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दक्षिणामूर्ति सहस्रनाम

Dakshinamurthy Sahasranama

The 1000 Sacred Names of Bhagavan Dakshinamurthy, the Silent Guru · भगवान दक्षिणामूर्ति, मौन गुरु के 1000 पवित्र नाम

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1,000 · Names
505 · Themes

From the Shaiva Agama and the Dakshinamurthy Upanishad tradition — the thousand names of Bhagavan Dakshinamurthy, Shiva as the ever-youthful silent guru who, seated beneath the cosmic banyan facing south, expounded the truth of Brahman to the sage-youths not by words but by silence itself, his hand raised in the gesture of knowledge.

Other Names · अन्य नाम

Sri Dakshinamurthy Sahasranama Stotram / श्री दक्षिणामूर्ति सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम्
Dakshinamurti Sahasranama / दक्षिणामूर्ति सहस्रनाम
Jnana Dakshinamurthy Sahasranama / ज्ञान दक्षिणामूर्ति सहस्रनाम
Medha Dakshinamurthy Sahasranama / मेधा दक्षिणामूर्ति सहस्रनाम

Regional Names · क्षेत्रीय नाम

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मौनमूर्ति

Maunamūrti

ॐ मौनमूर्तये नमः

The very form and embodiment of silence

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मौनदेशिक

Maunadeśika

ॐ मौनदेशिकाय नमः

The preceptor who guides through silence

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मौनोपदेष्टृ

Maunopadeṣṭṛ

ॐ मौनोपदेष्ट्रे नमः

The instructor whose very instruction is silence

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निःशब्दबोधक

Niḥśabdabodhaka

ॐ निःशब्दबोधकाय नमः

The wordless awakener of understanding

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वागतीत

Vāgatīta

ॐ वागतीताय नमः

The one who lies beyond all speech

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अनिर्वचनीय

Anirvacanīya

ॐ अनिर्वचनीयाय नमः

The ineffable, who cannot be described

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शब्दातीत

Śabdātīta

ॐ शब्दातीताय नमः

The one transcending all sound and word

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मौनगम्भीर

Maunagambhīra

ॐ मौनगम्भीराय नमः

The one profound and unfathomable in his silence

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मौनसिन्धु

Maunasindhu

ॐ मौनसिन्धवे नमः

The boundless ocean of silence

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मौनामृत

Maunāmṛta

ॐ मौनामृताय नमः

The nectar of immortality that is silence itself

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निःशब्दसाक्षिन्

Niḥśabdasākṣin

ॐ निःशब्दसाक्षिणे नमः

The silent witness of all that arises

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मौनस्थित

Maunasthita

ॐ मौनस्थिताय नमः

The one ever established in silence

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अवाङ्मनसगोचर

Avāṅmanasagocara

ॐ अवाङ्मनसगोचराय नमः

The one beyond the reach of speech and mind

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मौननिलय

Maunanilaya

ॐ मौननिलयाय नमः

The one whose very abode is silence

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मौनव्रतिन्

Maunavratin

ॐ मौनव्रतिने नमः

The keeper of the sacred vow of silence

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तूष्णींभूत

Tūṣṇīṃbhūta

ॐ तूष्णींभूताय नमः

The one become utterly still and hushed

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मौनबोध

Maunabodha

ॐ मौनबोधाय नमः

The one whose knowledge is silence itself

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मौनप्रिय

Maunapriya

ॐ मौनप्रियाय नमः

The one to whom silence is dear

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मौनवल्लभ

Maunavallabha

ॐ मौनवल्लभाय नमः

The beloved lord who dwells in silence

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मौनाधीश

Maunādhīśa

ॐ मौनाधीशाय नमः

The sovereign ruler of the realm of silence

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शान्तोपदेष्टृ

Śāntopadeṣṭṛ

ॐ शान्तोपदेष्ट्रे नमः

The tranquil teacher who instructs through peace

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मौनतत्त्व

Maunatattva

ॐ मौनतत्त्वाय नमः

The one whose very essence is silence

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मौनार्णव

Maunārṇava

ॐ मौनार्णवाय नमः

The vast flood-sea of silence

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अशब्दब्रह्मन्

Aśabdabrahman

ॐ अशब्दब्रह्मणे नमः

The soundless Brahman beyond the sacred word

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मौनरसिक

Maunarasika

ॐ मौनरसिकाय नमः

The connoisseur who relishes the taste of silence

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निःस्पन्दमूर्ति

Niḥspandamūrti

ॐ निःस्पन्दमूर्तये नमः

The motionless, vibrationless form of stillness

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मौनपरायण

Maunaparāyaṇa

ॐ मौनपरायणाय नमः

The one wholly devoted to and intent on silence

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मौनैकतान

Maunaikatāna

ॐ मौनैकतानाय नमः

The one absorbed in silence with single-pointed attention

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मौनप्रदीप

Maunapradīpa

ॐ मौनप्रदीपाय नमः

The lamp of silence that dispels the dark of ignorance

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निःशब्दशासन

Niḥśabdaśāsana

ॐ निःशब्दशासनाय नमः

The one whose teaching and command are wordless

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गुरुमूर्ति

Gurumūrti

ॐ गुरुमूर्तये नमः

The very form and living embodiment of the guru

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गुरूत्तम

Gurūttama

ॐ गुरूत्तमाय नमः

The highest and best of all gurus

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गुरुवर

Guruvara

ॐ गुरुवराय नमः

The most excellent, chosen guru worthy of every heart

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देशिक

Deśika

ॐ देशिकाय नमः

The preceptor who points out the way to the goal

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देशिकेन्द्र

Deśikendra

ॐ देशिकेन्द्राय नमः

The lord and king of all preceptors

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सद्गुरुनाथ

Sadgurunātha

ॐ सद्गुरुनाथाय नमः

The sovereign lord who is the one true guru

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आद्यदेशिक

Ādyadeśika

ॐ आद्यदेशिकाय नमः

The primordial first preceptor before all teachers

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उपदेष्टृ

Upadeṣṭṛ

ॐ उपदेष्ट्रे नमः

The one who imparts the sacred instruction

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आचार्यवर्य

Ācāryavarya

ॐ आचार्यवर्याय नमः

The most eminent of all ācāryas

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आचार्येन्द्र

Ācāryendra

ॐ आचार्येन्द्राय नमः

The sovereign among all ācāryas

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विद्यागुरु

Vidyāguru

ॐ विद्यागुरवे नमः

The guru of all knowledge and learning

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सर्वगुरु

Sarvaguru

ॐ सर्वगुरवे नमः

The guru of all beings without exception

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सुरगुरु

Suraguru

ॐ सुरगुरवे नमः

The guru of the gods themselves

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मुनिगुरु

Muniguru

ॐ मुनिगुरवे नमः

The guru of the silent sages

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त्रिलोकगुरु

Trilokaguru

ॐ त्रिलोकगुरवे नमः

The guru of the three worlds

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लोकगुरु

Lokaguru

ॐ लोकगुरवे नमः

The guru of all the world

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गुरुवन्द्य

Guruvandya

ॐ गुरुवन्द्याय नमः

The one worshipped even by gurus — the guru of gurus

guru_of_gurus
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परमाचार्य

Paramācārya

ॐ परमाचार्याय नमः

The supreme ācārya beyond all teachers

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आद्याचार्य

Ādyācārya

ॐ आद्याचार्याय नमः

The very first ācārya from whom all teaching flows

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बोधक

Bodhaka

ॐ बोधकाय नमः

The awakener who instructs the soul into knowing

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