ञायते
- Who is recognized at waking as 'I slept before.'
- तस्मै श्रीगुरुमूर्तये नम इदं श्रीदक्षिणामूर्तये ॥६॥
- To that blessed Guru-form, to Sri Dakshinamurti, this salutation.
In deep sleep the Self persists as pure being while maya veils it like an eclipse. Waking recalls that prior state, showing the continuity of the witness through all conditions.
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