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Dakshinamurti Varnamala Stotram
दक्षिणामूर्ति वर्णमाला स्तोत्रम्
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Varṇamālā Stotram
Chant
णानेत्येवं यन्मनुमध्यस्थितवर्णा- न्भक्ताः काले वर्णगृहीत्यै प्रजपन्तः । मोदन्ते संप्राप्तसमस्तश्रुतितन्त्रा- स्तं प्रत्यञ्चं दक्षिणवक्त्रं कलयामि ॥१०॥
Study note
Word breakdown
- णानेत्येवं यन्मनुमध्यस्थितवर्णा-
- thus beginning with ṇa, the letters stationed in the heart of the mantra
- न्भक्ताः काले वर्णगृहीत्यै प्रजपन्तः ।
- devotees at the proper time chant, having grasped the letters
- मोदन्ते संप्राप्तसमस्तश्रुतितन्त्रा-
- rejoice, having attained all scripture and tantra
- स्तं प्रत्यञ्चं दक्षिणवक्त्रं कलयामि
- him, the inner one, the south-facing, I meditate upon
Devotees chanting the alphabet at the heart's centre rejoice, having grasped all scripture. The varṇamālā is the sonic form of the one Lord in whom all knowledge converges.
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