Om Namah Pranavarthaya
निर्मलाय प्रशान्ताय दक्षिणामूर्तये नमः ‖
nirmalāya praśāntāya dakṣiṇāmūrtaye namaḥ ‖
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Excerpt from the book ‘Prayer Guide’ by Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Om (learn more about Om here) is an invocation to the Lord Pranavarthaya. Unto pranavartha, the meaning of pranava. Pranava is the name of Om, but we do not chant in japa, pranava, pranava… Pranava means always fresh or eternal which is om and artha is meaning. So pranavartha is the meaning of Om. The meaning of Om is Bhagavan, the Lord, and is derived from the root av, which means ‘to protect’- avati rakshati iti om. Om is the one who protects and sustains the entire creation.
Suddha-jñana-eka-murtaye. Eka-murtaye, unto the one who is eka-murti, of one form, of unsullied knowledge. The Lord is in the form of knowledge which is unsullied by ignorance, who is also essentially pure consciousness, the self, atman.
Nirmalaya, unto the one who is free from any kind of wrong or right actions, papa or punya, and unto the one who is full and complete, prasantaya, always being resolved in his glory; unto him my salutation.
Other Dakshinamurthy Shlokams
Dakshinamurthy Stotram
The Dakshinamurti Stotra is a Sanskrit religious hymn to Shiva by Sri Adi Shankaracharya. It explains the metaphysics of the universe in the frame of the tradition of Advaita V
Ishvaro Guru Atmeti
Salutations to Lord Dakshinamurti, who is all-pervasive like space but who appears (as though) divided as Lord, Guru, and the Self.
Mauna Vyakhya
I salute Sri Dakshinamurti, who is not subject to time, who makes known the truth of Brahman through the implied meaning of words, who is surrounded by disciples who are themselves Rishis and committe
Nidhaye Sarvavidyanam
Salutations to Sri Dakshinamurti, the reservoir of knowledge (the abode of all learning), the healer of all those who suffer from the disease of samsāra, and the teacher of the whole world.
Om Namo Bhagavate Dakshinamurthaye
Om. Salutations to Bhagavan Dakshinamurti. (Oh Lord) Bless me with memory, the capacity to think properly, and clarity, wisdom.
Om Namah Pranavarthaya – Dakshinamurthy – In Sanskrit, English Translation, Meaning, Significance and Audio. With commentary by Swami Dayananda