Dakäiëàmùrti Stotra Sri Shankaracharya Verse 10
Notes:
1. That all the jīvatmās are really Paramātmā, the one Supreme Self.
2. By śravaṇa; listening from a competent teacher, not only the text but also its meaning and purport. 3. By manana; by intense logical thinking.
4. By nididhyāsana or making the mental waves take the form of the Universal Self.
5. Even a mere verbal repetition will have an effect. One commentator interprets the word ‘saṅkīrtanāt’ as ‘samyak parebhyaḥ kathanāt’—‘by expounding it to others’.
6. Compared to the other yogic powers, this is ‘great’ power. In fact, this is the greatest power since all other powers automatically follow as indicated in the last line. 7. No special effort to get it is needed. The Self is already there, and always. When the obstacles are removed it is automatically manifested.
8. The siddhis of an ordinary yogi, who has not yet attained the knowledge of Ātman, may get exhausted or disappear or even harm him. But the siddhis of the man possessing Ātma-jñāna are inexhaustible and infallible. 9. The aṣṭasiddhis already mentioned.
Dakṣiṇāmūrti Stotra with Mānasollāsa. Translated and Annotated by Swami Harshananda
October 2019
10. Since the principle of Universal Selfhood1 has been revealed in this hymn, therefore, by listening2 to it and reflecting3 on its meaning as also by meditating 4 on it and singing5 it, the attainment of identity with Īśvara, together with the great power6 of being the Universal Self, comes about automatically.7 Also, the unobstructed power8 that manifests itself in eight (different) ways,9 is obtained.
7 The Vedanta Kesari
PA G E S P O N S O R : K U M . V. D H A R S H A N I H A R I , C H E N N A I
सर्वात्मत्वमिति स्फुटीकृतमिदं यस्मादमुष्मिंस्तवे तेनास्य श्रवणात्तदर्थमननाद् ध्यानाच्च सङ्कीर्तनात् । सर्वात्मत्वमहाविभूतिसहितं स्यादीश्वरत्वं स्वतः सिद्ध्येत्तत्पुनरष्टधा परिणतं चैश्वर्यमव्याहतम् ॥ १० ॥
