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Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Dakshinamurti Stotram - Session 4 | Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Talks - Swami Sarvapriyananda

Vedanta Society of New York

Religion & Spirituality, Hinduism

4.8681 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2025

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches the Dakshinamurti Stotra as part of a spiritual retreat. This Sanskrit hymn, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, is a profound exposition on the metaphysics of the universe, presented through the lens of Advaita Vedanta. It venerates Lord Shiva in the form of Dakshinamurti—the divine teacher—and explores the nature of reality, consciousness, and self-knowledge.

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0:00.0

Ome, Asatoma,

0:02.0

Satyaamaya,

0:04.0

Tamasoamah, Jotyramaya, Mreatyurma, Amritam Gamaya.

0:26.6

Ome, Shantay, Shantay, Shanty, He.

0:34.6

Ome, lead us from the unreal to the real, lead us from darkness unto light, lead us from death to immortality.

0:44.3

Ome, peace, peace.

0:48.3

Om, Ishvaro Guruat Méti, Murti Bhedha Vibhagi Ne.

0:58.2

We are on the third verse and we were doing Mahavakya bichara, an inquiry into the great saying,

1:23.6

Tattvamasi, analysis of Tattwamasiamasi in fact that is what is going on in the

1:30.1

daksina mottishtra the first verse famous vischwam dhāra that is like a city seen in the mirror

1:38.9

that is actually an analysis of trying to find out who am i or what am i the second verse which we did this morning is an analysis of trying to find out who am I or what am I. The second verse which we did this morning

1:45.8

is an analysis of tatt. Brahman, see on the right-hand side of this diagram, in association

1:53.1

with the causal, subtle and gross universe. Consciousness in association with causal universe

1:59.6

is God. Consciousness in association with causal, remember when I say subtle universe, it already includes the causal,

2:06.6

causal plus subtle.

2:08.6

See, when we are sitting right here, we are not just in touch with a gross body.

2:12.6

Also subtle body is here, also causal body is here.

2:16.6

So consciousness with the causal universe, with the subtle universe is called Hiranyagharba, cosmic mind.

2:23.3

Consciousness with the causal universe and the subtle universe and physical universe is called virat or Vishawu.

2:33.3

So that was discussed in the second verse.

2:39.0

And the essence of the second verse was that it is consciousness alone appearing as that

2:45.0

causal, subtle and gross universe.

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