INTRODUCTION
Guru Dhakshinamurthy is a divine form of Lord Shiva and is the universal guru. He is worshiped as the god of knowledge and the giver of all the boons to us. He is the god of yoga and meditation. Apart from worshiping several other Guru’s like Ramakrishna, Raghavendra Swamy and Shirdi Sai Baba, Dakshinamurthy must also be worshiped as a holy guru, and must be specifically worshiped on Thursdays by offering chickpeas as neivedyam (Holy Prasad) to him.
He is a supreme teacher who gives good knowledge, wisdom and Salvation to his sincere devotees. In most of the Shiva temples, a separate shrine for Lord Dakshinamurthy would be there. He usually found in the temple with four arms. He is depicted seated under a banyan tree, facing the south, and blessing the sages surrounded by him. Dakshinamurthy sits in the yogic posture by performing meditation. Various forms of Dakshinamurthy idols can be found in the temples, like Veenadhara Dakshinamurthy and Rishabharooda Dakshinamurthy.
During Guru Purnima festival, Dakshinamurthy would be specially worshiped by adorning various flower garlands and garland of chickpeas. By worshiping him on this day, we would get all kinds of prosperity in our life, and we would have a blessed life.
There are only a few temples where Dakshinamurthy is worshipped as the main deity.
1. Dakshinamurthy in Mahakaleshwar at Ujjain.
2. Sree Dakshinamurthy Temple at Malappuram District, Kerala.
3. Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple in Kerala, where the Shivalingam is worshipped as Dakshinamurthy.
4. Dakshinamurthy Temple at Alangudi, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
5. Sree Dakshinamurthy Temple at Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu.
6. Dhakshinamurthy temple at Thiruvotriyur, Chennai.
7. Dakshnimurthy temple in Poonthottam village in Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu.
8. Dakshinamurthy temple at Vellave in Kerala.
9. Sree Dakshinamurthy temple in Alappuzha District, Kerala.
Apart from the above famous temples dedicated to Lord Dakshinamurthy, in foreign countries also dalshinamurthy temples are found like Mauritius and USA.
Dakshinamurthy Gayatri Mantra
Om Vrishabha-dhvajaaya Vidmahe
Ghruni-Hasthaaya Dheemahi
Thanno Dakshinamoorthy Prachodayaath.
IMPORTANCE
By worshiping the divine guru, we would be relieved from our sins, diseases, mental problems and would get good prospects in our life. Hence it is advisable to worship the great guru by visiting the Shiva temples, and chanting various mantras and doing puja and abhishekham to the idol of Lord Dakshinamurthy and be blessed.
“OM SRI GURU DAKSHINAMURTHIYE NAMAHA”
“OM NAMAH SHIVAYA”
“OM SAKTHI PARASAKTHI”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
