Followers

Wednesday 14 November 2012

Eight Disciples

Tirumular's Tirumandiram (Tantra 1).
Nandhi arulPetra Nadharai NaadinomNandhigal Nalvar Siva Yoga MaaMuniMandru thozhuda PataƱjali VyakramarEndrivar Ennodu (Thirumoolar) Enmarumaame
Translation 
We sought the feet of the Lord who graced Nandikesvara

The Four Nandhis,(Four Kumars)
Sivayoga Muni(Agasthyar),
PataƱjali,
Vyaghrapada and
I (Tirumular)

We were these eight. 

Thursday 16 February 2012

Sundarar

Mahakaleshwar Avanti Ujjain

Even though the idol of Dakshinamurthy is installed in every Shiva temple, there are only a few temples where Dakshinamurthy is the chief deity. Only one of the twelve Jyotirlingas is Dakshinmurthy, The Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain. Being the only Dakshinmurthy Jyotirlinga, It holds special importance for Shaivites as a site of learning.

Thursday 26 January 2012

Tiruvannamalai

Videos

Gopuram


Gopuram of Kapaleeshwarar temple, Chennai depicts two sculptures of Dakshinamurthy: one playing the veena, another in a meditative state.

Photos

Dattapeetham / Himalayan / Ashram

Times

Dhyan / MP3 / Videos

Upanishad

Guru Navagraha Sthalam

Weekly / Yearly Worship

The fifth day of the week, Thursday is associated with the planet Jupiter and is referred to as Guru-Vaaram. It is on thursdays that special worship services are offered to Dakshinamurthy in many Saivite temples. Some temple traditions hold full moon nights, particularly the night of the Guru Poornima as the appropriate time for worship services to Dakshinamurthy.

Deity Note / Representation

if you have a picture or idol of Dakshinamurthy, make sure it has the following characteristics: Sitting, usually beneath a Pipal tree. surrounded by seven or four sages.That is because he is "Mrityunjaya", conquerer of death. And South is the direction of Yama, the God of Death.

http://www.adi-shankara.org/2008/02/lord-dakshinamurthy.html

Question & Answers / Philosophy

Sahasranamam

Iconography

Silent Speaker

Vaibhavam / Playlist

Dakshinamurthy / Page / Stotra / Note

http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/madhak.html
http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/dast/index.htm
Note: Of the twelve Jyotirlingas the Mahakaleshwar in Ujjain is Dakshinmurthy.It holds special importance for as a site of learning.

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