SRI RAMANA MAHARSHI ABOUT DAKSHINAMURTI STOTRA Silence is the true upadesa. It is the perfect upadesa. It is suited only for the most advanced seeker. The others are unable to draw full inspiration from it. Therefore they require words to explain the Truth. But Truth is beyond words. It does not admit of explanation. All that is possible to do is only to indicate It. How is that to be done? The people are under an illusion. If the spell is removed they will realise the Truth. They must be told to realise the falsity of the illusion.Then they will try to escape its snares. Vairagya will result. They will enquire into the Truth, ie., seek the Self. That will make them abide as the Self. Sri Sankara, being the avatar of Siva, was full of compassion for fallen beings. He wanted all of them to realise their blissful Self. He could not reach them all with His Silence. So he composed the Dakshinamurti stotra in the form of a hymn so that people might read it and understand the Truth. What is the nature of the illusion? All are in the grip of enjoyment, ie., bhokta, bhogyam, bhoga. This is due to the wrong notion that bhogya vastu (the objects) are real. The ego, the world and the creator are the fundamentals underlying the illusion. If they are known to be not apart from the Self there will be no more illusion. The first four stanzas deal with the world. It is shown to be the same as the Master whose Self is that of the seeker also, or the Master to whom the seeker surrenders himself. The second four stanzas deal with the individual whose Self is shown to be the Self of the Master. The ninth stanza deals with Isvara and the tenth with the siddhi or Realisation. Such is the scheme of the stotra. Which is the darpana (mirror) here? A mirror, as we know it, is an insentient object which reflects light. What corresponds to a mirror in an individual? The light of the Self-luminous Self is reflected on the Mahatattva. The reflected light is the mind-ether or the pure mind. This illuminates the vasanas (latencies) of the individual and hence the sense of I and this arises. Again. a superficial reading of the slokas makes one believe that the bondage, liberation, etc., are all related to the Master ie., Sri Dakshinamurti. It is absurd. Surrender to Him is meant. ~ from Talk-569 - Om Namo Bhagavate Sri Ramanaya !
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