Sri Medha Dakshinamurthy Mantra Varna Pada Stuti
Shree medhaa dakshinaamoorti mantravarnapada stutih'
Omityekaaksharam' brahma vyaaharanti trayah' shikhaah' |
Tasmai taaraatmane medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 1 ||
Natvaayam' munayah' sarve param' yaanti duraasadam |
Nakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 2 ||
Mohajaalavinirmukto brahmavidyaati yatpadam |
Mokaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 3 ||
Bhavamaashritya yam' vidvaan nabhavohyabhavatparah' |
Bhakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 4 ||
Gaganaakaaravadbhaantamanubhaatyakhilam' jagat |
Gakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 5 ||
Vat'amoolanivaaso yo lokaanaam' prabhuravyayah' |
Vakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 6 ||
Tejobhiryasya sooryo'sau kaalakluptikaro bhavet |
Tekaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 7 ||
Dakshatripurasam'haare yah' kaalavishabhanjane |
Dakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 8 ||
Kshipram' bhavati vaaksiddhiryannaamasmaranaannri'naam |
Kshikaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 9 ||
Naakaaravaachyo yah' suptam' sandeepayati me manah' |
Naakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 10 ||
Moortayo hyasht'adhaa yasya jagajjanmaadikaaranam |
Mookaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 11 ||
Tattvam' brahmaasi paramamiti yadgurubodhitah' |
Sarephataatmane medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 12 ||
Yeyam' viditvaa brahmaadyaa ri'shayo yaanti nirvri'tim |
Yekaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 13 ||
Mahataam' devamityaahurnigamaagamayoh' shivah' |
Makaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 14 ||
Sarvasya jagatohyantarbahiryo vyaapya sam'sthitah' |
Hyakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 15 ||
Tvameva jagatah' saakshee sri'sht'isthityantakaaranam |
Mekaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 16 ||
Daameti dhaatri'sri'sht'eryatkaaranam' kaaryamuchyate |
Dhaankaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 17 ||
Prakri'teryatparam' dhyaatvaa taadaatmyam' yaati vai munih' |
Prakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 18 ||
Jnyaaninoyamupaasyanti tattvaateetam' chidaatmakam |
Jnyaakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 19 ||
Prajnyaa sanjaayate yasya dhyaananaamaarchanaadibhih' |
Prakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 20 ||
Yasya smaranamaatrena naro muktah' sabandhanaat |
Yakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 21 ||
Chhaveryannendriyaanyaapurvishayeshviha jaad'yataam |
Chhakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 22 ||
Svaantevidaam' jad'aanaam' yo doore tisht'hati chinmayah' |
Svaakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 23 ||
Haarapraayaphaneendraaya sarvavidyaapradaayine |
Haakaararoopine medhaadakshinaamoortaye namah' || 24 ||
Iti shreemedhaadakshinaamoorti mantravarnapada stutih' ||
Meaning
The Medha Dakshinamurti Mantra–Varna–Pada Stuti is a profound hymn where each Sanskrit syllable is linked to a deep metaphysical meaning, revealing Lord Dakshinamurti as the embodiment of supreme knowledge, consciousness, intelligence, and liberation. Dakshinamurti is worshipped here as the personification of wisdom and the cosmic teacher guiding seekers toward Brahma-jnana.
The hymn begins by saluting “Om” as the essence of Brahman and honoring Dakshinamurti as the Tara-Atma who grants supreme insight. The next verses describe Him as the form of the syllables “Na,” “Ma,” “Bha,” “Ga,” and many more—each symbolizing a powerful dimension of spiritual truth.
He is the one who frees seekers from delusion, grants Brahma-vidya, and leads them beyond birth and death. As “Ga-kara,” He is all-pervading like the sky; as “Va-kara,” He is the eternal sage beneath the banyan tree; as “Te-kara,” He is the source of the Sun’s radiance. As “Da-kara,” He is the destroyer of Tripura; as “Kshi-kara,” He grants instant speech-siddhi.
The hymn elaborates Dakshinamurti as the awakener of minds, the source of eight forms, the revealer of the ultimate truth “Tat Tvam Asi.” He is the supreme witness of the universe, the cause of creation, sustenance, and dissolution. The syllables described—Da, Pra, Jna, Ya, Cha, Sva, Ha—represent the entire spectrum of knowledge, cosmic power, and pure consciousness.
The stuti concludes by praising Him as the giver of all knowledge, the serpent–ornamented Lord who resides as pure awareness in all beings. Remembering Him leads to liberation from bondage and awakening of higher intelligence.
Benefits:
• Enhances intelligence, memory, clarity, and speech
• Removes ignorance, confusion, emotional disturbances
• Powerful for students, meditators, seekers of Vedantic knowledge
• Awakens intuition, inner light, and spiritual insight
• Grants liberation through self-awareness
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