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Dakshinamurti Varnamala Stotram
दक्षिणामूर्ति वर्णमाला स्तोत्रम्
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Varṇamālā Stotram
Chant
मूर्तिश्छायानिर्जितमन्दाकिनिकुन्द- प्रालेयाम्भोराशिसुधाभूतिसुरेभा । यस्याभ्राभा हासविधौ दक्षशिरोधि- स्तं प्रत्यञ्चं दक्षिणवक्त्रं कलयामि ॥११॥
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Word breakdown
- मूर्तिश्छायानिर्जितमन्दाकिनिकुन्द-
- whose form and shadow conquer Mandākinī, kunda,
- प्रालेयाम्भोराशिसुधाभूतिसुरेभा ।
- frost-ocean, nectar, and camphor in splendour
- यस्याभ्राभा हासविधौ दक्षशिरोधि-
- whose cloud-like splendour in the act of laughter crowns the south-facing head
- स्तं प्रत्यञ्चं दक्षिणवक्त्रं कलयामि
- him, the inner one, the south-facing, I meditate upon
His face outshines snow, camphor, and nectar; laughter crowns the south-facing head. Beauty and joy in the Guru's form direct the mind to the bliss that is the Self's nature.
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