Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कटाक्षसरणीनिर्यत्करुणापूर्णलोचनाय विद्महे
कर्णालोलतटिद्वर्णकुण्डलोज्ज्वलगण्डभुवे धीमहि
तन्नो दक्षिणामूर्तिः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Katakshasaraniniryatkarunapurnalochanaya Vidmahe
Karnalolatatidvarnakundalojjvalagandabhuve Dhimahi
Tanno Dakshinamurtih Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Dakshinamurthy, the divine embodiment of compassion,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Dakshinamurthy, revered in the sacred epithet Karnalolatatidvarnakundalojjvalagandabhuve;
May Lord Dakshinamurthy awaken supreme wisdom within us.