Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं वटमूलाश्रयाय नित्यं
स्मरामि वाग्मिने सदा
नमामि मान्याय भक्त्या
ॐ मलयजप्रियाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Vatamulashrayaya Nityam
Smarami Vagmine Sada
Namami Manyaya Bhaktya
Om Malayajapriyaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Dakshinamurthy, the refuge of supreme grace and protection,
I meditate always upon Lord Dakshinamurthy, the master of eloquence and sacred speech,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Dakshinamurthy, revered in the sacred epithet Manyaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Dakshinamurthy, he who delights in supreme grace and protection.