Dakshinamurti
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A form of Lord Shiva embodying the Guru principle, holding an unparalleled position in Tantra and invariably present in the worship of any of the ten Mahavidyas.
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Dakshinamurti and Guru Gita as alternatives for guru pujan, and why the speaker prefers Datta
Asked which sadhana comes first, the speaker says a sadhak's first sadhana should be of the guru. The adi guru endowed with the guru tattva, in the form of the greatest Mahashakti, is Bhagavan Dattatreya; the second form endowed with it is Sadashiva as Dakshinamurti Shiva, who is unique in Tantra and has a place in the worship of any of the ten Mahavidyass. One may go for these forms too, but their vidhi-vidhan should be learnt from a qualified person; the Guru Gita may also be taken as a support for guru pujan. In his own view, since neither you nor he knows which tradition you will belong to later, the power that acts and guides most immediately for everyone is Datta, so take Datta's refuge and worship him.
Making the guru mantra chaitanya and securing oneself before going further
When a guru is found, the mantra he gives is to be made Chaitanya. If none is found, take the shelter of some Mahashakti as guru — Guru Dakshinamurti, Bhagavan Dattatreya, or any form of Bhagavan Shiva — and worship them in the guru-form. Do five Anushthanas of the guru mantra of sava lakh each, performing them over the course of a year. Then in order do the anushthan of whatever other mantra is to be done — of Bhagavati, of Hanuman ji, of Bhairav ji — and of a raksha Kavach, so that you first make yourself fully secure.
Which other form is a guru swaroop, and who is his shakti?
The second Mahashakti in guru swaroop, the speaker says, is Bhagavan Dakshinamurti Shiva, and the shakti of Bhagavan Dakshinamurti Shiva is Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi. The jayanti of Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi and of Bhagavan Datta falls on the very same tithi, and he asks listeners to try to understand that rahasya.
Why should Datta and Dakshinamurti share one tithi?
Who is her astra, he asks — Bhagavan Dakshinamurti Shiva, who is himself the guru swaroop; and on the day her jayanti fell, Bhagavan Datta jayanti fell too. So was there a cause for both of them manifesting on the same tithi, at that very time? And in what way has Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi granted completeness to Bhagavan Datta?
What is the relation of Kaal Bhairav to Tripur Bhairavi and Dakshinamurti?
One form of Bhagavati is the satvik shakti of Kaal Bhairav, the speaker says: the Bhagavati Bhairavi of Kaal Bhairav is the satvik shakti of Tripur Bhairavi herself. And in some places it has been said directly that Kaal Bhairav is himself Dakshinamurti Shiva and Dakshinamurti Shiva is himself Kaal Bhairav. Therefore if you establish this kavach on the trishul of the Kaal Bhairav jayanti anushthan, or on a trishul you have fixed yourself, it is exceedingly excellent — the protection of the house will increase fourfold.
How should Brihaspati be nourished alongside Shani?
If along with this you have nourished Brihaspati, he says — as he has said in a live before: you are growing your hair, which is a part of Sanatan Dharma, and we ought to keep our hair long; you are keeping a shikha; if you are a man you are keeping a beard, moustache and beard, however small they may be, you are keeping them. And along with that, particularly on Thursdays, do worship for the sake of the guru of your kula, or of whichever deity is a guru svarupa — whether Bhagavan Dattatreya, Bhagavan Dakshinamurti Shiva, a form of Bhagavan Narayana, or any guru svarupa such as Kalang Swami, or Aghoracharya Kinaram Baba, whomever you worship in guru form.
May the Dakshinamurti Medha mantra be japped?
Asked whether one can do the japa of the Dakshinamurti Medha mantra, he answers: no, brother — in his view the japa of these mantras should not be done without Diksha.
Who is the Bhairav of Tripur Bhairavi here?
The darshan of this place has a very wonderful mahatmya, the speaker says. Among the nine pithas, the seven pithas and the ten pithas, the form of Tripur Bhairavi Jagadamba is here, and her Bhairav, Bhagavan Dakshinamurti, is present here in a fully tantric form. The Kamakhya kshetra is in itself a tantra pitha. Sitting at this place and doing japa, he says, you will come to know of a wonderful energy.
Are the mantras of Bhagavan Dakshinamurti keelit?
Asked whether Dakshinamurti's mantras are keelit, and whether the Mahakal jyotirlinga is called Dakshinamurti because the jyotirlinga is south-facing, he answers that in the field of tantra the subject connected with Bhagavan Dakshinamurti cannot be fully accomplished without a guru. Many mantras connected with him are being circulated today as things one can do — but he is the Mahabhairav of Bhagavati Tripur Bhairavi, who is the fifth vidya among the ten Mahavidyas, and he is her Bhairav. Leave aside the question of keelit or akeelit.
Is the Dakshinamurti form the same as Shiva facing south?
On the jyotirlinga question he says that between the Dakshinamurti swaroop and Dakshinamurti in the sense of Bhagavan Shiva looking toward the southern direction there is at least some difference. And secondly, he says, he has nowhere read in an authentic, shastric way that that very form of Bhagavan Shiva is in the form of Dakshinamurti, if the jyotirlinga itself is meant.
He has read a different account and will not assert an identification he has not heard confirmed
In place of that, he says, he has read an entirely different subject. It is possible that he does not have the information; if some learned person is stating with proof that this very form is Bhagavan's Dakshinamurti, then you may accept it. But in his own understanding, in his own intellect, in his own svadhyaya, and from the learned, he has not heard such a thing — so he cannot speak this matter at all.
What does the Guru Gita say about the effect of a mantra anushthan on the body?
Bhagavan in the Dakshinamurti swaroop, who has been called the Vishwa Guru swaroop, the param guru of the entire brahmanda — he has said, and you will come to know it whenever you recite the Guru Gita, that whenever we are doing the mantra anushthan of any devi or devata, then whatever effect is falling on our body at that time, whatever is happening, a change will come in all of it. You have turned the direction of the energy and made it one-pointed; that energy was scattered, and when you do mantra japa it gathered in one place and began to move upon you.
What is gained by serving the peepal and the bat vriksha in Kartik?
He says that if the ashwattha, that is the peepal tree, is served in Kartik and its pradakshina done, and the pradakshina of the bat vriksha done, then Bhagwan Batuk and the Tridev, all of them, are pleased. Near the bat vriksha, Shiva's Batuk Bhairav form and his Dakshinamurti form are greatly pleased.
Can Dakshinamurti be taken as the Guru form?
If you have no Guru directly, then Dakshinamurti ji also has a Dev Deeksha prescription — do it in that same manner. The speaker declines to name the mantra on the live for want of time.
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