Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं ऋङ्मूर्तये नित्यं
स्मरामि मूर्तिवर्जिताय सदा
नमामि विश्वेशाय भक्त्या
ॐ गजचर्मैकचेलाञ्चितकटीतटाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Rinmurtaye Nityam
Smarami Murtivarjitaya Sada
Namami Vishveshaya Bhaktya
Om Gajacharmaikachelanchitakatitataya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Dakshinamurthy, the embodiment of supreme grace and protection,
I meditate always upon Lord Dakshinamurthy, revered in the sacred epithet Murtivarjitaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Dakshinamurthy, the Lord of the entire universe,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Dakshinamurthy, revered in the sacred epithet Gajacharmaikachelanchitakatitataya.