The very first appearance of Dakshinamurthy is visible in Upanishads itself. Dakshinamurty as the Guru of Lord BrahmaĪs discussed above when a newborn infant himself requires an internal preceptor to cry for milk when hunger is felt, then we can understand it fairly well that to create this gigantic macrocosm even lord Brahma would have required some knowledge, and hence someone to pass on that knowledge (whom we call guru). Let’s analyze the secrets of the iconography, and other matters in detail. When in his subtlest mode he is our teacher right from our birth till death, then it is not a matter of astonishment if he is seen as the foremost preceptor of all the Vidyas. So, tell me now, who on this planet can live or remain functional without the grace or presence of this great preceptor? That’s the glorious nature of Mahadeva! Whether Shiva appears as a Guru visible externally or guides us through our conscience operating from within, the fact remains a fact that there is no life without Guru (Shiva.) Whether someone likes or dislikes, there is no escape from that illustrious Kapardin, the lord of Uma! It is he as Atman-Chaitanya remains silent within yourself and mere his silent presence makes your organs act. This Atman is verily the Dakshinamurthy alone who doesn’t verbally tell your organs to act. That external power is called as Chaitanya (Consciousness) which is nothing but the Atman (Self).
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What is that power which teaches your eyes to see, ears to hear, tongue to taste, skin to feel the touch, and nose to smell? Don’t tell me that these organs are accompanied with their corresponding actions and they receive the commands from Brain! If that is the case, then why can’t a dead body see, hear, feel, smell and taste despite having all its organs intact, and having its brain undamaged within its skull? The reason is, there is another power which transcends this physical body and this brain, and that power operates this body (machine) by pervading within it. For instance, when you were born, who taught you to cry for milk when you felt hungry? Who taught you to stop crying as soon as your hunger is satiated with the mother’s milk? At least for humans a careful mother feeds her baby at regular intervals on her own, but in the case of a new born calf, who teaches the calf that there is his food stored between the hind legs of the cow and that could be obtained by suckling? Those are the teachings which are unheard by ears, untaught by speech, but only and only experienced through some silent teaching emanating from within. It is that Dakshinamurthy whose grace of wisdom works silently in the background of every action that takes place in this world. It is an indisputable truth propounded in every scripture that lord Shiva is the foremost and supreme Guru from whom all the Vidya-s issue forth. Dakshinamurthy form is the Guru (preceptor) form of lord Shiva. However he is the only one who assumes many names or forms and sports in this world.Įach name of that Maheshwara is accompanied with some purpose. Therefore there is no difference between the lord and the divine knowledge! Lord Shiva is the parabrahman of Vedas and is essentially nirguNa. Therefore Dakshinamurthy is verily the Shivagyanam / brahmagyanam which assumes a form as our preceptor, to gift himself to us. Because Buddhi is the eye by which Siva can be directly seen, He is called Dakshinabhimtikha by the Brahma-vâdins”. “shemushhii dakshiNaa proktaa saa yasyaabhiikshaNe mukham.h | dakshiNaabhimukhaH proktaH shivo.asau brahmavaadibhiH |” (Dakshinamurty Upanishad 19) Upanishad says, Dakshina means buddhi (knowledge) through which Siva (who is Brahman)can be known. Let’s begin this article with the meaning stated in Shruti. There are many etymological derivations of the name ‘Dakshinamurthy’ which derive many great meanings of his name.